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Looking for a good video for creating railings

CFS_Mike
Booster

I looked around but can't find a good video that shows step-by-step instructions to create a railing from scratch. Everyone seems to be working with railings that already made. Can someone recommend a "from scratch" instructional railing video. 

 

I attached what I am trying to make and what Archicad spit out when I thought I had all my settings correct. 

 

I sure Graphisoft fixes the railing tool in the next iteration because this is why too much to go through to create a simple railing. 


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Lingwisyer
Guru

Do not have a video, but it looks like you tried using Inner Posts in place of Balusters?  I did not think that Handrail Fixings connected to balusters.... You also need to set your Balusters to reference your two Rails instead of your Top Rail and the bottom.

 

Ling.

 

ps. Added a Favourite that I quickly threw together using the Basic Timber Balustrade default as a base.

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Karel Landa
Graphisoft Partner
Graphisoft Partner

Regarding the videos, Graphisoft have it's own Learn portal where you can surely find what you are looking for.

 

 

From Archicad 17
MacBook Pro M1 Max

I can't open a prf file

Nope

You have to import the .prf file via Favorite palette (menu Windows > palletes > Favorites). There is a settings button with import command:

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From Archicad 17
MacBook Pro M1 Max

https://learn.graphisoft.com/visitor_catalog_class/show/84900

 

here. It is part of the bundle Learn ARchciad.

From Archicad 17
MacBook Pro M1 Max

Don't have that option


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LOL! We are not paying for Learn Archicad, what a joke they want to charge even more instead posting free videos

You have to add Favorite pallete to the work enviroment (menu Windows > palletes > Favorites). There the import/export command will be available.

This command is not available in any tool settings.

From Archicad 17
MacBook Pro M1 Max