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AUGI Strangelove
2008-12-12, 06:12 PM
How does one go about creating an end return of a handrail?

jeffh
2008-12-12, 06:24 PM
Use a custom baluster family as the end post.

AUGI Strangelove
2008-12-12, 06:29 PM
Hmmm. OK. What's the method of getting it to connect to the hand rail?

patricks
2008-12-12, 06:31 PM
What type of return are you looking for? If the rail just returns to the wall, you can always just draw the rail sketch line so that it returns to the wall. This method works best, though, if you have no offset on the rail, i.e. the sketch line for the rail runs right down the center of the rail profile.

AUGI Strangelove
2008-12-12, 06:34 PM
That's a helpful insight into how revit draws the railings. I'm thinking about the outboard railing that i would like to return to a vertical post.

jeffh
2008-12-12, 07:23 PM
Attached is an example revit file with a stair and railing with extensions created using custom balusters.

Mike Sealander
2008-12-12, 07:33 PM
We also developed a custom end condition baluster with a rail return built in.

AUGI Strangelove
2008-12-12, 07:48 PM
Fantastical! Thanks for the help!