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Access Platforms Stairs and Ladders User Guide
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Introduction
This section introduces the AVEVA Access platforms, Stairs and Ladders (ASL) application.
It identifies the different types of user who would need to read this guide and sets out what
knowledge they will need before they start. The section provides an overview of the main
functionality that the application introduces.
1.1
Intended Audience
Users who are new to the ASL application should use this guide to understand the
functionality of the application and the concepts employed by the system in the evaluation of
the standards or 'engineering criteria' that the assemblies conform to.
1.2
Assumptions
Users of the ASL must have read/write access to the project databases.
It is assumed that:
1.2.1
The user is familiar with the basic graphical user interface (GUI) features as described
in Getting Started with PDMS.
1.3
References
This section lists other documents that provide supporting or complementary information to
this guide.
AVEVA Product Minimum System Requirements.
Structural Design User Guide.
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Getting Started
This section explains how to get started with the ASL application. It describes the
application to provide the DESIGN user with the necessary data to create assemblies in the
3D model.
2.1
Graphical Previews
The application and all of the ASL assemblies provides a generic mechanism that allows the
user to visualise and rationalise the net effect of the layout by modifying various attributes or
sizes by generating a graphical preview of the changes prior to the user committing them to
the database.
2.2
On Screen Dimensions
A common tool, available on many ASL forms and task panels is the Measure icon:
This allows the fixed value or derived value assigned to the standard to be displayed in the
graphical view and includes the attribute description as indicated on the forms;
The detailed attributes are determined by their defaults, i.e. evaluated by the engineering
criteria such that the value complies with the conditions or constraints defined against it,
these conditions or constraints can include max/min, valid values, PML expressions,
optimised values or real values. Each of the corresponding gadgets has tool tips to provide
feedback to the user of the numerical range defined by the engineering criteria for that
particular attribute.
The direction attribute is not defined by the standard; this is a system default which is
derived by the application via the positions of the principle work points.
2.3
Storage Areas
Before any assembly geometry can be created a storage area should be assigned. To
manage the setting of the storage areas, select Settings>ASL Storage Area from the
menu toolbar to display the ASL Default Storage Area form.
This form is used by the user for controlling where the system stores the standards and the
instanced assemblies in the 3D model.
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The specific forms for the creation of the following elements and their members are
displayed either by selecting them from the Create, Modify or Toolbar options from the main
toolbar.
Ladder (LADDER)
Platform (PLTFRM)
Handrail (HANDRA)
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The modification functionality of the ASL application is accessed from the Modify>ASL
element pull down.
The form shown below is typical of the layout of all the ASL forms. All can be docked and
allow the user to Create, Modify or Delete the ASL elements via 'link labels' that guide the
user through the main tasks associated with the purpose of the ASL elements and their sub
elements.
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The links are context sensitive to the current location in the hierarchy where they become
active when situated below a STRU hierarchy; this is the owning element for all the ASL
assemblies. When any of the ASL assemblies is the current element the relevant link will
highlight for the appropriate Create, Modify or Delete task.
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3.1.1
General Attributes
The Create Stair Tower Definition form allows the user to set the general attributes, such
as Name, Description, Function and Area. The form also identifies the tasks associated with
the Stair Tower elements.
3.1.2
The positioning control task panel supports both the plant and ship grid (XYZ, ENU and
Marine) co-ordinate system where the default position of the Stair Tower is positioning at the
base elevation in the geometrical centre of the Stair Tower as indicated by the axes
indicator. The default direction or the Stair Tower is north though this can be changed by the
user.
3.1.3
Installation Sense
The installation sense of the Stair Tower allows the rotation of the Stair Flights and Stair
Landing to be rotated in either a Clockwise or Anti-Clockwise sense. When used in
conjunction with Direction it allows the Stair Tower to be manipulated to suit the layout
requirements for managing the various layouts of Flight direction and Landing orientation.
3.1.4
If the Tower Steel Layout Configuration radio button is active, the application will create a
network of beams and columns whose layout and spacing is derived by the layout of the
Stair Flight and Stair Landing centres and the elevations of the Stair Landings Top of Steel or
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Finished Floor Levels. The sizing of the Column and Beam profiles is set to a default
specification reference though the user is free to select any profile type from the catalogue.
