Editing A Custom Profile Of A Railing Component - Autodesk 24108-051400-9000 - AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2008 User Manual

on page 1277 or directly on screen. When you add a custom profile on screen, the new profile is automatically saved back
to the railing style.
1 Create the necessary profile definition, as described in
on page 1278.
2 Select the railing to which you want to add a custom profile, right-click, and click Add Profile.
3 Select the railing component to which you want to add a profile.
You can select guardrails, handrails, bottom rails, fixed posts, and dynamic posts.
NOTE If you have difficulty selecting the correct component, switch to another view that makes the selection
easier. For example, to select a bottom rail, switch to a Model view.
Adding a custom profile to a railing post
4 Select the profile for the railing component.
5 Either save the custom profile to the railing style immediately, or proceed with editing the profile:
If you want to
save the new profile to the railing style
edit the new profile

Editing a Custom Profile of a Railing Component

Use this procedure to edit a custom profile of a railing component.
1 Select the railing with a custom profile you want to edit.
2 Right-click, and click Edit Profile In Place.
This command is available only if you have profile-based components in the railing.
3 Select the component you want to edit.
NOTE If you have difficulty selecting the correct component, switch to another view that makes the selection
easier. For example, to select a bottom rail, switch to a Model view.
You have begun an in-place editing session, depicted by the magenta-colored grips and light blue hatch
of the temporary in-place editing profile, as well as the faded color of other objects in the drawing. Note
that while you are editing in-place, you have limited access to other commands in the drawing. Before
working on other objects, you should first end the in-place editing session.
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Creating a Profile for a Custom Railing
Then
click OK.
click Continue Editing, and then click OK. For information on
editing a custom profile, see
Railing Component" on page 1264.
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