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Newel post, timber, flat cap symbol (DWG block)

Newel post, timber, flat cap is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named RLG_POST_NEWEL_FLAT in the Railings, balustrades and handrails, group “Posts and newels”. It carries 12 attributes, 1 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.

Newel post, timber, flat cap symbol, block RLG_POST_NEWEL_FLAT

Block details

Block nameRLG_POST_NEWEL_FLAT
LibraryRailings, balustrades and handrails
GroupPosts and newels
Attributes12 attributes, 1 visible

Attributes

Visible on the drawing: TAG.

Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: HEIGHT_MM, SECTION, MATERIAL, FINISH, CAP, FIXING, MANUFACTURER, MODEL, QTY, REMARKS, DESC.

Export the attributes of every copy in a drawing to Excel with BlockSync, check them and write the corrections back in one run.

How to use it

  1. Download the ZIP and unzip it. It holds one DWG with the block RLG_POST_NEWEL_FLAT.
  2. Open the DWG and copy the block into your drawing, or insert it from the DWG with INSERT.
  3. Double-click a copy to fill in the tag and the other attributes.

The symbol is our own drawing after the common form of Railings, balustrades and handrails, not a certified copy. The library page explains how the symbols relate to the standard.

Names in other languages

The same symbol under its name in the other site languages.

English
Newel post, timber, flat cap
Simplified Chinese
木起步柱,平顶柱帽
Traditional Chinese
木起步柱,平頂柱帽
Japanese
木製親柱、平笠
Korean
목재 시작 기둥, 평평한 캡
German
Antrittspfosten, Holz, flache Abdeckung
French
Poteau de départ, bois, chapeau plat
Italian
Pilastrino, legno, testa piana
Spanish
Poste de arranque, madera, remate plano

More symbols in the group “Posts and newels”