If the Stair Landing Configuration radio button is active, the application will not create any
supporting network of beams and columns, this scenario would exist where the Stair Flights
pass through a Deck or Floor where the hole through which the Stair Flights pass has been
engineered to accommodate the Stair Tower and Flights.
3.1.5
Perform Task
Select Create Stair Tower Element to commit the changes made on this form to the
database and take the user to the Create Tower Steel Layout Definition form.
Selecting Back to Main Task will not commit these changes to the database and will take
the user back to the Main Stair Tower Tasks form.
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A graphical representation or preview in the 3D canvas of the Stair Tower reflecting the
information in the form which can be modified by the user to suit the layout of the adjacent
model data to which the Stair Tower is being defined.
The graphical preview is based on the engineering criteria defined in the 'ASL standards'
and these values will be written to the appropriate attributes of the Stair Tower.
To minimise the degree of post creation modification the Stair Tower functionality provides a
graphical preview prior to the creation of the detailed representation of the final design, this
workflow has been adopted to enable the user to modify the Stair Tower as required by
changing specific dimensions, directions or selections, and can also include the creation of
additional entry or exit points as maybe required by adjacent model data or access
requirements.
The form and the graphical preview indicated above shows how the dimensions from the
actual engineering criteria defined by the relevant standard have been used to give a
realistic geometric preview of the Stair Tower, the graphical representation indicates;
The overall size (Xlength, Ylength and Height) of the Stair Tower
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The form also demonstrates the concept of 'progressive disclosure' of the information and
data that has been applied by both the user and by the system from the current standard to
the attributes of the Stair Tower. The tasks associated with the creation and modification of
the Stair Tower have been grouped into collapsible 'task' panels to minimise the amount of
information visible at any time. The form layout also simplifies the workflow by grouping the
tasks by specific actions; the following headings will describe in more detail the function of
the task panes.
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A graphical preview of the Stair Landings is presented to the user showing the layout of the
Stair Landing and Handrailing and also indicates:
The main functions of the tasks shown on this form are described below.
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The default profile is as indicated in the form below though the user can specify a different
profile and justification.
Stair Landing Assembly Selection
There are a number of different Stair Landing Assemblies in the AVEVA supplied standard
data for ASL, these are located in the following Application Data World (APPLDW) hierarchy
and can be selected using the Stair Landing gadget above, provided that is that the
Administrator has added them to the users 'ASL selection'.
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Perform Task
Select Create Stair Flight to commit the changes made on this form to the database and
take the user back to the Route Stair Flight to Landings form.
Select Back to Tower Steel Definition to take the user back to the Create Stair Landing
Definition form.
Selecting Back to Main Task will not commit these changes to the database and will take
the user back to the Main Stair Tower Tasks form.
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4.1.1
General Attributes
The Create Stair Flight form allows the user to set the general attributes, such as Name,
Description, Function, Purpose and Area. The form also identifies the tasks associated with
the Stair Flight elements.
4.1.2
Installation Options
The four installation types, Straight, L-Shaped, S-Shaped and U-Shaped address the
majority of the installation scenarios for Stair Flights. If an installation option has not been
set and the user has defined the Lower and Upper work points, the application will prompt
the user to select an installation option against which the evaluation will be based.
The Left/Right Option becomes active if either the L-Shaped or U-Shaped installation option
is selected. On selecting the Left Option the subsequent Flight turns left from the Previous
one.
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Explicit positioning either via the Upper or Lower WP is supported and the system will check
the results of the new position against the engineering criteria of the Stair Flight to the
criteria of the current specification and if valid the Stair Flight will be re-positioned. The
default Flight Direction or the Stair Tower is north though once the Stair Flight has been
created it is set by the application based on the positions of the lower and upper work
points. Having input the Upper Work Point position using either the explicit of graphical
method and the position gadget has been populated the Lower Work Point Position gadget
becomes active.
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Selecting the Plane toggle changes the options displayed to the user for selecting the Lower
Working Point. The user can now specify a plane and direction onto which the Upper Work
Point will be projected.
The selected position value is used to position either the landing or the landing stringer
TOS, based on the selection made in FFL/TOS. Landing is either Flushed or placed above
the Landing Stringer based on the selection made in Flush with Landing / Above Landing.
The same applies for the Upper Work Point as well. Both these landings and the
intermediate landings if any will be of thickness provided in the Landing thickness.
