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Once this lamppost has been nested in the baluster family, you'll be able to create a custom
“railing” with the lamp designated as the “baluster.” This will allow you to quickly and easily
distribute lampposts along a sketch at specific intervals that can be modified as a parameter.
So, for example, if the lamppost was originally distributed on 60ʹ (18 m) centers, you could very
quickly redefine it to occur on 40ʹ (12 m) intervals (Figure 15.81).
Figure 15.81
lampposts distributed
along a path as a
baluster family
You can use this for any repetitive elements that must be placed on center and evenly
distributed along a path. Other uses might include pipe bollards and outdoor planting.
Even a design pass at light rail tracks (including railcars) can be distributed along paths
(Figure 15.82). In this case, the rail sleepers are balusters, and profiles are used to create the rails
and the rail bed. The monorails are easy too. The vertical supports and railcars are balusters,
and the suspended track is the rail profile. This file can be downloaded from the Chapter 15
folder on the topic's companion website. Look for the c15-Monorail and Railway Railing
.rvt file.
Figure 15.82
transportation
components as
railings
