# CAD60 | Parametric Drawing Platform -- Full Reference

> Last updated: April 2026
> For a concise overview, see /llms.txt

## What is CAD60?

CAD60 is a parametric fabrication drawing generator built for welders, metal fabricators, and small fab shops. Users pick a model from the catalogue, enter their site dimensions, preview the result in an interactive 3D viewer, and download a professional A4 PDF engineering drawing pack. Each pack includes orthographic views with dimension lines. No CAD software, no installation, no engineering degree needed.

## How it works

1. Browse the product catalogue at https://www.cad60.com/catalogue
2. Select a parametric model (e.g. a pedestrian gate, sliding gate, or double swing gate)
3. Enter your site dimensions into the configurator form (opening width, post height, tube sizes, etc.)
4. Preview the result in an interactive 3D viewer -- orbit, zoom, inspect from any angle
5. Download an A4 PDF drawing pack ready for the workshop floor

All geometry is computed from your inputs using CadQuery, the same OCCT kernel used in FreeCAD and professional CAD tools. Drawings are accurate to sub-millimeter precision. Every dimension is recomputed -- nothing is stretched or scaled from a template.

## Key pages

- Homepage: https://www.cad60.com
- Product Catalogue: https://www.cad60.com/catalogue
- Fabrication Glossary: https://www.cad60.com/glossary
- Fabrication Guides: https://www.cad60.com/guides
- Pricing: https://www.cad60.com/pricing
- FAQ: https://www.cad60.com/faq
- Case Studies: https://www.cad60.com/case-studies
- About: https://www.cad60.com/about
- Contact: https://www.cad60.com/contact
- Changelog: https://www.cad60.com/changelog

## Products (153 models)

### Posts
- **Custom Post & Base Plate Schedule** (`posts`) -- Fabrication drawing for up to 7 standalone post types. Each post has its own profile, height, mounting (footplate / concrete-in / bolted), footplate orientation, and quantity. Output is a single front-view sheet with each post drawn side by side: front elevation, footplate plan below it, and a quantity callout. https://www.cad60.com/models/posts