The U-Flight Offset is the distance till which the U-Type Stair Flight extends along the
Normal direction between the picked points. If the user does not click Pick position for the
distance or enters a value then the Offset value is derived using optimum values.
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To update the change the calculated Length after modification should be the same as the
Actual Length along that direction at before modification.
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Assemblies
The Assemblies task panel identifies the Stair Flight assembly data being used to create the
instances in the design model. The current standard to which the Stair Flight assembly is
being evaluated against is indicated in the main menu bar.
Select Stair Flight Detail Attributes to display the Stair Flight Detail Attributes form,
which stores both the criteria from the standard such as Width and Headroom for example,
and the evaluated criteria based on the positions of the work points. These attributes appear
greyed out and therefore are not modifiable as they have been evaluated and validated by
the system and subsequent manual overrides could easily invalidate the assembly.
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In the example shown above the Stair Flight actually consists of two flight segments as the
system has determined that one flight does not meet the satisfactory validation of the criteria
and therefore required two flight segments with the insertion of an Intermediate Landing.
The Intermediate Landing by default is positioned at the midpoint between the lower and
upper work points, the user can toggle between the two Flight segments which will refresh
the attribute gadgets below.
The Upper Elevation gadget stores the elevation of the Intermediate Landing element, this
is a transition element between the Flight Segments, the requirement for an Intermediate
Landing and is determined by the system evaluation of the criteria. The Pick option to the
right of this gadget allows the user to modify the position of the Intermediate landing and
subject to the validity of the criteria the Stair Flight and the Flight Segments will be modified
to suit. The new elevation can be manually input or graphically selected using the position
control object.
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4.1.6
Perform Task
Evaluate Stair Flight
Select Evaluate Stair Flight to check the validity of the Stair Flight against the criteria
defined in the current Standard, if the Stair Flight assembly is valid the system will display a
graphical representation of the Stair Flight showing both the lower and upper work points
and the number of Flight segments associated with the Stair Flight.
The system provides additional checking and will not allow the lower and upper work points
to be on the same elevation, where there are positional irregularities the system will provide
appropriate feedback before performing a check against the criteria.
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Ladder Assembly
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5.1.1
General Attributes
The Create Ladder form allows the user to set the general attributes, such as Name,
Function, Area and Number. The form also identifies the tasks associated with the creation
of the Ladder.
5.1.2
Direction
The default direction of the Ladder is set to North though this can be modified by the user to
rotate the Ladder around its vertical axis.
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5.1.4
5.1.5
Create Ladder
Selecting the Create Ladder link commits the creation of the Ladder to the database upon
which the form will change to include a link to create side exits.
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5.1.7
Create
Three of the four link options are by default greyed out and only when a Ladder Exit
element has been created will the Pick position, Delete selected and Display
dimensions be highlighted. Once Create has been selected the system will create a new
Ladder Exit field in the forms grid object, the elevation of which will be set to 0 until the user
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uses the Pick position to graphically pick a position or edits the elevation directly in the
forms grid object.
If the user edits the explicit position within the form grid object the Pick position and Delete
selected will become un-highlighted.
5.1.8
Pick Position
Pick position allows the user to enter the graphical selection mode and using the positioning
control and graphically pick an elevation defining the Upping component or elevation of the
Ladder Exit.
The system will re-evaluate the design based on the changes and if the changes conform to
the engineering criteria defined in the standard the system will commit the changes to the
Ladder Exit, Cage Segment and Ladder and will create an Entry/Exit location in the Ladder
with a clearance Headroom of 2200mm as defined in the engineering criteria.
5.1.9
Delete Selected
This allows the user to delete the selected Ladder Exit, upon deleting the Ladder Exit from
the Ladder the system will re-evaluate the standard or engineering criteria and update the
graphical view.
5.1.10
Display dimensions
The Display dimensions option simply toggles on/off the display text for Side exit, Headroom
and distance to the previous Cage Segment.
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5.1.13
Modify Specifications
The Modify Specifications form allows the user to modify the specification reference of the
profiles used in the definition of the Ladder Stringer, Cage profile and Rungs profile.
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Platform Assembly
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6.1.1
General Attributes
The Create Platform form allows the user to set the general attributes, such as Name,
Description and Thickness. The form also identifies the tasks associated with the Platform
elements.
