Curved Handrail

[Anonymous]

I created a handrail with the profiler. It does have a cross section shaped like an ellipse. Thats works fine untill I just have straight balcony handrails. When the handrail turns around the corner I would like to get a nice round connection. Any ideas how I am going to manage this?

[Steve Jepson]

If I understand the question right, you can make the corner just like you made the other part of the hand rail.
The profiler will extrude an elips around a curve also.

[Anonymous]

He Steve thanks a lot. It worked. That saved me a lot of time.
Juliane

[Anonymous]

Steve,

In that handrail example you showed, can you make the handrail curve in 3D as well as 2D? - i.e if the handrail were to turn a corner and continue up a flight of stairs how do you elevate the profile at one end?

cheers,
rf

AC 8.1

[Djordje]

rfoxley wrote:
In that handrail example you showed, can you make the handrail curve in 3D as well as 2D? - i.e if the handrail were to turn a corner and continue up a flight of stairs how do you elevate the profile at one end?

Not with Profiler. Check ArchiForma at http://www.archiforma.com

[Steve Jepson]

Djordje wrote:

rfoxley wrote:
In that handrail example you showed, can you make the handrail curve in 3D as well as 2D? - i.e if the handrail were to turn a corner and continue up a flight of stairs how do you elevate the profile at one end?

Not with Profiler.

I made this with the profiler using the same methods.

Draw your hand railing in section view or your stair detail so you can get the angle and dimensions right. Select the appropriate view in 3D and save it as an object. Flip it over and save it again as an object for the other side.

[Steve Jepson]

rfoxley wrote:
Steve,

In that handrail example you showed, can you make the handrail curve in 3D as well as 2D? - i.e if the handrail were to turn a corner and continue up a flight of stairs how do you elevate the profile at one end?

cheers,
rf

AC 8.1

Yes.