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Railing and Fencing Specification Dialogs

• Select Post to Ceiling to extend the newel 4 Specify where the selected railing or
posts to the ceiling. fencing should Build From. With the
• Select Rail to Post to produce newel exception of Follow Stairs, these settings are
posts of the Height specified on the NEW- not available for Solid railings.
ELS/BALUSTERS panel, with rails that •Check Step Terrain to have the railing or
build to the sides of the newels. fencing follow the terrain in horizontal
• Select No Post to create no newel posts at steps between each newel post. Not avail-
all. able if the selected railing is a Pony Wall.
• Check No Half Post at Wall to prevent a •Check Follow Terrain to have the railing
half-width post from being placed when a or fencing follow the terrain smoothly.
railing intersects a wall. Not available if the selected railing is a
Pony Wall.
• Check Square Half Post to use a square
halfpost where a railing intersect with a •Check Generate on Low Platform to
wall. Not available if No Half Post at Wall build the selected railing on the lower
is checked. floor platform when the railing defines
two room areas with different floor
3 The Top/Bottom Rail options control heights. See “Aligning Railings on Differ-
the placement of the top and bottom ent Platforms” on page 375.
rail, or shoe.
•Check Follow Stairs to have the railing or
• Uncheck Include Top Rail to eliminate fencing follow the rise of stairs drawn in
the top rail. the same location. See “Solid Railings”
• Uncheck Include Bottom Rail to elimi- on page 747 and “Railing Panels” on page
nate the bottom rail and extend the balus- 749.
ters to the floor. Not available for Solid A preview of the selected railing or
railings. 5 fence, including any doorways or gates
• Check Raise Bottom, then specify the inserted into it, displays on the right. See
Floor to Bottom distance, measured up “Dialog Preview Panes” on page 42.
from the floor platform to the bottom rail
or panel.

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