Railings

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• Creating a Half Height Wall

  The Half-Wall tool allows you to create walls that are shorter in height than the other walls in your rooms.

• Placing a Gate in a Deck Railing

  A doorway can be converted to a gate by specifying it as a Hinged Door Type and changing the Door Style to a gate option using the library.

• Placing a Railing in a Doorway

  Place a railing within a doorway by holding down the Ctrl/Command key and moving a railing that is marked as No Room Definition.

• Changing Railings to use Cable, Glass, or Decorative Panels

  Instead of standard newels and balusters, railings can be defined to have glass, cable, or decorative panels.

• Creating an Open Pole Barn Carport or Pavilion

  Pole barn structures are popular structures commonly used as car ports or shops. Here we will show you how you can create a simple pole barn in Home Designer.

• Creating a Stair Rake Wall

  Stair rake walls can be created by specifying a railing to be a pony wall and having it follow the slope of the stairs.