Creating barriers with the Rope and Stanchion tool

The Rope and Stanchion tool creates various types of barricades or roped-off areas for crowd control or for decorative purposes.

3.Click to set the end of the segment and the beginning of the next. Continue drawing segments in this manner until the rope and stanchion object is complete, and then double-click.

The first time you use the tool in a file, a properties dialog box opens. Set the default parameters. The parameters can be edited later from the Object Info palette.

Parameter	Description
Adjustable Length/ Total Length	Specifies the length from the first stanchion to the end stanchion; this can be changed from the Object Info palette or from the drawing. The parameter name depends on whether the object is straight or has several vertices.
Stanchions
Post Height/Post Diameter	Specifies the height and diameter of the post portion of each stanchion
Post Top Type	Select a style for the top of the post; the Simple style varies in appearance, depending on whether belt is selected for the Stringer Type
Post Color	Displays the texture or color selected in the 3D options
Base Type	Select a round or square base
Base Height/Base Width	Sets the height of the base, and the width for square base or diameter for a round base
Base Color	Displays the texture or color selected in the 3D options
Stringers
Stringer Type	Select belt, rope, or chain for the type of stringer
Belt Length	For belt stringers, enter the distance between stanchions
Belt Color/ Belt Clip Color	For belt stringers, displays the texture or color selected in the 3D options
Rope Length	For rope stringers, enter the distance between stanchions
Rope Diameter	For rope stringers, specify the diameter of the rope
Rope Color/Rope Cap Color	For rope stringers, displays the texture or color selected in the 3D options
Chain Length	For chain stringers, enter the distance between stanchions
Single Link Length	For chain stringers, specify the size of the chain links by entering the length of a single link
Chain Color	For chain stringers, displays the texture or color selected in the 3D options
Spacing and Counts
Ideal Spacing	Specifies the maximum distance between stanchions (as limited by the belt, rope, or chain length)
Actual Spacing	Displays the actual distance between the stanchions
End Stanchions	Select whether to display the stanchions at the beginning, end, both, or none
Total Stanchions	Displays the total number of stanchions for the selected object
Total Belts/Total Ropes/Total Chains	Displays the total number of belts, ropes, or chains for the selected object
3D Options	Specifies the appearance of applicable rope and stanchion elements in 3D views. The 3D Options dialog box opens. For each available portion of the rope and stanchion, either select the color from the Color list, or select Custom Texture and then select the texture from the Texture list. The Object Info palette displays the color or texture selections in the relevant section.
Location/Cart ID	Enter information about the stage which can be placed on the drawing with Text Options (does not affect the stage appearance)
Note	Adds a note, which can be placed on the drawing with the Text Options
Text Options	Opens the Text Options dialog box, to enable the display and format the text of labels
Default Text Positions	Restores text labels to their default positions
Classes	Opens the Classes dialog box, to specify class naming for the various portions of the rope and stanchion object. This allows portions of the object to be set to visible, grayed, or invisible. Use the standard class, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Rope and Stanchion Class> to place the rope and stanchion element in the same class as the soft goods object. ● Class Prefix: Specifies an optional default root class naming standard for all rope and stanchion parts; click Assign Default Classes With Prefix to begin all rope and stanchion class names with the prefix, so that they are sorted together. ● Assign Default Classes With Prefix: Sets the class names for all rope and stanchion elements to the standard, using the Class Prefix if there is one. ● Soft goods elements: For each portion of the rope and stanchion object, specifies the class name standard; the class names shown here are applied to the elements.
Update	Updates the object when changes have been made to the Object Info palette parameters
Vertex Parameters	Edits the vertices of the path object that the object is based upon; see Editing vertex-based objects