Access platforms, Stairs and Ladders User Guide

Handrail Assembly Rules

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>
MAXMIN[1] <minimum value>
MAXMIN[2] <maximum value>
There can be any number of HRPANE below single assembly with different max/min
definition assuming the lengths are connected. The application will then select the best
fitting panel for every instance.
The max/min definition is not copied to design instance and it is always extracted from the
assembly via ASSTMP reference attribute.
If no max/min length definition is found below HRPANE then it is treated as fixed length and
the length is taken from value of PANESIZE[1] of assembly. If the value is not set the
HRPANE is ignored by the application.

8.9 Panels (HRPANE) of Non-panelised Handrail

HRPANEls can be used to fill the gap between posts and rails. They are placed to straight
segments only. The same principles are applied as mentioned above. In this case the
concept of max/min definition is not used; the application will calculate and set the value as
distance between two posts. The number of such panels within assembly should
correspond to number of rails. Also the value of their ZOFFset and height (PANESIZE[2])
should correspond to ZOFFset of rails.
List of attributes of HRPANE that are set by the application:
POSREF
ZDIS
PANESIZE[1] (length of panel)
RISE
BANGLE (for panelised handrails only)

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