How to add user sections to any railing macro from GRAITEC PowerPack for Autodesk Advance Steel

Starting with the 2021.1 update of Graitec PowerPack for Autodesk Advance Steel, the user can add any section to the Railing macros from the Stairs and Railing Vault.

Stairs and Railing Vault

All the railing macros can now be configured to use records from the Autodesk Advance Steel AstorRules database - JointsGUIAllowedSections table (similar to some Advance Steel standard joints).

This allows customers to go beyond existing restrictions and extend the list of available sections in the profile selection controls, for each type of main railing element:

• post
• top rail
• middle rail
• kickrail
• grabrail

Profile selection control inside the dialog 

Let’s see how it works

1. Open the Table Editor from MANAGEMENT TOOLS - AstorRules database - JointsGUIAllowedSections table.
2. Create a new table entry for the desired user section.

The required strings (names) for the JointName and JointControl columns in the table, for each railing macro and each main element type inside the macros, are given below:

Add a new entry inside JointsGUIAllowedSections table:3. Example: add half round solid sections to be used for the top handrail inside the Standard railing macro

New entry in JointsGUIAllowedSections table

The new type of profile section can be used inside the railing:

New profile section available inside the joint