### Gates
- **Battened Pedestrian Gate** (`battened-pedestrian-gate`) -- Parametric pedestrian gate with a rectangular hollow-tube frame and vertical battens face-fixed to the front. Supports optional posts, optional lockbox, and raked ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/battened-pedestrian-gate
- **Patterned Slatted Pedestrian Gate** (`patterned-slatted-pedestrian-gate`) -- Single-leaf pedestrian gate with an alternating multi-size slat pattern routered into the frame (e.g. 65×16 & 38×25), with flat-bar or RHS blade options. Same engine as the patterned-battened range, with slat blades. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-slatted-pedestrian-gate
- **Mixed-Infill Tracked Sliding Gate** (`split-style-sliding-gate`) -- Tracked sliding gate split by a horizontal cross rail into two independently styled halves. Each half picks its own infill (louvres, slats, battens or left open) and carries its own mid rails, which divide it into bays the infill fills separately. Overlap allowance, cantilever tails, wheel set-out and the sliding-track top rail. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/split-style-sliding-gate
- **Mixed-Infill Double Swing Gate** (`split-style-double-swing-gate`) -- Double driveway gate whose two leaves are each split by a horizontal cross rail into two independently styled halves. Each half picks its own infill (louvres, slats, battens or left open) and carries its own mid rails, which divide it into bays the infill fills separately. Independent bottom rail, posts and hinge hardware options. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/split-style-double-swing-gate
- **Mixed-Infill Pedestrian Gate** (`split-style-pedestrian-gate`) -- Pedestrian gate split by a horizontal cross rail into two independently styled halves. Each half picks its own infill (louvres, slats, battens or left open) and carries its own mid rails, which divide it into bays the infill fills separately. Posts, lockbox, lock surround plate, hinge hardware and catch plate options. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/split-style-pedestrian-gate
- **Slatted Pedestrian Gate** (`slatted-pedestrian-gate`) -- Parametric pedestrian gate with a rectangular hollow-tube frame and evenly-distributed slats. Supports vertical or horizontal slat orientation, optional posts, optional lockbox, optional frame radius, and raked ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/slatted-pedestrian-gate
- **Two-Section Vertical Slat Pedestrian Gate** (`two-section-vertical-slat-pedestrian-gate`) -- Parametric pedestrian gate with a horizontal cross-rail dividing the leaf into upper and lower vertical-slat sections (slats aligned across the cross-rail). Posts, lockbox, lock and catch-plate options. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/two-section-vertical-slat-pedestrian-gate
- **Half-Height Slat Pedestrian Gate** (`half-height-slat-pedestrian-gate`) -- Parametric pedestrian gate with a horizontal cross-rail dividing an empty top region from a vertical-slat lower region (half-height slat infill, open top). Posts, lockbox, lock and catch-plate options. Level. https://www.cad60.com/models/half-height-slat-pedestrian-gate
- **Hamptons-Style Pedestrian Gate** (`hamptons-style-pedestrian-gate`) -- Hamptons-style parametric pedestrian gate with a horizontal cross-rail dividing a vertical-slat top region from a lower region for U-channel cladding inserts (fitted on site, not welded). Posts, lockbox, lock and catch-plate options. Level. https://www.cad60.com/models/hamptons-style-pedestrian-gate
- **Dual-Pattern Two-Section Vertical Slat Pedestrian Gate** (`dual-pattern-two-section-vertical-slat-pedestrian-gate`) -- Parametric pedestrian gate with a horizontal cross-rail dividing the leaf into upper and lower vertical-slat sections that each carry independent slat options (profile, distribution, spacing, offset). Posts, lockbox, lock and catch-plate options. Level. https://www.cad60.com/models/dual-pattern-two-section-vertical-slat-pedestrian-gate
- **Spear-Top Pedestrian Gate** (`spear-top-pedestrian-gate`) -- Parametric pedestrian gate with vertical spears (25x25mm SHS shafts) topped with crimped pyramid or cast arrowhead tips. Heritage palisade aesthetic. Spears typically pass through the top rail and overhang it by ~100mm, decorative tip included. https://www.cad60.com/models/spear-top-pedestrian-gate
- **Elliptical Spear-Top Pedestrian Gate** (`elliptical-spear-top-pedestrian-gate`) -- Pedestrian gate whose vertical spear tips trace a half-ellipse arc across the top — tallest in the middle (convex) or dished (concave) — on a straight top rail. Heritage arched-palisade aesthetic. Each spear is a different length; a dedicated Spear Heights page gives a foot-to-tip cut-list (how many spears at each length). https://www.cad60.com/models/elliptical-spear-top-pedestrian-gate
- **Battened Tracked Sliding Gate** (`battened-sliding-gate`) -- Parametric sliding gate with a rectangular hollow-tube frame and vertical battens face-fixed to the front. Supports optional tail extension for motor automation and optional L-piece top rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/battened-sliding-gate
- **Patterned Slatted Tracked Sliding Gate** (`patterned-slatted-sliding-gate`) -- Cantilever sliding gate whose vertical slats alternate between 2-N differently-sized blades routered into the frame (e.g. 65×16 & 38×25). Same engine as the patterned-battened range, with flat-bar or RHS blade options. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-slatted-sliding-gate
- **Slatted Tracked Sliding Gate** (`slatted-sliding-gate`) -- Parametric sliding gate with a rectangular hollow-tube frame and evenly-distributed slats. Supports vertical or horizontal slat orientation, optional tail extension for motor automation, and optional L-piece top rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/slatted-sliding-gate
- **Spear-Top Tracked Sliding Gate** (`spear-top-sliding-gate`) -- Parametric sliding gate with vertical spears (25x25mm SHS shafts) topped with crimped pyramid or cast arrowhead tips. Heritage palisade aesthetic on a motorised sliding leaf. Supports rake, mid-rails, tail extension, and optional L-piece top rail. Spears default to cut-into-bottom so the swept envelope clears the wheels and track. https://www.cad60.com/models/spear-top-sliding-gate
- **Elliptical Spear-Top Tracked Sliding Gate** (`elliptical-spear-top-sliding-gate`) -- Motorised sliding gate whose vertical spear tips trace a half-ellipse arc across the top — tallest in the middle (convex) or dished (concave) — on a straight (level or raked) top rail. Heritage arched-palisade aesthetic. Each spear is a different length; a dedicated Spear Heights page gives a foot-to-tip cut-list (how many spears at each length). Supports rake, mid-rails, tail. https://www.cad60.com/models/elliptical-spear-top-sliding-gate
- **Half-Height Slat Tracked Sliding Gate** (`half-height-slat-sliding-gate`) -- Parametric sliding gate with a horizontal cross-rail dividing an empty top region from a vertical-slat lower region (“half-height” slat infill, open top). Supports an independently-raked bottom rail (different height at each stile), an optional vertical gate tail below the bottom rail for V-track hardware, and an optional L-piece top rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/half-height-slat-sliding-gate
- **Two-Section Vertical Slat Tracked Sliding Gate** (`two-section-vertical-slat-sliding-gate`) -- Parametric vertical-slat sliding gate with a horizontal cross-rail dividing two slatted sections. The lower section (between cross-rail and bottom rail) supports an independently-raked bottom rail; its slats taper to follow the rake. The upper section (between cross-rail and top rail) is always a true rectangle and is also filled with slats that align vertically with those of the lower section. Supports an optional gate tail, L-piece top rail, and the standard sliding-gate accessory toggles. https://www.cad60.com/models/two-section-vertical-slat-sliding-gate
- **Dual-Pattern Two-Section Vertical Slat Tracked Sliding Gate** (`dual-pattern-two-section-vertical-slat-sliding-gate`) -- Parametric vertical-slat sliding gate with a horizontal cross-rail dividing two slatted sections that each carry their own independent slat options. The lower section (between cross-rail and bottom rail) supports an independently-raked bottom rail; its slats taper to follow the rake. The upper section (between cross-rail and top rail) is always a true rectangle. Each section sets its own slat profile, distribution, spacing/count, and edge offset, so the two patterns need not align (e.g. dense privacy slats below, wide airy slats above). Supports an optional gate tail, L-piece top rail, and the standard sliding-gate accessory toggles. https://www.cad60.com/models/dual-pattern-two-section-vertical-slat-sliding-gate
- **Hamptons-Style Tracked Sliding Gate** (`hamptons-style-sliding-gate`) -- Hamptons-style parametric sliding gate with a horizontal cross-rail dividing a vertical-slat top region from a composite bottom region intended for U-channel cladding inserts (timber, hardies, or panel — fitted on site). Supports an independently-raked bottom rail (different height at each stile), an optional vertical gate tail below the bottom rail for V-track hardware, and an optional L-piece top rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/hamptons-style-sliding-gate
- **Standard Pedestrian Gate Frame** (`diy-pedestrian-gate`) -- Attach your own infill, sheet, or leave open. Add your details to draw an accurate custom pedestrian gate frame in minutes - perfect for adding your own battens, panels, or custom cladding. All all the essential options, including frame profiles, mid rails, lockboxes, posts, and more. https://www.cad60.com/models/diy-pedestrian-gate
- **Standard Tracked Sliding Gate Frame** (`diy-sliding-gate`) -- Parametric sliding gate frame with a rectangular hollow-tube frame. Frame-only — no battens or slats. Attach your own infill, sheet, or leave open. Supports optional tail extension for motor automation, optional L-piece top rail, and independent left/right heights. https://www.cad60.com/models/diy-sliding-gate
- **Standard Cantilever Sliding Gate Frame** (`cantilever-sliding-gate-frame`) -- TonkaTrak-style cantilever sliding gate frame. No bottom track across the opening — ground rollers ride in a down-facing U-channel welded under the bottom rail, and a 45-degree triangular counterbalance tail extends past the gate body. Frame-only: attach your own infill, sheet, or leave open. https://www.cad60.com/models/cantilever-sliding-gate-frame
- **Slatted Cantilever Sliding Gate** (`slatted-cantilever-sliding-gate`) -- TonkaTrak-style cantilever sliding gate with the gate body filled by evenly-distributed slats, vertical or horizontal. No bottom track across the opening: ground rollers ride in a down-facing U-channel welded under the bottom rail, and a 45-degree triangular counterbalance tail extends past the body. The slat infill fills the gate BODY only; the triangular tail stays open frame. https://www.cad60.com/models/slatted-cantilever-sliding-gate
- **Patterned Slatted Cantilever Sliding Gate** (`patterned-slatted-cantilever-sliding-gate`) -- TonkaTrak-style cantilever sliding gate whose body is filled with an alternating multi-size slat pattern routered into the frame (e.g. 65x16 and 38x25), with flat-bar or RHS blade options. No bottom track across the opening: ground rollers ride in a down-facing U-channel welded under the bottom rail, and a 45-degree triangular counterbalance tail extends past the body. The pattern fills the gate BODY only; the triangular tail stays open frame. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-slatted-cantilever-sliding-gate
- **Battened Cantilever Sliding Gate** (`battened-cantilever-sliding-gate`) -- TonkaTrak-style cantilever sliding gate with vertical battens face-fixed to the gate body. No bottom track across the opening -- ground rollers ride in a down-facing U-channel welded under the bottom rail, and a 45-degree triangular counterbalance tail extends past the gate body. Battens fill the body only (the tail stays open frame) and never hang below the bottom rail because the U-channel sits underneath -- so there is no bottom overhang. https://www.cad60.com/models/battened-cantilever-sliding-gate
- **Patterned Battened Cantilever Sliding Gate** (`patterned-battened-cantilever-sliding-gate`) -- TonkaTrak-style cantilever sliding gate with a mixed-profile vertical batten pattern face-fixed to the gate body. No bottom track across the opening -- ground rollers ride in a down-facing U-channel welded under the bottom rail, and a 45-degree triangular counterbalance tail extends past the body. Define 2 to 10 batten types to build a repeating decorative pattern across the body face; the tail stays open frame. Battens never hang below the bottom rail because the U-channel sits underneath, so there is no bottom overhang. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-battened-cantilever-sliding-gate
- **Louvred Cantilever Sliding Gate** (`louvred-cantilever-sliding-gate`) -- TonkaTrak-style cantilever sliding gate with angled louvre-blade infill. No bottom track across the opening — ground rollers ride in a down-facing U-channel welded under the bottom rail, and a 45-degree triangular counterbalance tail extends past the gate body. Internal vertical stiles divide the gate body into equal bays of tilted louvres; the triangular tail stays open frame. Level only. https://www.cad60.com/models/louvred-cantilever-sliding-gate
- **Spear-Top Cantilever Sliding Gate** (`spear-top-cantilever-sliding-gate`) -- Palisade spear-top cantilever sliding gate (TonkaTrak-style). A row of square or round spear shafts with crimped or cast-arrowhead tips fills the gate BODY, passing through the top rail and overhanging above the entered gate height; the triangular counterbalance tail stays open frame. No bottom track across the opening — ground rollers ride in a down-facing U-channel welded under the bottom rail. Level only. The welded frame stays at the entered height and the spears overhang above it (the tail run and diagonal brace follow the entered height). https://www.cad60.com/models/spear-top-cantilever-sliding-gate
- **Elliptical Spear-Top Cantilever Sliding Gate** (`elliptical-spear-top-cantilever-sliding-gate`) -- Convex/concave-top palisade cantilever sliding gate (TonkaTrak-style). The spear tips trace a half-ellipse across the gate BODY (tallest in the middle for convex, dished for concave) while the top rail stays a straight member; the triangular counterbalance tail stays open frame. No bottom track across the opening — ground rollers ride in a down-facing U-channel welded under the bottom rail. Level only. Because the welded frame stays at the entered gate height, both arc references position the arc relative to the spear overhang above the fixed frame. A dedicated Spear Heights page carries the per-spear cut-list. https://www.cad60.com/models/elliptical-spear-top-cantilever-sliding-gate
- **Hamptons-Style Cantilever Sliding Gate** (`hamptons-style-cantilever-sliding-gate`) -- TonkaTrak-style cantilever sliding gate with a horizontal cross-rail dividing a vertical-slat top band from an open lower section intended for U-channel cladding inserts (timber, hardies, or panel, fitted on site, not welded). No bottom track across the opening: ground rollers ride in a down-facing U-channel welded under the bottom rail, and a 45-degree triangular counterbalance tail extends past the body. The slat band + cross rail fill the gate BODY only; the triangular tail stays open frame. Level only. https://www.cad60.com/models/hamptons-style-cantilever-sliding-gate
- **Battened Pedestrian Gate with Side Panels** (`battened-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels`) -- Parametric pedestrian gate with fixed side panels. Gate has a rectangular hollow-tube frame with vertical battens face-fixed to the front. Side panels are welded to gate posts with matching frame and infill. Supports left, right, or both panels, optional outer posts, optional panel vertical framing, and panel mid-rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/battened-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels
