railing glass panel

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know a way to control glass panel distribution in railing.? Below attached the reference picture, a problem facing along with the file.

1) I am trying to fit the glass panels in between the baluster but I am facing some prob (Please find the attached picture & file)

2)  How to make the railings slope.

[barthbradley]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Does anyone know a way to control glass panel distribution in railing.? Below attached the reference picture, a problem facing along with the file.

1) I am trying to fit the glass panels in between the baluster but I am facing some prob (Please find the attached picture & file)

2)  How to make the railings slope.

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1) Your glass panel is a fixed width. Therefore the balusters need to fit between the fixed width panels; not the other way around.

2) Railing IS sloped. What do you mean? 

[Anonymous]

1) Yeah! my glass panel is fixed width. How to fit the baluster in between the panels or How to increase the number of balusters??

2) How to create the handrail that follows the slope of the staircase? (please have a look on the image)

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

Yeah, well if the Panel is 2'-3" wide, why is the "Dist. from previous" (under "Edit Baluster Placement") set to 1'- 5 1/2"? It should be 1'-1 1/2".  

And, if you are asking how to make the top and bottom edges of glass panels contiguous throughout the run; you need to make other glass panels that have the polygonal shape you need at start and end of the runs. You current square panel is not going to reshape itself. 

Bottom line: this railing is a custom job. It's going to require several custom glass panels to meet your design requirements. 

...this Link may help you: http://au.autodesk.com/au-online/classes-on-demand/class-catalog/classes/year-2017/revit-architectur...

[barthbradley]

Correction: 

Yeah, well if the Panel is 2'-3" wide, why is the "Dist. from previous" (under "Edit Baluster Placement") set to 1'- 5 1/2"? It should be 1'-1 1/2".  

The Panel is 2'-3" wide, and the "Dist. from previous" (under "Edit Baluster Placement") set to 1'- 5 1/2". So, the spacing between is 8 inches. Is this what you want? If so, do not select the "Spread Pattern to Fit" under the "Justify" drop-down. This defeats your pattern. 

Also, you will need another panel to fill the "Excess Length".  

P.S. Does it really need to be a fixed-width panel? 

[barthbradley]

@Anonymous: I have a suggestion that may make this a little easier to do. Instead of doing the glass panels as individual balusters, try doing the glass panels using "Rail Structure (non-continuous)".  With this method, you can use a profile to "extrude" the glass panel along the path.  Frankly, that's the way it looks in the photo you posted of the stairs. In that photo, the glass railing looks like a seamless ribbon - not like individual glass panels.  

[ToanDN]

The problem with the thin sheet railing approach is the joint where the slope/flat transition occurs is not vertical.

[barthbradley]

Yep, that's why I'd break it up the railing into right, left, stair run, landing run types. Either way, he'll have to use different rail types.  If he uses a panel approach, the inside and outside railings are not divisible with the same size panel. Or, do you see it differently? 

...oh, I think you're talking about the cut angle on the transitions. The Link I provided him, shows how to do this with another panel. Still, even using that approach he needs inside and outside rail types -- at least in my assessment. 

[ToanDN]

I see it the same or at least closed. Glass panel railing is very restricted due to the fixed dimension of the panel module.

[barthbradley]

Yep, it's a toughy. I played a bit with it, but unless I am going to get paid, I ain't taking on the challenge. 

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much for the video. Now I got the method...

[barthbradley]

@Anonymous: How about giving credit, where credit is due?  You mistakenly credited your "thank you" to me as the solution.  Ha! 

[Anonymous]

haha! sorry for the confusion. obviously, the credits to you @barthbradley for posting such a useful video.

Thanks again...