topic Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs in Modeling

Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

73feller — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 17:41:35 GMT

I cannot select Handrail icon when I draw stairs. Other icons turn blue when I click on them but I cannot select Handrail one when I want to draw handrail and stairs at the same time. I would appreciate if somebody could help.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

Barry Kelly — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 01:47:49 GMT

You mean these ones in the stair settings (info box)?

Barry.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

73feller — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 04:17:50 GMT

Yes!

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

Barry Kelly — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:04:21 GMT

I am not sure what would make those buttons un-selectable.

No matter what I try, I can still select either or both of them.

Barry.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

73feller — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:13:07 GMT

Thanks, Barry. Mine doesn't let me select the buttons somehow. I'm not sure what the issue is.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

Barry Kelly — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:16:01 GMT

But if you go to the railing tool, you can place a railing on its own?

Barry.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

73feller — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:17:22 GMT

Yes, I can place a railing separately after drawing stairs.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

Barry Kelly — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:27:09 GMT

You can't select an existing stair and turn the railing on if that is what you are trying to do.

You have to select the railing input before you place the stair.

For an existing stair, make sure the railing tool is set to 'associative' and then just magic want the side of the stair, or pick the nodes of the stair where you want the railing to be.

Barry.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

73feller — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:32:31 GMT

So that's what I'm trying to do. I want to place new stairs with the handrails, not on the existing stairs. After clicking the stair button, I would click on those rail buttons that you shared on the first feedback, but those won't turn blue and I can only draw stairs without rails.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

Barry Kelly — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:37:12 GMT

If it is a new stair, I can't work out what would make the railing buttons unavailable.

I even had a quick look in the help but couldn't see anything to say why they would not be available.

Does resetting the stair tool with a favourite help?

Barry.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

73feller — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:45:09 GMT

I'm new to Archicad and still learning. I do not have anything in the favorite though. I may have to consider uninstall the program and re-install it.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

Barry Kelly — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:50:27 GMT

I don't think you need to do that just yet.

Just open the default template (File menu > New) that comes with Archicad.

See if that works.

That should have favourites for stairs.

If that is working OK, then we can try importing some of those favourites into you file to see if that helps.

Barry.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

73feller — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:57:07 GMT

I do see two folders in the favorite folder. In 05 stairs folder, I do see several stairs. Is that what you are referring to?

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

Barry Kelly — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 06:54:51 GMT

These are the favourites - the little triangle next to the settings button.

You won't see that same as mine as this is my personal template, but selecting anything in here will reset the stair tool settings.

I am just hoping it may clear the glitch that is stopping you from selecting the associated railings.

I am not sure if it will or not, but it is worth a try.

Barry.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

73feller — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 07:00:55 GMT

Appreciate you taking the time to reply. I tried selecting a new stair but still cannot select the rails....

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

Barry Kelly — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 07:09:23 GMT

Very strange.

You do see the buttons like this ...

And not like this (completely greyed out) ...

And is the stair direction button working?

Also what version of Archicad are you using and what operating system (I probably should have asked that already).

Barry.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

73feller — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 07:16:00 GMT

I am using Archicad 25 Education on a windows PC. Here is what I see on my screen. The rails are not completely greyed out but they won't turn blue. And the stair direction does work.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

Barry Kelly — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 07:34:06 GMT

Thanks for the image.

I am really at a loss.

I can't understand why one of the buttons is fainter than the other.

Neither is selected otherwise they would be blue as you mentioned before.

Things I would try.

Restart your machine (you'd be surprised what that can fix!).

Make sure Archicad is up to date, you can check for updates in the HELP menu.

If you really want to you could re0install Archicad, but i am pretty sure that is not the problem - but who knows for sure.

Even though this is an educational license (there should be no difference to the commercial one as far as the software goes), you could maybe try contacting your local Archicad support people?

Barry.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

runxel — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 07:45:45 GMT

Are you running Windows 11 by chance?

Looks like the button a bit darker is actually indeed selected. GS mentioned it somewhere that with Win 11 there are some issues with how decorations are drawn, and until they do an update the selected state of a button is sadly not really well distinguishable.

Re: Handrail icon cannot be selected when drawing stairs

73feller — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:26:53 GMT

Wow, yes, I am running Windows 11. I'll wait for the update. Thank you so much.