Allow Gates/Doors in Railings

[JokeSwinnen]

I would like to suggest an improvement for railings when they are used as fences or wire mesh enclosures.

Currently, railings are very useful for modeling fences, but there is no straightforward way to insert a gate or door within them. It would be very helpful if it were possible to place a gate element directly into a railing, similar to how doors are placed in walls.

This would make it much easier to create complete fence systems without needing workarounds or separate elements.

[Barry Kelly]

That would be interesting and useful.

Barry.

[Patrick M]

you can create custom posts/panels... I wonder if there is a solution in that workflow somewhere (realizing it doesn't resolve the floor plan symbol without excessive custom scripting).

[JokeSwinnen]

We do use (custom) posts and panels as a workaround today, but in my opinion that isn't a real solution.

A gate created this way doesn't behave like a door: there is no dedicated 2D floor plan symbol, no door-related handles or settings, and it requires additional manual work to achieve something that is conceptually a gate/door.

Having a native gate/door element that can be inserted directly into a railing similar to how doors are inserted into walls would make this workflow much more practical and intuitive.