- **Patterned Slatted Pedestrian Gate with Side Panels** (`patterned-slatted-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels`) -- Pedestrian gate whose slats alternate between 2-N differently-sized blades routered into the frame (e.g. 65×16 & 38×25), flanked by matching plain-slatted side panels. Same engine as the patterned-battened range, with flat-bar or RHS blade options. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-slatted-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels
- **Slatted Pedestrian Gate with Side Panels** (`slatted-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels`) -- Parametric pedestrian gate with fixed side panels. Gate has a rectangular hollow-tube frame with evenly-distributed slats. Side panels are welded to gate posts with matching frame and infill. Supports left, right, or both panels, optional outer posts, optional panel vertical framing, and panel mid-rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/slatted-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels
- **Spear-Top Pedestrian Gate with Side Panels** (`spear-top-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels`) -- Parametric palisade pedestrian gate with fixed side panels. Gate has a rectangular hollow-tube frame with a row of square or round spear shafts (typically 25x25x1.2 SHS) topped with crimped pyramid or cast arrowhead tips. Side panels are welded to gate posts with matching frame and spear infill so the run reads as a single palisade broken only by the gate posts. Supports left, right, or both panels, optional outer posts, optional panel vertical framing, and panel mid-rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/spear-top-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels
- **Louvred Pedestrian Gate with Side Panels** (`louvred-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels`) -- Parametric pedestrian gate with fixed side panels. Gate has a rectangular hollow-tube frame filled with evenly-distributed louvres (flat bar or elliptical aluminium blades, angled at 45 degrees). Side panels are welded to the gate posts with matching frame and louvre infill so the run reads as a single louvred screen broken only by the gate posts. Supports horizontal or vertical louvres, left, right, or both panels, optional outer posts, optional panel vertical framing, and panel mid-rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/louvred-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels
- **Two-Section Vertical Slat Pedestrian Gate with Side Panels** (`two-section-vertical-slat-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels`) -- Parametric pedestrian gate with fixed side panels. A horizontal cross-rail divides the gate leaf and each side panel into upper and lower vertical-slat sections (slats aligned across the cross-rail). Side panels are welded to the gate posts with a matching frame, cross-rail, and slat infill so the run reads as a single two-section screen broken only by the gate posts. Supports left, right, or both panels, optional outer posts, and optional panel vertical framing. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/two-section-vertical-slat-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels
- **Dual-Pattern Two-Section Vertical Slat Pedestrian Gate with Side Panels** (`dual-pattern-two-section-vertical-slat-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels`) -- Parametric pedestrian gate with fixed side panels. A horizontal cross-rail divides the gate leaf and each side panel into upper and lower vertical-slat sections, and the two bands carry independent slat options (profile, distribution, spacing, offset) so the patterns need not align. Side panels are welded to the gate posts with a matching frame, cross-rail, and both slat patterns so the run reads as a single dual-pattern two-section screen broken only by the gate posts. Supports left, right, or both panels, optional outer posts, and optional panel vertical framing. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/dual-pattern-two-section-vertical-slat-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels
- **Half-Height Slat Pedestrian Gate with Side Panels** (`half-height-slat-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels`) -- Parametric pedestrian gate with fixed side panels. A horizontal cross-rail divides the gate leaf and each side panel into a vertical-slat lower section and an empty (open) top section (slats aligned across the cross-rail). Side panels are welded to the gate posts with a matching frame, cross-rail, and slat infill so the run reads as a single half-height slat screen broken only by the gate posts. Supports left, right, or both panels, optional outer posts, and optional panel vertical framing. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/half-height-slat-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels
- **Hamptons-Style Pedestrian Gate with Side Panels** (`hamptons-style-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels`) -- Hamptons-style parametric pedestrian gate with fixed side panels. A horizontal cross-rail divides the gate leaf and each side panel into a vertical-slat upper section and an empty lower section for U-channel cladding inserts (fitted on site, not welded). Side panels are welded to the gate posts with a matching frame, cross-rail, and slat infill so the run reads as a single Hamptons-style screen broken only by the gate posts. Supports left, right, or both panels, optional outer posts, and optional panel vertical framing. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/hamptons-style-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels
- **Patterned Battened Pedestrian Gate** (`patterned-battened-pedestrian-gate`) -- Pedestrian gate with a mixed-profile vertical batten pattern. Define 2 to 5 batten types (SHS, RHS, round bar, or solid square) and their per-type counts, spacings, and between-type gaps to produce a repeating decorative pattern across the gate face. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-battened-pedestrian-gate
- **Patterned Battened Tracked Sliding Gate** (`patterned-battened-sliding-gate`) -- Sliding gate with a mixed-profile vertical batten pattern. Define 2 to 5 batten types (SHS, RHS, round bar, or solid square) and their per-type counts, spacings, and between-type gaps to produce a repeating decorative pattern across the gate face. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-battened-sliding-gate
- **Patterned Battened Pedestrian Gate with Side Panels** (`patterned-battened-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels`) -- Pedestrian gate with fixed side panels. The gate carries a mixed-profile vertical batten pattern while the side panels use evenly spaced battens. Side panels are welded to gate posts with matching frames. Supports left, right, or both panels, optional outer posts, optional panel vertical framing, and panel mid-rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-battened-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels
- **Battened Double Swing Gate** (`battened-double-swing-gate`) -- Parametric double swing driveway gate with two leaves meeting in the centre. Each leaf has a rectangular hollow-tube frame with vertical battens face-fixed to the front. Supports optional posts, equal or custom leaf split, and optional mid-rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/battened-double-swing-gate
- **Ring-Top Double Swing Gate** (`ring-top-double-swing-gate`) -- Wrought-iron style double driveway gate with a swan-neck top, round bar infill, and two decorative ring bands. https://www.cad60.com/models/ring-top-double-swing-gate
- **Ring-Top Single Swing Gate** (`ring-top-single-swing-gate`) -- Wrought-iron style single-leaf pedestrian swing gate with a swan-neck top, round bar infill, and two decorative ring bands. https://www.cad60.com/models/ring-top-single-swing-gate
- **Ring-Top Pedestrian Gate** (`ring-top-pedestrian-gate`) -- Wrought-iron style pedestrian gate with a swan-neck top, round bar infill, and two decorative ring bands. https://www.cad60.com/models/ring-top-pedestrian-gate
- **Estate Entry Double Swing Gate** (`estate-entry-double-swing-gate`) -- Ranch and estate driveway entry gate: two leaves with an arched, swan-neck or level top, vertical picket infill, single rake for a sloping driveway, and a choice of drawn steel posts or masonry columns by others. https://www.cad60.com/models/estate-entry-double-swing-gate
- **Patterned Battened Double Swing Gate** (`patterned-battened-double-swing-gate`) -- Two-leaf swing driveway gate with a mixed-profile repeating batten pattern face-fixed to each leaf. Each pattern slot has its own profile (SHS / RHS / flat / round / solid / angle) and count, laid out with configurable between-gaps, repeats, mirroring, and fit modes; the pattern restarts per leaf. Supports optional posts, equal or custom leaf split, an independent bottom rail, per-leaf single rake for sloping ground, batten end caps, and mid-rails. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-battened-double-swing-gate
- **Patterned Slatted Double Swing Gate** (`patterned-slatted-double-swing-gate`) -- Two-leaf swing gate with an alternating multi-size slat pattern routered into the frame (e.g. 65×16 & 38×25), with flat-bar or RHS blade options. Same engine as the patterned-battened range, with slat blades. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-slatted-double-swing-gate
- **Slatted Double Swing Gate** (`slatted-double-swing-gate`) -- Parametric double swing driveway gate with two leaves meeting in the centre. Each leaf has a rectangular hollow-tube frame with evenly-distributed slats. Supports vertical or horizontal slat orientation, optional posts, equal or custom leaf split, optional mid-rail, and frame radius. https://www.cad60.com/models/slatted-double-swing-gate
- **Two-Section Vertical Slat Double Swing Gate** (`two-section-vertical-slat-double-swing-gate`) -- Parametric double swing driveway gate with two leaves meeting in the centre. A horizontal cross-rail divides each leaf into upper and lower vertical-slat sections (slats aligned across the cross-rail). Supports optional posts, equal or custom leaf split, and an independent bottom-rail extrusion. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/two-section-vertical-slat-double-swing-gate
- **Dual-Pattern Two-Section Vertical Slat Double Swing Gate** (`dual-pattern-two-section-vertical-slat-double-swing-gate`) -- Parametric double swing driveway gate with two leaves meeting in the centre. A horizontal cross-rail divides each leaf into upper and lower vertical-slat sections that carry INDEPENDENT slat options (profile / distribution / spacing-count / offset), so the two sections need not align. Supports optional posts, equal or custom leaf split, and an independent bottom-rail extrusion. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/dual-pattern-two-section-vertical-slat-double-swing-gate
- **Half-Height Slat Double Swing Gate** (`half-height-slat-double-swing-gate`) -- Parametric double swing driveway gate with two leaves meeting in the centre. A horizontal cross-rail divides each leaf into an empty upper region and a vertical-slat lower region (half-height slat infill, open top). Supports optional posts, equal or custom leaf split, and an independent bottom-rail extrusion. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/half-height-slat-double-swing-gate
- **Hamptons-Style Double Swing Gate** (`hamptons-style-double-swing-gate`) -- Hamptons-style parametric double swing driveway gate with two leaves meeting in the centre. A horizontal cross-rail divides each leaf into a vertical-slat upper region and a lower region for U-channel cladding inserts (fitted on site, not welded). Supports optional posts, equal or custom leaf split, and an independent bottom-rail extrusion. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/hamptons-style-double-swing-gate
- **Spear-Top Double Swing Gate** (`spear-top-double-swing-gate`) -- Parametric palisade double swing driveway gate with two leaves meeting in the centre. Each leaf has a rectangular hollow-tube frame with vertical spears (typically 25x25x1.2 SHS shafts) topped with crimped pyramid or cast arrowhead tips. Spears default to cut-into-bottom so the swept envelope clears the driveway. Supports optional posts, equal or custom leaf split, and optional mid-rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/spear-top-double-swing-gate
- **Louvred Double Swing Gate** (`louvred-double-swing-gate`) -- Parametric double swing driveway gate with two leaves meeting in the centre. Each leaf has a rectangular hollow-tube frame with an independent bottom-rail extrusion, filled with evenly-distributed louvre blades (flat bar or elliptical aluminium, angled at 45 degrees, horizontal or vertical). Supports optional posts, equal or custom leaf split, and mid-rails with an optional diagonal brace. https://www.cad60.com/models/louvred-double-swing-gate
- **Standard Double Swing Gate Frame** (`diy-double-swing-gate`) -- Parametric double swing driveway gate frame with two leaves meeting in the centre. Frame-only — no battens or slats. Attach your own infill, sheet, or leave open. Supports optional slant top, optional posts, equal or custom leaf split, and optional mid-rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/diy-double-swing-gate
- **Patterned Slatted Single Swing Gate** (`patterned-slatted-single-swing-gate`) -- Single-leaf swing gate with an alternating multi-size slat pattern routered into the frame (e.g. 65×16 & 38×25), with flat-bar or RHS blade options. Carries the heavy double-swing frame and pedestrian hardware. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-slatted-single-swing-gate
- **Slatted Single Swing Gate** (`slatted-single-swing-gate`) -- One full-width swing leaf spanning the opening, with a hollow-tube frame and evenly-distributed slats. Run the slats vertical or horizontal. Carries the heavy double-swing frame (independent bottom rail, single rake for sloping ground, mid-rails with a diagonal brace) and pedestrian hardware: pick the hinge side, add a lockbox, a lever or ball handle lock, posts with footplates, and a catch plate. https://www.cad60.com/models/slatted-single-swing-gate
- **Two-Section Vertical Slat Single Swing Gate** (`two-section-vertical-slat-single-swing-gate`) -- One full-width swing leaf spanning the opening, divided by a horizontal cross-rail into upper and lower vertical-slat sections (slats aligned across the cross-rail). Independent bottom-rail extrusion, optional posts, optional lockbox, lever/ball handle locks, and a catch plate. Level (flat top). Hinge side selectable. https://www.cad60.com/models/two-section-vertical-slat-single-swing-gate
- **Half-Height Slat Single Swing Gate** (`half-height-slat-single-swing-gate`) -- Parametric single swing gate -- one full-width leaf spanning the clear opening with a rectangular hollow-tube frame, divided by a horizontal cross-rail into an empty top region and a vertical-slat lower region (half-height slat infill, open top). Independent bottom-rail extrusion, optional posts, optional lockbox, lever/ball handle locks, and a catch plate. Level (flat top). Hinge side selectable. https://www.cad60.com/models/half-height-slat-single-swing-gate
- **Hamptons-Style Single Swing Gate** (`hamptons-style-single-swing-gate`) -- Hamptons-style parametric single swing gate -- one full-width leaf spanning the clear opening with a rectangular hollow-tube frame, divided by a horizontal cross-rail into a vertical-slat top region and a lower region for U-channel cladding inserts (fitted on site, not welded). Independent bottom-rail extrusion, optional posts, optional lockbox, lever/ball handle locks, and a catch plate. Level (flat top). Hinge side selectable. https://www.cad60.com/models/hamptons-style-single-swing-gate
- **Dual-Pattern Two-Section Vertical Slat Single Swing Gate** (`dual-pattern-two-section-vertical-slat-single-swing-gate`) -- One full-width swing leaf spanning the opening, divided by a horizontal cross-rail into upper and lower vertical-slat sections that carry INDEPENDENT slat options (profile / distribution / spacing-count / offset), so the two sections need not align. Independent bottom-rail extrusion, optional posts, optional lockbox, lever/ball handle locks, and a catch plate. Level (flat top). Hinge side selectable. https://www.cad60.com/models/dual-pattern-two-section-vertical-slat-single-swing-gate
