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Guardrail Properties
The properties used to modify a guardrail object are
located to the right of the screen when your guardrail is selected. These
properties can either be adjusted right before adding the guardrail to your
landscape or after it has been added. Below is a description of each available
property in the order that they appear in the software.
Rail material |
Description |
Rail material |
The Rail material property determines the
type of surface of the metal railing that is placed at the top of the
guardrail. To change the material, click the small image that displays the
current material. |
Material options |
The appearance of the rail can be modified by
clicking the small button that appears to the right of the rail material’s
image. |
Size |
The Size property determines the scale of
the rail material. |
Angle |
The Angle property determines the rotation
angle of the rail material. To change the material angle, move the
Angle slider or type a value in the text field. |
Offset X |
The Offset X property determines the rail
material’s left and right orientation. To shift the material left or
right, move the Offset X slider or enter a value in the text
field. |
Offset Y |
The Offset Y property determines the rail
material’s forward and backward orientation. To shift the material forward
or backward, move the Offset Y slider or enter a value in the text
field. |
Shininess |
The Shininess property determines how glossy
the material will appear. To change the appearance of the material, click
the Shininess drop-down menu and select from the following options:
Default, Off, Low, Medium, or High. The shininess property only affects
the appearance of the material while in the 3D view. |
Enable enhanced surface detail |
The Enable enhanced surface detail property
determines whether or not the rail will have increased detail when viewed
up close. |
Post material |
Description |
Material |
The Material property determines what type
of surface the guardrail posts will use. To change the material, click the
small image that displays the current material. |
Material options |
The appearance of the guardrail posts can be
modified by clicking the small button that appears to the right of the
post material’s image. |
Size |
The Size property determines the scale of
the post material. To adjust the post material size, move the Size slider
or type a value in the text field. |
Angle |
The Angle property determines the rotation
angle of the post material. To change the material angle, move the
Angle slider or type a value in the text field. |
Offset X |
The Offset X property determines the post
material’s left and right orientation. To shift the material left or
right, move the Offset X slider or enter a value in the text
field. |
Offset Y |
The Offset Y property determines the post
material’s forward and backward orientation. To shift the material forward
or backward, move the Offset Y slider or enter a value in the text
field. |
Shininess |
The Shininess property determines how glossy
the material will appear. To change the appearance of the material, click
the Shininess drop-down menu and select from the following options:
Default, Off, Low, Medium, or High. The shininess property only affects
the appearance of the material while in the 3D view. |
Enable enhanced surface detail |
The Enable enhanced surface detail property
determines whether or not the post will have increased detail when viewed
up close. |
Options |
Description |
Switch sides |
The Switch sides property determines on
which side of the guardrail’s shape the guardrail is built. To toggle the
side that the guardrail is constructed on, click the Switch sides
checkbox. |
Height |
The Height property determines how tall the
guardrail posts are. To modify the height of the posts, move the Height
slider or type a value in the text field. |
Post spacing |
The Post spacing property determines the
distance between each guardrail post. To modify the post distance, move
the Post spacing slider or type a value in the text field. |
Edit points |
Click the Edit points button to
enable or disable point editing mode, which will allow you to modify the
guardrail’s shape. See Editing Points for
details. |
Shape options |
Click the Shape Options button to save the
shape of the guardrail or to load an existing shape. For more details, see
Saving and Loading
Shapes. |
Information |
Description |
Length |
The Length property displays the total
distance, in feet or meters, from the start of the guardrail to the
finish. |
See also:
Adding a Guardrail Adding a Road Road
Properties Editing Points Editing Objects
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