Newels - 'embedded' in attached walls?

[twiseva]

Hi all, new to architect but could not find much around newels and my current challenge of an 'embedded' Newel. I have an internal railing around a 'open below' section and the 'newels' are turned on. I cannot seem to figure out how to stop the end Newel being embedded into the wall it attaches to. Actually, it'd be nice to be able to place newels only where I want them in the railing but ... just addressing this would be good enough.

 

• I am using Home Designer Architectural 2024.

 

[solver]

You can set your newels to a 0" width, then place them manually (choose from library).

 

 

 

To force a full newel against a wall, pull the railing back from the wall, draw a Room Divider wall perpendicular to the railing, then another Room Divider from it to the wall forming a T.

Select the perpendicular Room Divider and move it close to the wall -- maybe 1/16" away. Then drag the railing wall letting it snap to the perpendicular Room Divider.

 

[Rookie65]

Open the railing and set the newel location at the end or start of the wall depending on the location. Change the newel from half to none 

[solver]

20 minutes ago, Rookie65 said:

Open the railing and set the newel location at the end or start of the wall depending on the location. Change the newel from half to none 

 

Only in Pro, not an option in Architectural or Suite.

[Rookie65]

That's too bad. Might be worth an upgrade then as other shortcomings are discovered 

[twiseva]

1 hour ago, solver said:

You can set your newels to a 0" width, then place them manually (choose from library).

 

 

 

To force a full newel against a wall, pull the railing back from the wall, draw a Room Divider wall perpendicular to the railing, then another Room Divider from it to the wall forming a T.

Select the perpendicular Room Divider and move it close to the wall -- maybe 1/16" away. Then drag the railing wall letting it snap to the perpendicular Room Divider.

 

54 minutes ago, Rookie65 said:

That's too bad. Might be worth an upgrade then as other shortcomings are discovered 

 

 

Thanks @solv and @Rookie65 for such quick response. The invisible wall trick I could see being helpful in several situations! Yeah, it's a big jump of $$ BUT I'll keep track and then maybe ... A long way to go yet (I am recreating our current house so I can experiment with designs, paints, and garden designs).