Does it change post centres for heavier use classes?

Yes. The allowed spacing narrows for the use class load and the guarding height, and never widens.

Can it do stairs and Juliet balconies?

Yes: level, corner and three sided runs, raked or stepped stairs, stairs with landings, Juliet balconies and wall handrails.

Yes. Glass systems produce a panel schedule beside the cutting list and the priced drawing.

Guarding is quoted from a plan or a survey, and every run, height and use class changes the take-off.

What it is made from, and the files it produces

Cut lengths include a 3mm kerf per cut and are packed longest first.

Posts4 off
50 x 50 x 3mm box section, 4 at 1058mm
POST-SHS-50in stock£39.40 / per length
Stock lengths for the posts1 length
6000mm bars, 71 per cent used
Short cuts from a long bar leave a drop. Buying a shorter stock length lifts the yield.
Handrail3.20 m
42.4mm round tube
RAIL-TUBE-42in stock£24.60 / per length
Stock lengths for the handrail1 length
6000mm bars, 53 per cent used
Short cuts from a long bar leave a drop. Buying a shorter stock length lifts the yield.
Bottom rail3.20 m
50 x 10mm flat bar
RAIL-FLAT-50X10in stock£35.60 / per length
Base plates4 off
120 x 120 x 10mm plate, 4 holes
PLATE-120in stock£7.20 / each
Total fabricated mass72 kg
Mild steel
What the galvaniser weighs in.

Vertical bars27 off
12mm square bar, 27 at 928mm
103mm centres, 91mm clear gap.
BAR-SQ-12in stock£10.90 / per length
Stock lengths for the bars5 lengths
6000mm bars, 84 per cent used

Hot dip galvanising72 kg
To BS EN ISO 1461, charged by weight
Agree the vent and drain holes before the steel goes out.

Shop fabrication3.40 hours
Cut, drill, weld and dress
An estimate from the part count. Tune the rate against your own shop.

Guarding height 1100mm measured from finished floor level, which has not been confirmed as final.
Bars set out so the widest clear gap is 91mm, inside the 100mm sphere rule.
Cutting list packed into 6000mm stock lengths with a 3mm kerf per cut.
This is a take-off and a quote, not a structural calculation. Barrier and host structure adequacy stays with a competent engineer.

The codes above are matched against the example list the preset ships with. Load your own and every line matches against what you actually hold.

Specification and quote PDF
The dimensioned elevation, every parameter, the price and the assumptions.
Cutting list CSV
Every line of the cutting list with its size and quantity, for the workshop.
DXF
The elevation as line work on named layers.
STL
Mesh for viewing and printing.
GLB
Mesh for the web and for sharing.
STEP
Solid geometry for CAD.

Every export carries its configuration id and is built from the same values.

From the live engine

A level run with bar infill
Straight level run, 3200mm, 1100mm high, posts and bar infill, mild steel, galvanised
Posts, bays and bars counted against height and use class; a cutting list and priced drawing.
A corner run in glass
Corner run, 4000mm and 2500mm legs, glass panels in clamps, stainless 316, satin polished
A glass panel schedule comes out beside the cutting list and the priced drawing.
An office walkway
Office walkway, two 8000mm runs, 1200mm high, perforated infill, mild steel, powder coated
Post centres checked against the use class load and height, narrowed where needed, never widened.

Not for: Structural sign off: the loads, spacings and limits are example rules you confirm, not a certified design.

: Yes. The allowed spacing narrows for the use class load and the guarding height, and never widens.More on Balustrades and handrails
: Yes: level, corner and three sided runs, raked or stepped stairs, stairs with landings, Juliet balconies and wall handrails.More on Balustrades and handrails
: Yes. Glass systems produce a panel schedule beside the cutting list and the priced drawing.