- **Battened Single Swing Gate** (`battened-single-swing-gate`) -- One full-width swing leaf spanning the opening, with a hollow-tube frame and vertical battens face-fixed to the front. Battens can overhang the top and bottom rails and take push-in end caps. Carries the heavy double-swing frame (independent bottom rail, single rake for sloping ground, mid-rails with a diagonal brace) and pedestrian hardware: pick the hinge side, add a lockbox with a welded lock surround plate, a lever or ball handle lock, posts with footplates, and a catch plate. https://www.cad60.com/models/battened-single-swing-gate
- **Patterned Battened Single Swing Gate** (`patterned-battened-single-swing-gate`) -- One full-width swing leaf spanning the opening, with a hollow-tube frame and a mixed-profile vertical batten pattern face-fixed to the front. Define 2 to 10 batten types (SHS, RHS, round bar, solid square, angle, or flat) and their per-type counts, spacings, and between-type gaps to produce a repeating decorative pattern across the leaf. Carries the heavy double-swing frame (independent bottom rail, single rake for sloping ground, mid-rails with a diagonal brace) and pedestrian hardware: pick the hinge side, add a lockbox with a welded lock surround plate (level leaf only), a lever or ball handle lock, posts with footplates, per-side batten keep-outs, and a catch plate. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-battened-single-swing-gate
- **Spear-Top Single Swing Gate** (`spear-top-single-swing-gate`) -- One full-width swing leaf spanning the opening, with a hollow-tube frame and a row of vertical spears topped with crimped pyramid or cast arrowhead tips. Heritage palisade look. Spears default to cut-into-bottom so the swept envelope clears the path. Carries the heavy double-swing frame (independent bottom rail, single rake for sloping ground, mid-rails with a diagonal brace) and pedestrian hardware: pick the hinge side, add a lockbox, a lever or ball handle lock, posts with footplates, and a catch plate. https://www.cad60.com/models/spear-top-single-swing-gate
- **Standard Single Swing Gate Frame** (`diy-single-swing-gate`) -- One full-width swing leaf spanning the opening, frame only. No battens or slats, so attach your own infill, sheet, or leave it open. Optional slant top for an angled profile. Carries the heavy double-swing frame (independent bottom rail, single rake for sloping ground, mid-rails with a diagonal brace) and pedestrian hardware: pick the hinge side, add a lockbox, a lever or ball handle lock, posts with footplates, and a catch plate. https://www.cad60.com/models/diy-single-swing-gate
- **Louvred Single Swing Gate** (`louvred-single-swing-gate`) -- One full-width swing leaf spanning the clear opening, with a rectangular hollow-tube frame and evenly-distributed louvre blades (flat bar or elliptical aluminium, angled at 45 degrees, horizontal or vertical). Carries the single-swing family frame (independent bottom rail, mid-rails with an optional diagonal brace) and pedestrian hardware: pick the hinge side, add a lockbox with the louvres clipped around it, a lever or ball handle lock, posts with footplates, and a catch plate. Level only. https://www.cad60.com/models/louvred-single-swing-gate
- **Louvred Pedestrian Gate** (`louvred-pedestrian-gate`) -- Parametric pedestrian gate with a rectangular hollow-tube frame and evenly-distributed louvres (flat bar angled at 45 degrees). Supports horizontal or vertical louvre orientation, optional posts, optional lockbox, optional frame radius, and raked ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/louvred-pedestrian-gate
- **Battened Oversized Sliding Gate** (`battened-oversized-sliding-gate`) -- Parametric oversized sliding gate for openings over 6 metres, split into top and bottom sections for transport and powder coating. Internal stiles divide the gate into bays filled with vertical battens; each transportable piece carries its own batten run. Supports a spigot or bolted-rail split joint, an embedded pedestrian gate in a nominated fixed bay, optional diagonal or top-chord-truss bracing, wheels, and tails on either rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/battened-oversized-sliding-gate
- **Slatted Oversized Sliding Gate** (`slatted-oversized-sliding-gate`) -- Parametric oversized sliding gate for openings over 6 metres, split into top and bottom sections for transport and powder coating. Internal stiles divide the gate into bays filled with vertical or horizontal slats; each transportable piece carries its own slat run. Supports a spigot or bolted-rail split joint, an embedded pedestrian gate in a nominated fixed bay, optional diagonal or top-chord-truss bracing, wheels, and tails on either rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/slatted-oversized-sliding-gate
- **Patterned Battened Oversized Sliding Gate** (`patterned-battened-oversized-sliding-gate`) -- Oversized (>6 m) industrial sliding gate, transport-split into a bottom and top piece joined on site, with a mixed-profile vertical batten pattern. Define 2 to 10 batten types (SHS, RHS, round bar, angle, or solid square) and their per-type counts, spacings, and between-type gaps to produce a repeating decorative pattern across each transportable piece. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-battened-oversized-sliding-gate
- **Patterned Slatted Oversized Sliding Gate** (`patterned-slatted-oversized-sliding-gate`) -- Oversized (>6 m) industrial sliding gate, transport-split into a bottom and top piece joined on site, with an alternating multi-size slat pattern routered into the frame (e.g. 65×16 & 38×25), vertical or horizontal, with flat-bar, RHS, or elliptical blade options. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-slatted-oversized-sliding-gate
- **Oversized Sliding Gate Frame** (`diy-oversized-sliding-gate`) -- Parametric oversized sliding gate frame for openings over 6 metres, split into top and bottom sections for transport and powder coating. Frame only - internal stiles divide the gate into bays and you fit your own infill. Supports a spigot or bolted-rail split joint, an embedded pedestrian gate in a nominated fixed bay, optional diagonal or top-chord-truss bracing, wheels, and tails on either rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/diy-oversized-sliding-gate
- **Oversized Louvred Tracked Sliding Gate** (`louvred-oversized-sliding-gate`) -- Parametric oversized sliding gate split into top and bottom sections for transport and powder coating. Features internal stiles creating bays, horizontal louvred battens (extrusion at 45 degrees), wheels, and optional tail. Top section connects to bottom via internal sleeves. https://www.cad60.com/models/louvred-oversized-sliding-gate
- **Louvred Tracked Sliding Gate** (`louvred-sliding-gate`) -- Parametric single-piece sliding gate with a rectangular hollow-tube frame, internal vertical stiles dividing the face into bays, and 45-degree louvred battens in each bay. Supports optional tail extension for motor automation, optional mid-rail brace, and optional L-piece top rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/louvred-sliding-gate
- **Standard Telescopic Gate Frame** (`diy-telescopic-gate`) -- Parametric 2- or 3-leaf telescopic sliding gate frame. Frame-only — attach your own battens, slats, louvres, sheet, or leave open. Leaves sit on parallel tracks and telescope past each other, parking in a fraction of the opening width — ideal for driveways with limited run-off space. https://www.cad60.com/models/diy-telescopic-gate
- **Battened Telescopic Gate** (`battened-telescopic-gate`) -- 2- or 3-leaf telescopic sliding gate with vertical battens face-fixed to each leaf. Leaves telescope past each other on parallel tracks, parking in a fraction of the opening width — ideal for driveways with limited run-off space. https://www.cad60.com/models/battened-telescopic-gate
- **Patterned Slatted Telescopic Gate** (`patterned-slatted-telescopic-gate`) -- Multi-leaf telescopic sliding gate with an alternating multi-size slat pattern routered into the frame (e.g. 65×16 & 38×25), with flat-bar or RHS blade options. Leaves telescope past each other on parallel tracks. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-slatted-telescopic-gate
- **Slatted Telescopic Gate** (`slatted-telescopic-gate`) -- 2- or 3-leaf telescopic sliding gate with horizontal slats on each leaf. Leaves telescope past each other on parallel tracks, parking in a fraction of the opening width — ideal for driveways with limited run-off space. https://www.cad60.com/models/slatted-telescopic-gate
- **Louvred Telescopic Gate** (`louvred-telescopic-gate`) -- 2- or 3-leaf telescopic sliding gate with angled louvre blades on each leaf for privacy. Leaves telescope past each other on parallel tracks, parking in a fraction of the opening width — ideal for driveways with limited run-off space. https://www.cad60.com/models/louvred-telescopic-gate
- **Patterned Battened Telescopic Gate** (`patterned-battened-telescopic-gate`) -- 2- or 3-leaf telescopic sliding gate with a mixed-profile decorative batten pattern on each leaf. Define 2 to 5 batten types (SHS, RHS, round bar, or solid square) to produce a repeating pattern. Leaves park in a fraction of the opening width — ideal for driveways with limited run-off space. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-battened-telescopic-gate
- **Flat-Top Bar Pool Gate** (`flat-top-pool-gate`) -- Self-closing flat-top pool gate with vertical bar infill, self-closing hinges, and a magnetic latch. Parameters constrained to AS 1926.1-2012 limits (>=1200 mm height, <=100 mm gaps, latch release >=1500 mm). This is a fabrication drawing - installed-barrier compliance must be verified by a registered pool safety inspector in your jurisdiction. https://www.cad60.com/models/flat-top-pool-gate
- **Frameless Glass Pool Gate** (`frameless-glass-pool-gate`) -- Frameless toughened-glass pool gate: a single glass leaf on glass-to-glass soft-close hinges, with an optional adjacent fixed glass hinge panel (floor-fixed via stainless spigots) and a glass-mount magnetic latch. Parameters constrained to AS 1926.1-2012 limits (>=1200 mm leaf height, <=100 mm gap below, latch release >=1500 mm). This is a fabrication drawing - installed-barrier compliance must be verified by a registered pool safety inspector in your jurisdiction. Glass to AS/NZS 2208 (Grade A toughened safety glass). https://www.cad60.com/models/frameless-glass-pool-gate
- **Timber Picket Pedestrian Gate** (`timber-picket-pedestrian-gate`) -- Ledged-and-braced timber picket pedestrian gate: two or three rails double as ledges, a diagonal compression brace runs from the bottom hinge corner to the top latch corner, and dressed timber pickets face-fix to the front. Five picket head styles, bolt-on plate hinges. https://www.cad60.com/models/timber-picket-pedestrian-gate
- **Scalloped Timber Picket Pedestrian Gate** (`scalloped-timber-picket-pedestrian-gate`) -- Scalloped-top variant of the timber picket pedestrian gate: the ledges stay level while the picket tops trace a concave dip or convex arch across the leaf. Same ledged-and-braced construction, five picket head styles, bolt-on plate hinges. https://www.cad60.com/models/scalloped-timber-picket-pedestrian-gate
- **Timber Picket Single Swing Gate** (`timber-picket-single-swing-gate`) -- Ledged-and-braced timber picket driveway gate, one leaf spanning the full opening. Two or three rails double as ledges, a diagonal compression brace runs from the bottom hinge corner to the top latch corner, and dressed timber pickets face-fix to the front. https://www.cad60.com/models/timber-picket-single-swing-gate
- **Scalloped Timber Picket Single Swing Gate** (`scalloped-timber-picket-single-swing-gate`) -- Scalloped-top variant of the timber picket single swing gate: the ledges stay level while the picket tops trace a concave dip or convex arch across the leaf. Same ledged-and-braced construction, one leaf spanning the full opening. https://www.cad60.com/models/scalloped-timber-picket-single-swing-gate
- **Timber Picket Double Swing Gate** (`timber-picket-double-swing-gate`) -- Ledged-and-braced timber picket driveway gate, two leaves meeting at the centre. Each leaf carries its own mirrored diagonal compression brace, and dressed timber pickets face-fix to the front of the ledges. Drop bolt on the passive leaf, latch on the active leaf. https://www.cad60.com/models/timber-picket-double-swing-gate
- **Scalloped Timber Picket Double Swing Gate** (`scalloped-timber-picket-double-swing-gate`) -- Scalloped-top variant of the timber picket double swing gate: each leaf resolves its own dip or arch independently over its own span, so the pair reads symmetric with both leaves shut. Same ledged-and-braced construction, mirrored braces, drop bolt and latch. https://www.cad60.com/models/scalloped-timber-picket-double-swing-gate
- **Timber Picket Sliding Gate** (`timber-picket-sliding-gate`) -- Tracked sliding gate on a welded steel or aluminium chassis, clad in dressed timber pickets face-fixed to timber rails. Structurally a steel-framed sliding gate; the timber never carries the wheels or the track. Level ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/timber-picket-sliding-gate
- **Scalloped Timber Picket Sliding Gate** (`scalloped-timber-picket-sliding-gate`) -- Scalloped-top variant of the timber picket sliding gate: the cladding rails stay level while the picket tops trace a concave dip or convex arch across the leaf. Same welded steel or aluminium chassis, clad in dressed timber pickets. https://www.cad60.com/models/scalloped-timber-picket-sliding-gate
- **Ring-Top Pedestrian Gate with Side Panels** (`ring-top-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels`) -- Wrought-iron style pedestrian gate with fixed side panels. Gate and panels share a round hollow-tube frame, round bar infill, and two decorative rolled-ring bands, so the run reads as a single wrought-iron fence broken only by the gate posts. Level top only. Supports left, right, or both panels and optional outer posts. https://www.cad60.com/models/ring-top-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels
- **Elliptical Spear Top Single Swing Gate** (`elliptical-spear-top-single-swing-gate`) -- Single-leaf swing gate whose vertical spear tips trace a half-ellipse arc across the top -- tallest in the middle (convex) or dished (concave) -- on a straight top rail. Heritage arched-palisade aesthetic. Combines a double-swing leaf (independent bottom-rail extrusion, single rake) with pedestrian single-leaf hardware. Each spear is a different length; a dedicated Spear Heights page lists every overhang plus a foot-to-tip cut-list. https://www.cad60.com/models/elliptical-spear-top-single-swing-gate
- **Elliptical Spear Top Double Swing Gate** (`elliptical-spear-top-double-swing-gate`) -- Double-leaf driveway gate whose vertical spear tips trace a half-ellipse arc across each leaf -- tallest in the middle (convex) or dished (concave) -- on a straight top rail. Each leaf resolves its own arc independently, mirrored either side of the meeting line, so both leaves read back at full height at the outer posts AND the meeting stiles. Heritage arched-palisade aesthetic. Each spear is a different length; a dedicated Spear Heights page lists every leaf's overhangs plus a foot-to-tip cut-list. https://www.cad60.com/models/elliptical-spear-top-double-swing-gate
- **Elliptical Spear-Top Pedestrian Gate with Side Panels** (`elliptical-spear-top-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels`) -- Parametric arched-palisade pedestrian gate with fixed side panels. Gate and both side panels' spear tips trace a half-ellipse arc across their own width -- tallest in the middle (convex) or dished (concave) -- on a straight top rail, so the whole run reads as one continuous arched palisade broken only by the gate posts. Supports left, right, or both panels, optional outer posts, optional panel vertical framing, and panel mid-rail. Each spear is a different length; a dedicated Spear Heights page lists every overhang plus a foot-to-tip cut-list. https://www.cad60.com/models/elliptical-spear-top-pedestrian-gate-with-side-panels

