Example: Assembling a Handrail
1. Click Framework > New Equipment Element. The New Component dialog box opens.
2. Make sure that RAILS_1 or RAILS_2 is selected from the RAILS folder in the STEEL CONSTRUCTION MM or the STEEL CONSTRUCTION INCH library folders and appears in the Select Type area. If it is not selected, click to access the library and select it.
3. Click Next. The Element Definition dialog box opens. The reference collector for the first required surface is active.
4. Select the surface as indicated in the preview.
5. Repeat step 4 to select all required references.
6. Click the Settings tab.
7. Select additional beam sizes from the tables.
8. Enter dimension values.
9. Click Preview to create the handrail as a preview, click OK to create the handrail using your definition, or click Cancel to cancel.
Type
Preview
Surfaces
Values
RAILS
Front plane
Top plane
Left plane
Right plane
Floor plane
X_OFF
L_MAX
H, H1, H2
L, L1, L2
L1_R, L2_R
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