Railing

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Im trying to create this glass railing and having a problem over the landing its missing the glass panel or theres a gap between the end post. Please look at the 2 sections attached.

Thank you

[Jason_S]

I usually find that Spread Pattern To Fit  works most of the time in this situation.

Also, I found creating a couple different Baluster-Panel families at different widths.

[Anonymous]

Ive attached the file, I tried playing around with the railing for the stairs and cant seem to get it to work. If you can help me Id really appreciate it. Thank you!

[ndsmaug]

First let me start by saying "Revit Railings are of the Devil".  I must say they are by far the worst part of the software.  Next, what you have to consider when working with panels is that Revit does not adjust the panel size for you in a railing.  (Adding that to my wish list).  Whatever the length of the panel family is, is what Revit will show in the system.  For example, if you have panels that are 4' long, and you have a railing that's 6' it will not add a single or two smaller panels to the system to make up for the extra 2 feet of length.  It will leave those excess lengths empty because your panel size is larger than the remaining railing length.  Also, truncating the railing will not work in this case, because again, your panel size is larger than the amount of length you have left over.

I did not download your model, but in the sections you attached I see that you have a couple of options.  

1.  At the bottom of your run you can split the railing sketch line.  Where you've split the line a post will be added.  That way at least, it won’t look like your glass panel isn't attached to anything.  

2.  Your other option is to create additional panel sizes to accommodate the smaller lengths.  

When using panels it's always good to map out the length of the railing ahead of time so that you can minimize the "gaps" created by excess length.  So if you have 24" panels, try to draw railings in multiples of 2 feet to maximize panels, and minimize gaps.

Hope this helps!  

[Jason_S]

Well I messed with it for a little bit.  See the attached.  I had to add a few different sizes into the Railing Panel Family.

I was able to get the top worked out and the railing on the opposite side that dies into the wall on the landing using the addition Railing Panel Types.

You can also split the bottom run into smaller parts and they will fill in with the Railing panel selected.  I also copied the stair and railing out from your model and made three separate parts and modified accordingly to get them to close.  The bottom still has some funky conditions that I will mess with later. 

This should give you some help on how to work though the railing command in Revit.  It isn't easy and sometimes I end up modeling them in place.

I hope this helps and once I figure out the bottom I will send it your way.  In the meantime this should get you on a path to getting what you would like to see.

[Anonymous]

Thank you sooo much! I really appreciate your time!