ArchitectInserting ramps

Tool

Tool set

Ramp

Building Shell

To insert a ramp:

Click the tool.

Do one of the following:

Click Ramp Style on the Tool bar to select a resource from the Resource Selector.

Click Preferences to open the object properties dialog box and specify the tool’s default parameters.

The parameters can be edited later from the Object Info palette.

Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter

Description

Style

Replace, remove, or edit the current style, or create a new plug-in object style for this object.

Editing a style changes all instances in the file that use the style.

Hide Style Parameters

Hides the parameters that are set by style; these cannot be edited from the dialog box or Object Info palette

Type

Select a either a standard (simple board) or masonry ramp type

Width

Set the ramp's width

Height

Set the ramp's height

Rise over Run

Set the ramp’s rise over run value.

The rise is the distance along the Y axis the ramp rises above the Z height, and run is the distance along the X axis for the ramp to reach that height. This value can be entered as a fraction, and the program will convert it to a decimal.

Thickness

For a standard type ramp, set the ramp's thickness

Config

Select the ramp's configuration from the list of preformatted options

Landing Height

Set the landing's height above the finished floor, if applicable

Offset 1

For ramps with a landing, set a distance, if applicable, to offset the bottom of the upper ramp away from the top of the lower ramp

Offset 2

For ramps with a landing, set a distance, if applicable, to offset the bottom of the upper ramp toward the top of the ramp

Curved landing

Makes the landing curved

2D Stair Break

Creates a break line in the 2D view

Create 3D

Creates a 3D view

Left Rail

Provides a handrail on the left side (facing the top of the ramp)

Right Rail

Provides a handrail on the right side (facing the top of the ramp)

Rail H

Set the handrail height above the ramp surface

Rail W

Set the handrail width

Arrows (2D view)

For 2D views, select whether to provide an arrow pointing up or down, or no arrow

Click on the drawing to place the object, and click again to set the rotation.

Optionally, create a style resource from the object (see Standard plug-in object styles without catalog options).

Workflow: Creating curved ramps

Inserting a stage ramp

 

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