Access platforms, Stairs and Ladders User Guide

Handrail Assembly Rules

The attributes of RAIL that are set by the application:

STAREF
ENDREF
XOFF (conditionally shifted only)
All other attributes keep their initial value.

8.6 Kick Plates (KICKPL)

Definition of kick plate is similar to rails. The first KICKPL within the assembly is relevant
and will be copied to all design instances of kick plate below handrail. The KICKPL will be
made only on horizontally running segments of handrail. The same principles are applied to
offset. Justification of KICKPL should be set to p-line that is in the middle of bottom side of
the profile (e.g. BOS). The offset justification (e.g. LBOS or RBOS) will not be shifted by the
application.
The attributes of KICKPL that are set by the application:
STAREF
ENDREF
XOFF (conditionally shifted only)
All other attributes keep their initial value

8.7 Handrail Termination (HRTERM)

Basic definition HRTERM is similar to HRPOST in some aspects. It has reference to
POINTR (POSREF) and ZDIStance. The HRTERM can be placed to the end and/or start of
the handrail that is not closed. The HRTERM on handrail start has POSREF set to first
POINTR of handrail RPATH while ZDIS is set to zero. HRTERM on handrail end has
POSREF set to POINTR next to the last and ZDIS is set to length of last segment so that its
position is the same as position of last POINTR of RPATH. The application does not alter
the offsprings of HRTERM directly, it only sets principle attributes of HRTERM and
evaluates rules.
The origin of HRTERM should be as depicted below. To enable skewed HRTERM (e.g.
termination of handrail along stairs) the application computes and set the value of attribute
ANGLE that should be deployed within attribute rule definitions of HRTERM members.
Similarly the BANGLE attribute (rotation about Z-axis) should be used to enable rotation of
HRTERM as it does not have attribute ORI. All its members should have the rule for
attribute ORI reflecting the current value of BANGLE. The application automatically sets its
value to 180 degrees when HRTERM is placed at the start, otherwise it is set to zero.
The array attribute RAILTRIM is used by application to trim the matching adjacent RAILS
counted from below. If the attribute is not set then no RAIL will be trimmed.

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