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Newel post, turned timber symbol (DWG block)

Newel post, turned timber is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named RLG_POST_NEWEL_TURNED 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, turned timber symbol, block RLG_POST_NEWEL_TURNED

Block details

Block nameRLG_POST_NEWEL_TURNED
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_TURNED.
  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, turned timber
Simplified Chinese
车削木起步柱
Traditional Chinese
車削木起步柱
Japanese
挽き物の木製親柱
Korean
선반 가공 목재 시작 기둥
German
Antrittspfosten, Holz gedrechselt
French
Poteau de départ tourné, bois
Italian
Pilastrino in legno tornito
Spanish
Poste de arranque de madera torneado

More symbols in the group “Posts and newels”