How to place a gate in a deck railing

[rcmcdougle]

I need a gate in the railing on this deck. I've placed a doorway as in the picture but it does not look like the railing. Any ideas on how to have this look correct?

[rgardner]

7 minutes ago, rcmcdougle said:

I need a gate in the railing on this deck. I've placed a doorway as in the picture but it does not look like the railing. Any ideas on how to have this look correct?

Use the correct door.  If you want it to look like the railing you will need to build a door symbol.

[robdyck]

A simple way to create a matching door symbol is to draw a 36" long section of that railing, then convert it to a door symbol.

[Dermot]

There are also some stock gate symbols in the library.  These can just be placed directly onto a railing.

 

[rcmcdougle]

On 1/4/2022 at 9:20 AM, robdyck said:

A simple way to create a matching door symbol is to draw a 36" long section of that railing, then convert it to a door symbol.

Seems a great idea... How do I "convert it to a door symbol"?

[Dermot]

In X13, you can just select the object and then use the "Convert to Symbol" tool that appears on the edit toolbar.

 

In X10 (as your signature indicates you are still using), you would first create a camera view with only the surfaces that you want to turn into a symbol.  Then you could use the "Convert to Symbol" tool that is in the Tools menu.

 

And, as Eric is suggesting, more info can be found in your reference manual.

 

[rcmcdougle]

Thanks everyone. "Convert to Symbol" worked perfectly.

 

Most of my work lately has been industrial design so not much use for Chief. Thus, I'm still on X-10. I seem to be getting more architectural clients now so will be upgrading when I build the new computer. VERY hard to get video cards at the moment.