Colorbond panel fence created with editing a preset railing in Australia

[mthd]

Hi there, has anyone in Australia successfully created colorbond fencing with an edit of a preset railing ? I don’t need a high level of detail except to show the metal sheet profile in the panel settings. How do I get a colorbond panel to show up in my railing panel setting ? A standard Bunnings fence kit with inserts is what I am trying to model up. 

I do have “CI tools Coverings” installed so I might just draw a standard railing with a few edits and just clad the rail or even draw a wall and just add the colorbond profile to it ? If you have a better method please reply.

Please see the PDF below for a picture of what I am trying to model.

Thank you.

https://www.steeline.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Panel-Fencing-Installation-Guide-Stee495_Prod...

[Lingwisyer]

Without scripting a custom piece, it all just comes down to how small a single segment of your sheet pattern is and what gradient your fence is at.

[Jim Allen]

It's not that difficult though is it - really?

 

[mthd]

Great job Jim to get the top of the fence to slope like that.

[mthd]

BTW I used a different method in this instance and made my CI tools do the work for me with the coverings tool. I created a thin invisible wall and attached the cladding to it and made a top and bottom rail appear with the coverings settings. Then I used the column tool to make the posts and the rest is history.

Thank you very much for all the help and suggestions.

[shir_khann]

Hi Jim

Would you be able to share the setting used for this?

I have tried the custom balusters but keep getting those gaps in between. 

[Jim Allen]

Here you go, Railings can be fiddly, but fun when you get the hang of it 😀

https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/029DAQSTaqIUJ9zvCXzh_wVqw#Colorbond

[shir_khann]

Hey James

I 100% agree with you. It is a powerful tool hence I am trying to utilise it.

The link you have provided is saved as Archicad 27. Are you able to provide a version in Archicad 26?

[Jim Allen]

Try this.

https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/058nKO6s3Sl_lBqZ9Fr8C4i-A#Colorbond_AC26

[shir_khann]

Amazing, Thanks a lot for your help with this one. 👍

[mthd]

Hi all, I  have successfully transitioned from using the CI wall coverings tool with an invisible wall, to a railing with a custom colorbond sheet fence profile.

I need to taper the top of my fence down from 1.8m high to about 1.0m high. Similar to the picture that @Jim Allen, has provided above. How do I achieve this with the railings UI and how do I create a tapered top sheet profile ? (Without GDL of course)

Any help would be much appreciated.

Edit: I will try and use a tapered beam with a complex profile for the fence sheets to see if that will work or not ?