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Tutorial: Create your own parametric railing templates with SOLIDWORKS

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Tutorial: Create your own parametric railing templates in SOLIDWORKS

With SolidSteel parametric, railings can not only be placed quickly, but also created as custom parametric templates. In our new tutorial, we show step by step how to build an individual railing from scratch and save it as a reusable template.

Why custom railing templates make sense

Standard railings cover many typical use cases. In practice, however, company-specific requirements are often necessary – whether due to internal design standards, special geometries, or customer-specific designs.

With your own railing templates, you can:

standardize recurring designs
significantly reduce design time
avoid errors
and implement your individual design standards directly in the software

Once created, these templates can be reused at any time and flexibly adapted to new projects.

Stair with two-part stringer and railing

Step by step to your own parametric railing

In the example shown, an industrial railing is built completely from scratch and prepared as a template. The workflow covers all important steps:

Defining the controlling equations
Creating the underlying sketches
Placing the profiles
Applying cuts and patterns
and finally placing the railing in an assembly

Even though the equations may look complex at first glance, the system is based on a clear and logical structure.

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Parametrics as the key to flexibility

The major advantage of parametric templates lies in their flexibility. Dimensions, distances, and heights are not modeled statically, but controlled by variables.

This allows railings to automatically adapt to new installation situations – without manual rework or redesign.

Especially for frequently recurring designs, this results in significant time savings.

Efficient reuse in future projects

Once created, the railing template is available as a custom feature and can be used at any time in new or existing assemblies.

This enables a consistent, standardized workflow – from the initial design to final project implementation.

Watch the video and learn more

In the video, you will see the complete creation process in detail and gain practical insight into working with custom railing templates in SolidSteel parametric.

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SolidSteel parametric for SOLIDWORKS: Tutorial: Create your own parametric railing templates in SOLIDWORKS