### Fencing
- **Ring-Top Fence Panel** (`ring-top-fence-panel`) -- Wrought-iron style static fence panel with round bar infill and two decorative ring bands, matching the ring-top gate family. Level top only. https://www.cad60.com/models/ring-top-fence-panel
- **Battened Fence Panel** (`battened-fence-panel`) -- Standalone battened fence panel with optional posts on either end. A single rectangular frame with vertical battens face-fixed to the front. Suitable for fencing runs, privacy screens, or wall-mounted panels. https://www.cad60.com/models/battened-fence-panel
- **Patterned Slatted Fence Panel** (`patterned-slatted-fence-panel`) -- Fence panel with an alternating multi-size slat pattern routered into the frame (e.g. 65×16 & 38×25), with flat-bar or RHS blade options. Optional posts on either end; suitable for fencing runs and privacy screens. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-slatted-fence-panel
- **Slatted Fence Panel** (`slatted-fence-panel`) -- Standalone slatted fence panel with optional posts on either end. A single rectangular frame with evenly-distributed slats (vertical or horizontal). Suitable for fencing runs, privacy screens, or wall-mounted panels. https://www.cad60.com/models/slatted-fence-panel
- **Two-Section Vertical Slat Fence Panel** (`two-section-vertical-slat-fence-panel`) -- Standalone fence panel with a horizontal cross-rail dividing the panel into upper and lower vertical-slat sections (slats aligned across the cross-rail), to match two-section gates in a run. Optional posts on either end. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/two-section-vertical-slat-fence-panel
- **Half-Height Slat Fence Panel** (`half-height-slat-fence-panel`) -- Parametric fence panel with a horizontal cross-rail dividing the panel into a vertical-slat lower section and an empty (open) top section. Matches half-height slat gates in a run. Optional posts. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/half-height-slat-fence-panel
- **Hamptons-Style Fence Panel** (`hamptons-style-fence-panel`) -- Parametric fence panel with a horizontal cross-rail dividing the panel into a vertical-slat upper section and an empty lower section for U-channel cladding inserts (fitted on site, not welded). Matches Hamptons-style gates in a run. Optional posts. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/hamptons-style-fence-panel
- **Dual-Pattern Two-Section Vertical Slat Fence Panel** (`dual-pattern-two-section-vertical-slat-fence-panel`) -- Parametric fence panel with a horizontal cross-rail dividing the panel into upper and lower vertical-slat sections that each carry their own independent slat options (profile / distribution / spacing-count / edge offset), so the two patterns need not align (e.g. dense privacy slats below, wide airy slats above). Optional posts. Level (flat top). https://www.cad60.com/models/dual-pattern-two-section-vertical-slat-fence-panel
- **Louvred Fence Panel** (`louvred-fence-panel`) -- Standalone louvred fence panel with optional posts on either end. A single rectangular frame filled with evenly-distributed louvres (flat bar or elliptical aluminium extrusions, angled at 45 degrees). Supports horizontal or vertical louvre orientation. Suitable for fencing runs, privacy screens, or wall-mounted panels. https://www.cad60.com/models/louvred-fence-panel
- **Patterned Battened Fence Panel** (`patterned-battened-fence-panel`) -- Standalone fence panel with a mixed-profile batten pattern. Define 2 to 10 batten types (SHS, RHS, round bar, solid square, or angle) and their per-type counts, spacings, and between-type gaps to produce a repeating decorative pattern. Pattern can run vertically or horizontally across the panel face. Optional posts on either end. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-battened-fence-panel
- **Slatted Fence Run** (`slatted-fence-run`) -- Multi-bay slatted fence run: a line of equally-spaced posts with a slatted infill bay between each pair. Enter the total length and a target post spacing, and the run divides into whole bays with the spacing adjusted to suit. Level ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/slatted-fence-run
- **Battened Fence Run** (`battened-fence-run`) -- Multi-bay battened fence run: a line of equally-spaced posts with a battened infill bay between each pair, battens face-fixed to the front of each bay frame. Enter the total length and a target post spacing, and the run divides into whole bays. Level ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/battened-fence-run
- **Louvred Fence Run** (`louvred-fence-run`) -- Multi-bay louvred fence run: a line of equally-spaced posts with an angled-blade louvre bay between each pair. Enter the total length and a target post spacing, and the run divides into whole bays. Horizontal or vertical blades, level ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/louvred-fence-run
- **Patterned Battened Fence Run** (`patterned-battened-fence-run`) -- Multi-bay patterned battened fence run: a line of equally-spaced posts with a mixed-profile batten pattern repeated in every bay. Define 2 to 10 batten types and their counts, spacings, and between-type gaps. Level ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-battened-fence-run
- **Patterned Slatted Fence Run** (`patterned-slatted-fence-run`) -- Multi-bay patterned slatted fence run: a line of equally-spaced posts with a mixed-profile slat pattern repeated in every bay, recessed inside the frame opening. Define 2 to 10 slat types and their counts, spacings, and between-type gaps. Level ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-slatted-fence-run
- **Half-Height Slat Fence Run** (`half-height-slat-fence-run`) -- Multi-bay fence run with a horizontal cross-rail dividing every bay into a vertical-slat lower section and an empty (open) top section, matching half-height-slat gates in the same run. Level ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/half-height-slat-fence-run
- **Hamptons-Style Fence Run** (`hamptons-style-fence-run`) -- Multi-bay fence run with a horizontal cross-rail dividing every bay into a vertical-slat upper section and an empty lower section for U-channel cladding inserts (fitted on site, not welded), matching Hamptons-style gates in the same run. Level ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/hamptons-style-fence-run
- **Two-Section Vertical Slat Fence Run** (`two-section-vertical-slat-fence-run`) -- Multi-bay fence run with a horizontal cross-rail dividing every bay into an upper and lower band of vertically-aligned slats sharing one X-distribution, matching two-section-vertical-slat gates in the same run. Level ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/two-section-vertical-slat-fence-run
- **Dual-Pattern Two-Section Vertical Slat Fence Run** (`dual-pattern-two-section-vertical-slat-fence-run`) -- Multi-bay fence run with a horizontal cross-rail dividing every bay into an upper and lower band of vertical slats, each independently configured (its own profile, spacing, and count), matching dual-pattern two-section-vertical-slat gates in the same run. Level ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/dual-pattern-two-section-vertical-slat-fence-run
- **Spear-Top Fence Run** (`spear-top-fence-run`) -- Multi-bay palisade fence run: a line of equally-spaced posts with a row of spear shafts face-fixed to the front of every bay frame, topped with crimped pyramid or cast arrowhead tips, matching spear-top gates in the same run. Level ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/spear-top-fence-run
- **Ring-Top Fence Run** (`ring-top-fence-run`) -- Multi-bay wrought-iron style fence run: a line of equally-spaced posts with round vertical bar infill and two decorative rolled-ring bands in every bay frame, matching the ring-top gate family. Level ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/ring-top-fence-run
- **Spear-Top Fence Panel** (`spear-top-fence-panel`) -- Standalone palisade fence panel with optional posts on either end. A single rectangular frame with vertical spears (typically 25x25x1.2 SHS shafts) topped with crimped pyramid or cast arrowhead tips. Defaults to a long through-bottom spike below the rail for the classic palisade fence-line look. Suitable for security fencing runs, heritage boundary fences, and commercial perimeters. https://www.cad60.com/models/spear-top-fence-panel
- **Archway Battened Fence Panel** (`archway-battened-fence-panel`) -- Battened fence panel with a single arch-shaped opening, trimmed with rolled flat bar. Optional posts on either end. https://www.cad60.com/models/archway-battened-fence-panel
- **Archway Slatted Fence Panel** (`archway-slatted-fence-panel`) -- Slatted fence panel with a single arch-shaped opening, trimmed with rolled flat bar. Optional posts on either end. https://www.cad60.com/models/archway-slatted-fence-panel
- **Multi-Archway Battened Fence Panel** (`multi-archway-battened-fence-panel`) -- Battened fence panel with two or more arch-shaped openings, evenly spaced and trimmed with rolled flat bar. Optional posts on either end. https://www.cad60.com/models/multi-archway-battened-fence-panel
- **Multi-Archway Slatted Fence Panel** (`multi-archway-slatted-fence-panel`) -- Slatted fence panel with two or more arch-shaped openings, evenly spaced and trimmed with rolled flat bar. Optional posts on either end. https://www.cad60.com/models/multi-archway-slatted-fence-panel
- **Battened Privacy Screen** (`battened-privacy-screen`) -- Frameless vertical batten screen welded to flat-bar base plates. Designed for pool fencing, outdoor BBQ areas, and property boundary screening. Configurable batten spacing with optional top caps and horizontal bracing bar. https://www.cad60.com/models/battened-privacy-screen
- **Curved Battened Privacy Screen** (`curved-battened-privacy-screen`) -- Frameless vertical batten screen with a quarter-circle step-down curved top profile, welded to flat-bar base plates. Designed for pool fencing, outdoor BBQ areas, and property boundary screening. Configurable batten spacing with optional top caps and horizontal bracing bar. https://www.cad60.com/models/curved-battened-privacy-screen
- **Slatted Privacy Screen** (`slatted-privacy-screen`) -- Frameless vertical slat screen welded to flat-bar base plates. Designed for pool fencing, outdoor BBQ areas, and property boundary screening. Configurable slat spacing with optional top caps and horizontal bracing bar. https://www.cad60.com/models/slatted-privacy-screen
- **Louvred Privacy Screen** (`louvred-privacy-screen`) -- Frameless louvred privacy screen: vertical stiles welded to flat-bar base plates, with horizontal louvre blades cut and welded per bay between adjacent stiles. Designed for pool fencing, outdoor BBQ areas, and property boundary screening. Configurable stile spacing with optional top caps, horizontal bracing bar, and cross rail. https://www.cad60.com/models/louvred-privacy-screen
- **Flat-Top Bar Pool Fence Panel** (`pool-fence-panel`) -- Vertical bar pool safety panel. Parameters constrained to AS 1926.1-2012 dimensional limits (>=1200 mm height, <=100 mm gaps). This is a fabrication drawing - installed-barrier compliance must be verified by a registered pool safety inspector in your jurisdiction. https://www.cad60.com/models/pool-fence-panel
- **Glass Pool Fence Panel** (`frameless-glass-pool-fence-panel`) -- Frameless toughened-glass pool safety panel, held by stainless spigots, a continuous base channel, or semi-frameless flanking posts with edge clamps. Parameters constrained to AS 1926.1-2012 dimensional limits (>=1200 mm height, <=100 mm gap below). This is a fabrication drawing - installed-barrier compliance must be verified by a registered pool safety inspector in your jurisdiction. Glass to AS/NZS 2208 (Grade A toughened safety glass). https://www.cad60.com/models/frameless-glass-pool-fence-panel
- **Timber Picket Fence Panel** (`timber-picket-fence-panel`) -- Standalone timber picket fence panel: two or three horizontal rails spanning between posts with dressed timber pickets face-fixed to the front. Five picket head styles, treated pine or hardwood, optional post on either end. Level ground. https://www.cad60.com/models/timber-picket-fence-panel
- **Scalloped Timber Picket Fence Panel** (`scalloped-timber-picket-fence-panel`) -- Scalloped-top variant of the timber picket fence panel: the rails stay level while the picket tops trace a concave dip or convex arch across the span. Five picket head styles, treated pine or hardwood, optional post on either end. https://www.cad60.com/models/scalloped-timber-picket-fence-panel
- **Timber Picket Fence Run** (`timber-picket-fence-run`) -- Multi-bay timber picket fence line: equal bays between shared posts, sized from a total run length and a target post spacing. Same rail-and-picket construction as the standalone panel, five picket head styles, treated pine or hardwood. https://www.cad60.com/models/timber-picket-fence-run
- **Scalloped Timber Picket Fence Run** (`scalloped-timber-picket-fence-run`) -- Scalloped-top variant of the timber picket fence run: the dip or arch repeats identically in every bay while the rails stay level. Same multi-bay run chassis, five picket head styles, treated pine or hardwood. https://www.cad60.com/models/scalloped-timber-picket-fence-run
- **Elliptical Spear Top Fence Panel** (`elliptical-spear-top-fence-panel`) -- Fence panel whose vertical spear tips trace a half-ellipse arc across the top -- tallest in the middle (convex) or dished (concave) -- on a straight top rail. Heritage arched-palisade aesthetic, matching the elliptical spear-top gates for a continuous run. Level only. Each spear is a different length; a dedicated Spear Heights page lists every overhang plus a foot-to-tip cut-list. https://www.cad60.com/models/elliptical-spear-top-fence-panel

