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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

Rail Style Panel

1 Check Specify Railing to specify the • Select Open with Middle Rail to create a
selected wall as a railing and enable the railing with newel posts and top, bottom,
other options on this panel. Railings can be and middle rails.
also drawn directly using the Railing or • Select Panels to create a railing com-
posed of panels. You can specify the
Deck Railing t o o l s .
panel style on the NEWELS/BALUSTERS
Railing Type - Select the radio button for the panel.
desired railing type. A preview of the Specify the properties of the selected
selected type displays to the left. 2
railing’s Newels/Posts.
• Select Balusters to create regularly • Select Post to Rail to create newel posts
spaced balusters between larger newel from the floor to the top rail. This option
posts.
is selected by default.
• Select Solid to create a solid railing or • Select Post to Beam to create newel posts
Half Wall. Not available if the selected railing from floor to a beam placed just under the
is also a Pony Wall. See “Pony Walls” on page
351. ceiling height. The beam’s width is based
on the Thickness of the selected railing
• Select Open to create a railing with only wall.
newel posts and top and bottom rails.

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