How do I model a glass railing?

[Anonymous]

I'd like to model a railing on a sloped surface similar to the one in the pic. I tried the railing tool but in my model I don't see the panels of the railing (I don't see any panels at all, just the toprail, the outer posts and an empty space in between). The toprail has a rectangular profile in the model but I want to change it a circular one (under toprail settings - rail21 is selected which is circular in the image but rectangular in the model).

[Anonymous]

If I hide "segments and node" - I see the railing without any panels in the edit mode. When I go to the panels settings in the menu - the panel is not highlighted in green (and if I try to add a panel with the + button, nothing happens). All other elements of the railing (toprail, handrail, balusters, etc) are either highlighted in green or can be added manually with the plus button.

[David Maudlin]

anto_bg:

You need to click in the panel area of the preview after clicking the "+" button.

David

[Anonymous]

I am trying but nothing happens - the pointer of the mouse turns into a pen and I click in the middle of the panel area but that's it, no green panel shows up.

[Lingwisyer]

Do you have an inner post? It can be set to invisible, but it is required for panels as far as I know.

Ling.

[Barry Kelly]

anto_bg wrote:
I am trying but nothing happens - the pointer of the mouse turns into a pen and I click in the middle of the panel area but that's it, no green panel shows up.

I am not sure what is happening.
In your previous image there is no panel because the "-" button is grey - meaning there is nothing to delete.
So you should be able to click the "+" button, move to where you want the panel and you should see a black pen.
Click then you should see the green panel.

Barry.

[Anonymous]

If I try to add panels, this is what happens and I don't see a panel in green:

[Anonymous]

If I want to add other elements, I can easily add them:

[David Maudlin]

Antonia Ivanova:

After clicking the "+" button and moving the cursor to the panel area in the preview window, the panel area turns grey before clicking to add the panel. Have you tried:
1. New & Reset and adding the panel in a new file?
2. Restating ArchiCAD?
3. Restarting the computer?
I don't know why this is not working for you.

David

[Anonymous]

I found the root to the problem. In the railing settings under panel favorites (the top left button) my railing was set to a basic railing by default and that's why I wasn't able to add panels.

[Barry Kelly]

Thanks for letting us know you found the problem.
I am still unsure what was happening.
I don't see a 'Basic Railing' favourite in the template (AUS version).
No matter what favourites I pick (even the 'Blank Railing' with nothing but invisible end posts), I can still add a panel.

Barry.