### Screens
- **Patterned Slatted Privacy Screen** (`patterned-slatted-privacy-screen`) -- Freestanding frameless privacy screen with alternating-profile slats on flat-bar base plates. Define 2 to 10 slat types and their counts, spacings, and between-type gaps for a mixed-size pattern. Optional top caps, bracing bar, and cross rail with wall plate. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-slatted-privacy-screen
- **Patterned Battened Privacy Screen** (`patterned-battened-privacy-screen`) -- Freestanding frameless privacy screen with alternating-profile battens welded to flat-bar base plates. Define 2 to 10 batten types and their counts, spacings, and between-type gaps for a mixed-size pattern. Optional top caps, bracing bar, and cross rail with wall plate. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-battened-privacy-screen
- **Standard Window Screen Frame** (`window-screen-frame`) -- Rigid rectangular window-screen frame mounted off a wall on standoff feet, with no infill. Two mitred-and-welded stiles and rails in RHS or SHS, with wall-mount legs whose length sets how far the screen stands off the window. The base frame for the slatted and battened window screens. https://www.cad60.com/models/window-screen-frame
- **Patterned Slatted Window Screen** (`patterned-slatted-window-screen`) -- Wall-mounted window screen with an alternating multi-size slat pattern routered into the frame (e.g. 65×16 & 38×25), with flat-bar or RHS blade options. Mounted off a wall on standoff feet; mitred-and-welded RHS/SHS frame. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-slatted-window-screen
- **Patterned Battened Window Screen** (`patterned-battened-window-screen`) -- Wall-mounted window screen with alternating-profile battens on the front face of the frame. Define 2 to 10 batten types and their counts, spacings, and between-type gaps for a mixed-size pattern, either vertical (spaced across the frame) or horizontal (stacked up it). https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-battened-window-screen
- **Slatted Window Screen** (`slatted-window-screen`) -- Window screen with slat infill set inside the frame opening, mounted off a wall on standoff feet. Slats run horizontal or vertical at a chosen spacing to block sightlines and sun while letting air through. Mitred-and-welded RHS/SHS frame. https://www.cad60.com/models/slatted-window-screen
- **Battened Window Screen** (`battened-window-screen`) -- Window screen with battens face-fixed across the front of the frame, mounted off a wall on standoff feet. Battens run vertical or horizontal at a chosen spacing for a clean architectural screen. Mitred-and-welded RHS/SHS frame. https://www.cad60.com/models/battened-window-screen
- **Louvred Window Screen** (`louvred-window-screen`) -- Window screen with louvre infill tilted inside the frame opening, mounted off a wall on standoff feet. Angled flat-bar or elliptical louvres block sightlines and shed rain while letting air through. Mitred-and-welded RHS/SHS frame. https://www.cad60.com/models/louvred-window-screen
- **Battened Bin & Utility Enclosure** (`battened-amenity-enclosure`) -- Four-sided tube-frame enclosure with face-fixed batten infill, a hinged access door and an optional lid. Suits bin stores, air conditioner and pool pump screens, hot water unit surrounds and gas bottle cages. The back wall can be left open for a wall-mounted screen. https://www.cad60.com/models/battened-amenity-enclosure
- **Slatted Bin & Utility Enclosure** (`slatted-amenity-enclosure`) -- Four-sided tube-frame enclosure with vertical slat infill, a hinged access door and an optional lid. Suits bin stores, air conditioner and pool pump screens, hot water unit surrounds and gas bottle cages. The back wall can be left open for a wall-mounted screen. https://www.cad60.com/models/slatted-amenity-enclosure
- **Louvred Bin & Utility Enclosure** (`louvred-amenity-enclosure`) -- Four-sided tube-frame enclosure with angled louvre infill, a hinged access door and an optional lid. The tilted blades screen the unit while still letting it breathe, which suits air conditioner condensers, pool pump enclosures and gas bottle cages. The back wall can be left open for a wall-mounted screen. https://www.cad60.com/models/louvred-amenity-enclosure
- **Patterned Slatted Bin & Utility Enclosure** (`patterned-slatted-amenity-enclosure`) -- Four-sided tube-frame enclosure whose slat infill alternates between two or more blade sizes, with a hinged access door and an optional lid. Suits bin stores, air conditioner and pool pump screens, hot water unit surrounds and gas bottle cages. The back wall can be left open for a wall-mounted screen. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-slatted-amenity-enclosure
- **Patterned Battened Bin & Utility Enclosure** (`patterned-battened-amenity-enclosure`) -- Four-sided tube-frame enclosure whose face-fixed batten infill alternates between two or more batten sizes, with a hinged access door and an optional lid. Suits bin stores, air conditioner and pool pump screens, hot water unit surrounds and gas bottle cages. The back wall can be left open for a wall-mounted screen. https://www.cad60.com/models/patterned-battened-amenity-enclosure