6.1.2
Position
The Cursor link prompts the user to Pick platform position from the graphical preview, the
resultant position is the origin of the platform. The position toggle FFL (Finished Floor Level)
and TOS (Top of Steel) manages the elevation of the platform and positions the top of the
Platform Grid at the FFL elevation and the top of the steel profile of the External Frame.
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From the Shapes option gadget the user can define geometry conforming to a basic shape
template with user input or graphically populated sizes, the shape templates include;
Rectangle
L Shape
Circle
Free Form
Polygon
Each of the shape templates can be toggled using the 'Origin:' toggle, this will move the
shape template graphically from corner to corner, depending on the shape selected, and
from the graphical previews the user can select the appropriate origin of the Platform.
Where no geometry currently exists this is reflected in the form.
Where a Platform shape is asymmetric the form provides the capability to mirror the
geometry in either the 'X' or 'Y' directions.
When the information is complete the Platform has not yet been created in the database as
the information has been stored in the platform object, selecting the Define Platform
Boundary link will take the user back to the Create Platform form to pick and confirm the
create platform link. This creates the Platform element in the database and writes the
information contained in the form to the Platform attributes. The Create Platform form will
update to inform the user that the platform geometry has been defined and displays the
overall X/Y size of the platform
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6.2
Platform Opening
The number of Platform Opening elements is managed by the Platform Opening form
indicated below, where the number of Platform Openings is displayed in the grid object of
the form. The Platform Openings form provides the necessary functionality to create, modify
and delete the Platform Opening elements.
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Picking the Define Platform Opening Boundary link returns the user to the previous status
of the Create Opening form for the user to commit the changes to the database. It is only at
this stage that the physical changes are committed to the Platform object and the graphics
are updated.
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6.3
Modify Tasks
The Modify Tasks present the same workflow concepts and form design layouts as
previously described in the Create tasks. The only difference in the form appearance is the
Apply Changes to accept the modifications made and 'Discard Changes' link to cancel the
changes and maintain the original state.
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Plate Detail
The Plate Detail tasks allows the user to set the plate (grating) thickness and to visualise via
the graphical aids the representation and layout of the plate size (this can be modified in the
Modify > Layout task panel.
Internal Frame Detail
The Internal Frame Detail tasks allow the user to define and set the profile specification and
the justification for the primary and intermediate spans and to preview the span spacing and
directions. The default aid colour graphic for the Primary direction is turquoise and the
intermediate span is represented by the red graphical aids and to distinguish between the
two directions the aids can be toggles on or off using the Draw option.
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6.3.5
Modify Openings
Refer to Platform Opening for a description of the modification of Platform Openings.
6.3.6
Handrail
For more detail about the functionality provided by the Handrail application, refer to Handrail
Assembly.
6.4
Delete Tasks
6.4.1
Platform
Delete Platform link will highlight the current Platform element in Red in the graphical view
and prompt the user with a Confirm message 'Do you really want to delete the current
platform?' where a 'Yes' prompt will delete the instance of the Platform from the database.
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Handrail Assembly
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The Create Handrail form takes the user straight into the boundary definition task
associated with tracing the path of the Handrail, for the purposes of documentation select
the Back to main Handrail tasks to present the Main Handrail Tasks form.
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The Create Handrail form allows the user to decide which data to use, either the Default
representation which is a core based representation requiring no detail geometry or an
accurate detail representation which is held in the ASL Application Data World. The
advantage of the Default representation is that there is no delay in defining a conceptual
layout for Handrailing as there is no catalogue or Assembly data requirements.
The Post data describes the layout and spacing of the Handrail Post elements, this data is
part of the standard or engineering criteria that is evaluated when Handrail assemblies are
created or modified. The system will not allow these values to fall outside the range of the
max/min of the values stored in the standard for that attribute; attempts to change these
values beyond the criteria will prompt the system to return an error message reminding the
user of the allowable ranges.
The Rail data settings allow the user to modify the number of Rails and their spacing using
the Spacings grid, this only applies to the default representation as the Detail
representation is determined by the ASL standard. See more detailed descriptions below
All the graphical feedback is presented on screen using graphical aids so the user can
layout the information and have a real time preview of the resultant geometry prior to
committing the changes to the database. The user can also be certain that the engineering
criteria of the graphical preview have been validated by the system.
