Railing with wall

[dpasa]

This could be moved to the wish list forum.

The reason I post it here, is to ask if there is another way I'm not aware of.

Very often, we use railings that start 20 or 30 cm from the floor after a short wall. I would like to be able to add this wall to my railing family. Easy, you would say, use a rectangular profile. I did this but now I have no joining options and the profile has a different lineweight when cut.

How do you do this? I think there is no other way. Either draw walls and then the railing, which is slower and not the best choise, or profile and loose the ability to have correct sections.

Images show what I mean

[Max Lloyd]

using this (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=36856) thread as inspiration, check out the attached file.

Its a curtain wall, whith the bottom part of the wall using a solid wall panel. This should help your joining issue. Then I have used mullions for the railing and supports. Then a new blank curtain wall panel using some solid extrusions for the balustrading.

Works well.

Max.

[Arnel Aguel]

My guess is that you don't like the linework tool do you?

[dpasa]

My guess is that you don't like the linework tool do you?
Correction with linework tool helps of course but I think this can't be used for a large building.

[fernando]

why not use a regular wall with the height u want, then simply draw the railing over it, i use it a lot and works fine with no problem at all

[dpasa]

why not use a regular wall with the height u want, then simply draw the railing over it, i use it a lot and works fine with no problem at all

That's exactly the second image, but I think there should be the option to have the wall as a part of the railing .Or if this is not possible, to be able to join the profile with the floor. They have the same material assigned too.

[Max Lloyd]

So what is wrong with the solution I offered? :?:

[aaronrumple]

That's exactly the second image, but I think there should be the option to have the wall as a part of the railing .Or if this is not possible, to be able to join the profile with the floor. They have the same material assigned too.
That violates the whole idea of BIM. If a wall were railing - then then it is railing not a wall. These are two distinct items and should be drawn as such otherwise schedules and quanities don't work and you get "BIM Botch".

[dpasa]

That violates the whole idea of BIM. If a wall were railing - then then it is railing not a wall. These are two distinct items and should be drawn as such otherwise schedules and quanities don't work and you get "BIM Botch".

I agree. I was just trying to make it easier for me :-)



So what is wrong with the solution I offered?

Nothing, thank you very much...

[Max Lloyd]

No worries.

I do totally agree with Aaron in one hand, although in another, I do always just do what suits to get the results I need!

[Lashers]

I am with Aaron on this . . unless it is just for modelling, you should draw it how it is intended to be built - when it comes to construction details, material take off's etc. it is the only way to do it. Easy is not always best . . anyways, how much more difficult is it really?