### Balustrades
- **Glass Balustrade** (`frameless-glass-balustrade`) -- Frameless toughened-glass balustrade run, held by stainless spigots, a continuous base channel, or semi-frameless flanking posts with edge clamps. Complies with AS 1288 / NCC balustrade requirements (minimum 1000 mm above finished floor level, 865 mm above stair nosings). An optional interlinking handrail can be added above the glass; spigot-mounted glass without an interlinking handrail requires additional structural interlinking under the NCC. This is a fabrication drawing - installed-barrier compliance must be verified by a licensed building surveyor in your jurisdiction. Glass to AS/NZS 2208 (Grade A toughened safety glass). https://www.cad60.com/models/frameless-glass-balustrade
- **Flat-Top Bar Balustrade** (`flat-top-balustrade`) -- Straight-run balustrade with posts at regular intervals, top and bottom rails, optional mid rail and handrail, and vertical bar, horizontal wire, or horizontal extrusion infill. Suited for decks, balconies, mezzanines, and level walkways. https://www.cad60.com/models/flat-top-balustrade
- **Stair Balustrade** (`stair-balustrade`) -- Raked balustrade following stair pitch. Posts are plumb (vertical), rails follow the stair angle. Specify pitch via rise/going per tread or by angle. https://www.cad60.com/models/stair-balustrade
- **Stair Handrail** (`stair-handrail`) -- Sloped round or oval tube handrail on plumb stanchions, following a stair pitch. Stanchions stay vertical while the handrail follows the rake. Specify pitch via rise/going per tread or by angle, and choose floor-mounted stanchions or wall brackets. https://www.cad60.com/models/stair-handrail

