Railing: Rapresentation

[XXalessio.amodioXX]

Hi all,

I would like to know if there is a way to rapresent balausters and/or handrail as single line.

That is because sometime balausters in scale 1:100 (e.g. Diameter 30mm and distance from previous 130mm) see very bulky.

[constantin.stroescu]

1. go to Object Styles and create a New Subcategory ( Modify Subcategories> New) for Railings - (I'v created Central Line subcategory)
2. then in VGO uncheck everything but Central Line

[constantin.stroescu]

I think  it is a problem with my first post...it doesn't work as I've expected to..

So I suggest to use the following method:

• turn Railing in Edit Mode 
• in Edit mode, select the path (the magenta line) and Copy it to Clipboard
• exit from Edit mode and Paste the Line into the Project - use the Wireframe Visual style to be able to see the line
• in VGO uncheck all the Railing ...

[XXalessio.amodioXX]

Hi,

It might be a solution, but how you would do with balausters?

[XXalessio.amodioXX]

Wit Balausters you can because is a lodable family thus you can use Symbolic Line.

But hand rail are just 2D profile extrusion.

[ToanDN]

Shouldn't your top rail cover everything below it? Why would you see balusters?

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

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@XXalessio.amodioXX wrote:

Hi all,

I would like to know if there is a way to rapresent balausters and/or handrail as single line.

That is because sometime balausters in scale 1:100 (e.g. Diameter 30mm and distance from previous 130mm) see very bulky.

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"Bulky"? Sounds like more of an issue with Line Weight of the Balusters.  What's the Projection and Cut Line Weights?  

[XXalessio.amodioXX]

In elevation & sections

[XXalessio.amodioXX]

I believe this is the best integrated solution instead of modifying families and handrails.