Wrapping/Continuous Handrail Between Two Different Rails

[Anonymous]

I've been trying to draw a turnaround on the lower handrail to meet the higher ramp guardrail. The issue is I can't offset the workplane the first ramp run, so everything is stuck on one plane. I'm not beholden to my process here and I feel like I'm not going about it the correct way so any suggestions would be so helpful. I've thought to make a guardrail and then a separate handrail that's continuous along the ramp. Is that best practice in this scenario?

[ToanDN]

Make the top rail a continuous railing and the guardrail another railing on the top ramp only.

[hmunsell]

like this...?

if you create a Handrail terminator, you can make the wraparound and assign it to the top rail rail type. i attached the Handrail Wrap terminator for your use. feel free to modify it and adjust it as needed.

[Anonymous]

See the tricky thing is that the handrail along the guardrail is mounted to the post and offset while the handrail along the lower ramp is a standalone rail. I attached a detail showing the guardrail condition. So it would essentially be what you've shown but the handrail on the guardrail would be offset and wouldn't be the top rail. Thanks for your help! I'll see if I can work this in

[Anonymous]

Toan,

First off I'm honored you've responded. Your other posts have helped me with so many questions indirectly. I think your solution would have been very easy but if I made the top rail continuous I would have to have some way to give only half of the run ballusters. The bottom ramp handrail is the top rail whereas the top ramp handrail is mounted to the posts of the guardrail.

[hmunsell]

ideally you just need to modify the Railing Terminator accordingly. it can be a one off (made specifically for that specific condition), or dynamic (radius settings, offset settings, etc...) so you can use it in different situations.

hope it ends up working... unless someone else chimes in with a better idea :-).

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

What I meant was create two railings: one for the continuous handrail only, and another for the guard/fence only.

[hmunsell · Accepted solution]

this one enraged me.... i had to keep playing with it 🙂

so more like this?

  

[Anonymous]

Thanks so much! I feel like your solution was probably the simplest. I don't think many newbies are super familiar with modeling railing terminations but it was straightforward. Toan's solution was really good too, and probably simpler, though I had to remove the top rail of my bottom ramp handrail and adjust baluster heights.

[Anonymous]

Thank you Toan, your approach was probably the more approachable one and also worked like a charm

[hmunsell]

two different ways to do similar things (I've learned a lot from @ToanDN's posts too 😀) . there are some absolutes, but a lot of times it boils down to which way works best for you.

attached is the test file i was playing with if you interested...