topic Betreff: Why 3 handrails limitation ? in Modeling

Why 3 handrails limitation ?

Alskaro — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:17:40 GMT

Hello,

I'm beggining a serie of complaint, or maybe just, questions. We use archicad everyday at the orffice and we mostly love it.

But sometimes, there is some incomprehension about why the tool work like that, why this is it limited in this way, or why we can't do that.

Some already have been mentioned, so I will only talk about new topics and years old post without visible answer (as and add to the roadmap).

Please Archicad, hear us out, we love you, you are 98% awesome, but some little things are so frustrating and if you would give us an answer that would be really nice to you. I'm apologize in advance for eventual mistakes, english isn't my first language.

First question because I must start somewhere :

Why is it impossible to add more than 2 Handrails ? Not sure about the traduction I post screenshots.

I'm not using the the first option because it's cutting my wood posts. I'm trying to do a full handrails vertical circulation cage and the only way to actually do it is using a custom profile. That would be cool if you would remove this limitation please.

Thank you, have a nice day!

Operating system used: Windows 3001 FRA FULL

Betreff: Why 3 handrails limitation ?

runxel — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:06:44 GMT

Just use normal rails (lisses), not handrails:

You can make as many as you like. It's just a pain in the bottom to keep them all in sync... 😄

By the way: While in Edit-mode you can adjust the height of the inner posts. Otherwise, you're right, they would end at the bottom of the first rail they encounter.

Re: Why 3 handrails limitation ?

Barry Kelly — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:10:23 GMT

You can have as many rails as you want.

Handrails are special rails and there are only 2 allowed.

They can be any height, but usually towards the top.

The top rail is as it says, a rail at the top.

Barry.

Re: Why 3 handrails limitation ?

Alskaro — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:28:35 GMT

Hello! Thank you very much ! It was just under our eyes all this time lol. Probably becasue "lisse" in france, is mostly for the lower and upper horizontal part, we used a profile where we could just do that... You are great thanks again !!

Betreff: Why 3 handrails limitation ?

Lingwisyer — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 04:27:27 GMT

Still waiting for the ability to array rails with a given spacing... The fixed preview does not help either...

Ling.

Betreff: Why 3 handrails limitation ?

Barry Kelly — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:45:43 GMT

Yes, balustrades can have a spacing.

We need the same for rails.

Barry.