7.1.1
Rail Spacing
The option to Add, Remove or Modify the elevations of the existing Rails only becomes
active when the Template option at the top of the form is set to Default, the Default
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representation can be used during the conceptual stages of the project before the
fabrication details for the Handrailing is known, or simply for visualisation purposes. If the
default representation is used the user can at any time change the representation back to
the Detail representation as per the Default, project or User standards defined in the
Application Data World.
The appropriate spacings for Rails rail should be highlighted in the grid object and the 'Use',
option saves this as the current rail spacing selection, the spacing attribute or dimensions
shown in the form grid object is referenced from the zero datum.
The Default representation of Handrail is still evaluated against the Standard or engineering
criteria defined in the Standard and any user modifications are automatically validated by
the rule checking engine and appropriate feedback is returned to the user. Inputting data
that exceeds the criteria will result in an error message.
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7.2
Handrail Geometry
The Handrail Geometry form provides the functionality for creating the boundary in a
variety of ways including free form graphical sketching or by tracing existing boundary
elements.
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graphical preview of the Handrail, this might be used when tracing the boundary of the
owning Platform, the preview will number the vertexes and the system will prompt the user
to graphically select a vertex to define the start and end. This provides a quick means to
exclude certain facets of the Handrail as indicated below; alternatively the Closed option will
close the boundary.
The system prompt requesting the user to define the Start/End positions of Vertex 1 for the
Start and Vertex 6 for the End will define the following path shown on the left; the Close
option is shown on the right.
Once the graphical preview has been displayed the link for modifying the Handrail geometry
become active, these provide the user with the functionality to highlight the individual
vertex's and perform the specific actions.
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7.2.9
Extend Start/End
This link will highlight the vertices at the start and end of the Handrail with a Start and End
on screen graphic and prompt the user to Pick handrail end to be extended and once
identified will prompt the user to identify a new position for the vertex
7.2.10
Shift Offset
This link is an 'In/Out' button that repositions the Kick Plate (where one has been used in the
Handrail definition) to the Inside or Outside of the Handrail Post. The layout of the Handrail
will then be updated to suit.
7.2.11
Gates Link
The functionality to create Handrail Gates can be displayed from this location on the Create
Handrail form as indicated in the image above or from the Main Handrail Tasks form also
indicated above. Either call for this functionality will call the same form as indicated and
described below.
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7.3
Gates
7.3.1
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7.3.2
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7.3.3
Remove Gate
In order to remove the instance of an Handrail Gate from the database the field in the form
grid object should be highlighted with the right mouse button, picking the Remove Gate link
will then preview the new layout of the Handrail without the Handrail Gate. Accept Changes
will commit the changes to the database and the system will update the graphics and
resolve the post spacing due to the deletion of the Handrail Gate.
7.4
Modify Tasks
7.4.1
Handrail Definition
Please refer to the Create Handrail description of the functionality for more information,
notice the only difference is in the Accept/Discard changes.
7.4.2
Handrail Geometry
Refer to Handrail Geometry.
7.4.3
Gates
Refer to Gates.
7.4.4
Split Handrail
Selecting Split Handrail prompts the user to Pick element to split Handrail:. Where there
is an intersection of the element being split on and the Handrail the system will present a
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confirmation message OK to split Handrail, accepting this will result in the Handrail being
split into two separate Handrail elements.
The user can additionally set a Clearance on Split, this is defined in the Handrail criteria
and the default setting is 100mm.
The system will update the Handrails in line with the criteria for Post spacing and adjust to
suit, where the Handrailing has Handrail Gate elements the positions of these will be
managed and maintained by the system.
7.4.5
7.4.6
7.5
Delete Tasks
7.5.1
Handrail
To delete a Handrail navigate to a Handrail and pick the Delete Handrail link, the system
will highlight the Handrail in red and present a user confirmation form to accept or decline.
Accepting the request will instruct the system to delete the database instance of the
Handrail.
7.5.2
Gate
Picking this link will highlight Handrail Gate elements owned by the Handrail and the system
will prompt the user to graphically identify the Handrail Gates to delete. The system will then
prompt the user to confirm the deletion of the Handrail Gate and then resolves the Handrail
detail.
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8.1
Regular Handrail
If the assembly contains post (HRPOST) elements and any number of RAILs, it is treated by
the application as a regular "non-panelised" handrail. Optionally it can contain kick plates
(KICKPL) or in-fill panels (HRPANE).
