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RAMPS ?

Not applicable
How do you go about creating interior ramps in ADA code? I do not see a tool for ramps.

Thanks,
Robin
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TomWaltz
Participant
Either a roof or a mesh works pretty nicely.

A roof is better if you want to set it to 1" per foot. The down side is that the roof juts down into your floor (unless you use SEOs to clip off the bottom),

The mesh is better if you have the two points already and want to draw it as a true wedge in section, but there's no way to control the slope within the mesh itself.

Confused? 😉
Tom Waltz
Not applicable
There is a library part that makes ramps in concrete->ramps
Peter Devlin
TomWaltz
Participant
Do you like that object? I felt it was the most complex interface for simple form I've ever seen, and it still has the same problems as a roof (sticking down into the floor)
Tom Waltz
Not applicable
Hello Tom,
I never use those objects so I wouldn't know.
I've made my own ramp object.
Your suggestion of using a mesh is the best I think.
Surly it is easy to calculate the required height of
the mesh nodes to get a 1" in 12" max. slope.
It just occurred to me that for a straight ramp
one could use a roof and set the bottom (eave) edge
to horizontal.
Peter Devlin
Stress Co_
Advisor
Try the Archistair demo. I haven't tried it for ramps.... but I know it has that option.
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

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Djordje
Moderator Emeritus
Also, try the StairMaker ramps.
Djordje



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