Hexagon Shaped Ladder Rung

[suesLPLV6]

Is it possible to insert a hexagon shaped ladder rung?  Do I have to create a user profile for this?

[Sebastian_Eiche]

no this is not possible in the structural element. 
I would use a round one, to have the points from the other beams, and then create the heaxagon and copy it to the place I want.

[mick-CNF]

What are the hexagonal bars you want to use?

You should be able to add any profile and user profile to be a ladder rung.

[Sebastian_Eiche]

I thought the cage should have a hexagon contour...if the bar should have this section: I'm not 100% sure, but I thought only round and flats are working.

[suesLPLV6]

We're trying to use the hexagon as the ladder rung.  I did find the Atlas shape and can place it from line but I've been unable to use it through the ladder custom properties.

[suesLPLV6]

I want to add the hex shaped rung by Atlas but it doesn't give me that option but all the others Atlas has appear.  I have tried adding it as a preferred size through Management Tools but it hasn't appeared and I have reloaded the setting so that's not it.

[Sebastian_Eiche]

ok,
so you had to create the section and then had to add it to the cage ladder macro.

• create the profile
• open the management Tools and then the table editor--open the databases
• have a look for the AstorProfiles and search your profile in the ProfileMasterTable and copy the name of the column: TYPENAMETEXT
• this should something like "USR---the name you define"
• after this you could add here:  RULE_CageLadder_LadderUserRung in the column DefaultProfile

This should work but i'm not sure, if I have a little bit time, I will try it.
Another way could be: open the profilemastertable of the astorProfiles and change the Subtypename from your created USR profile to "F" (which stand for Flat).. but this is also not testet from my side

[Sebastian_Eiche]

Edit_ the last way by changing the subtypename is definitely working.

[mick-CNF · Accepted solution]

This is what you need to do, it works with any user profiles you create.

If you add the letter Q you can rotate the rung if you need to.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/fad9d342-5a10-49cc-8e4b-6300dc986baf

[suesLPLV6]

Sebastian you lost me?  I didn't create a user section it's available through Atlas shapes.  When I use the custom cage ladder it doesn't allow me to choose this specific Atlas shape.  I've tried added this to preferred profiles and so far it hasn't worked.

[Sebastian_Eiche]

same procedur: search the Atlas and maybe change the subtypename to "D" for Round profiles, and then you could use it (in german it's not translated well 😃 ---"sechskantbalken"

[suesLPLV6]

Thank you Mick that spelled it out.  I don't understand why this isn't  an available as a standard 1018 shape.  A hexagon for a ladder rung is standard practice in the U.S.  Now it appears correct but I need to manipulate the BOM /dwg to read correctly.