8.2
Panelised Handrail
If the assembly contains panels (HRPANE) and does not contain any post or rail then it is
recognised as "panelised". Optionally it can contain kick plates.
8.3
Basic Principles
The assembly (HANDRA) is not copied to design instance as a whole, each handrail
member (HRPOST, RAIL, KICKPL, HRTERM, HRPANE) is created as a copy of the item
from the assembly. The reference from the design instance of handrail to the assembly
template is established via attribute ASSTMP. Each handrail member has the same
reference to the item it has been copied from.
All members can have XOFFset value set. If the value is positive it is assumed that the
offset will be made away from the imaginary shape formed by handrail boundary/path (e.g.
edge mounted post).
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If the value is negative then the offset is made inside (e.g. floor mounted post). If the
imaginary shape is anti-clockwise the offset value is shifted (multiplied by -1) by the
application in order to keep the actual offset.
8.4
Posts (HRPOST)
The first HRPOST below the handrail assembly is used as a template for all posts within the
design instance of handrail, the others, if any are ignored.
The post is placed along the RPATH by setting the ZDIStance and position reference to
POINTR where the zdistance is measured from. So the HRPOST should be constructed
symmetrically along its Z-axis and the lower end of post should be at its origin. If the offset is
needed then ZOFFset or XOFFset of HRPOST can be specified. The application does not
modify the offsprings of HRPOST directly, it only sets principle attributes of HRPOST and
then evaluates the attribute rules.
The attributes of HRPOST that are set by the application:
POSREF
ZDIS
XOFF (only the sign can be changed while the absolute value is kept).
All other attributes keep their initial value as specified in the assembly.
8.5
Rails
There can be any number of rails within the template assembly and all of them will be
copied to design instance. Each rail is defined by a start and end position reference to
POINTR within RPATH and its elevation (ZOFF) measured from associated segment of
RPATH.
The RAIL element has no members, its physical shape is defined by specification reference
(SPREF) to catalogue profile. The offset of RAIL is handled by the same way as HRPOST.
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The skewing of HRPANE should be enabled using attribute RISE (see below) which is set
by application.
Note: The length calculated by the application is always the actual length of HRPANE, not
the length projected onto horizontal plane.
When HRPANE is placed at curved segment edge, its local Y axis is aligned tangentially to
the curve by default. The application calculates and sets the attribute BANGLE so that the
other end of HRPANE matches the curved segment. As it does not have attribute ORI it
cannot be rotated explicitly so all members of HRPANE (e.g. GENSECs) should have rule
for attribute ORI to enable the rotation.
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It is expected by the application that HRPANE has defined its minimum/maximum length as
well as the default value. It should be held within DDSE element (below HRPANE) as DDAT
element. The following attributes have to be set:
PURP DFLT
DKEY LENG
PTYP DIST
DDDF
<default value>
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Index
A
ASL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1
default storage area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1
Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:4
Assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1
Handrail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:12
Selected Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:7
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:14, 7:12
Detailed Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:3
Display dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:5
C
Catalogue and Assembly Details . . . . . . 3:7
Column Justification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:5
Column Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:5
Copy Path of Picked Item . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:6
Create
Ladder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:1
Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:1, 6:4
Stair Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:1, 4:6
Stair Flight Layout Definition . . . . . . 3:9
Stair Tower Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:1
Tower Steel Layout Definition . . . . . 3:3
Create Ladder
general attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:2
Current Vertex
move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:7
set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:7
Current Vertex link
remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:7
D
Define
Platform Boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:2
Platform Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:2
Delete
Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:12
F
Flight Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:10
G
Gate
add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:9
Gates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:9, 7:11
General Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:2
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1
Graphical Previews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1
H
Handrail
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:1
Assembly Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:8
create . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:1
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:11
for Current Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:8
Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:5, 7:11
How the Guide is Organised . . . . . . . . . 1:2
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Installation
options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:2
Sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:2
Installation and Assembly Options . . . . . 5:2
Internal/External Frame and Plate Layout 6:11
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1
L
Ladder
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:1
create . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:1, 5:3
side exits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:4
Ladder Link
evaluate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:3
Landing Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:7
Landing Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:7
3:7
3:5
3:7
3:8
3:2
P
Perform Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:3
Plate Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:13
Platform
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:1
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:9
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:4
Position and Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:2
Positioning Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:2
U
User Interface Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1
R
Route Stair Flight to Landings . . . . . . . . 3:10
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