Each model is fully parametric. Enter your opening width, post height, tube sizes, and the engine recomputes everything: geometry and dimension lines.

## Pricing (detailed)

### Explorer ($0/month)
- 3 lifetime watermarked PDF downloads
- Unlimited SVG previews in browser
- Full 3D model preview
- No account required to preview; account required for PDF download
- Free forever, no credit card

### Fabricator ($88/month or $74/month billed annually)
- Unlimited clean PDF downloads (no watermark)
- Branded title block (your logo, client name, job reference, version)
- Save and reload jobs
- Share interactive 3D views with clients (link, no login)
- STEP file export for CAD software
- Priority support (4-hour response)
- Early access to new models
- Best value for shops generating multiple drawings per month

## Output formats (detailed)

### A4 PDF Drawing Pack (primary)
- Multiple A4 landscape sheets per pack (varies by product)
- Sheet 1: Front elevation with full dimension lines
- Sheet 2: Side elevation with dimension lines
- Sheet 3: Top/plan view with dimension lines
- Sheet 4: Isometric view
- Each sheet includes: title block (job name, date, revision, scale), extension lines, dimension lines

### STEP File Export
- Industry-standard 3D format for import into CAD software (FreeCAD, SolidWorks, Fusion 360, etc.)
- Available on the Fabricator tier

### SVG Preview
- Interactive paginated SVG viewer in browser
- All content sanitized with DOMPurify
- Available on all tiers (including Explorer)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Getting Started

**What is CAD60?**
A parametric drawing engine. Designers publish models. You enter your dimensions. CAD60 produces a complete A4 PDF drawing pack with orthographic views and dimension lines. No CAD software. No engineering degree.

**Do I need to install anything?**
No. CAD60 runs entirely in your browser. Enter dimensions, preview in 3D, download a PDF. No installation, no license, no plugins.

**What do I get in a drawing pack?**
Multiple A4 sheets depending on the product: front elevation, side elevation, top view, isometric, and more. Each sheet includes dimension lines, extension lines, and a title block.

### Quality & Trust

**How accurate are the drawings?**
Dimensions are computed to sub-millimeter precision from your inputs. All views are orthographically projected from a true 3D solid using CadQuery, the same OCCT geometry kernel used in FreeCAD and professional CAD tools. This is computed geometry, not a sketch.

**Can I use these drawings for real fabrication?**
Yes. The drawings are production-ready. Dimensions are in millimeters. Print the PDF at A4 landscape and hand it to your fabricator.

**My project is custom. Will a model fit my dimensions?**
Every model is fully parametric. Enter your actual site dimensions (opening width, post height, tube sizes) and the engine recomputes everything: geometry and dimension lines. It's not a template you stretch. It's a computation from your numbers.

**What if a dimension in the drawing is wrong?**
Change the input, regenerate. Drawings take under sixty seconds. There's no waiting on a drafter. If you entered the wrong number, fix it and go again.

### Pricing

**Is CAD60 really free?**
The Explorer tier gives you 3 lifetime watermarked PDF downloads. No credit card. No trial that expires. Free forever.

**What does Fabricator add?**
Fabricator removes watermarks, gives unlimited PDF downloads, adds a branded title block with your company logo, lets you save and reload jobs, includes STEP export, and comes with priority support. The models themselves are the same on every tier.

**Do I own the drawings I generate?**
Yes. The PDF output is yours. Print it, email it, hand it to your fabricator. CAD60 doesn't claim ownership of your generated drawings.

### Products & Catalog

**What products are available?**
153 parametric models across five categories: pedestrian gates, pedestrian gates with side panels, sliding gates, double swing gates, and fence panels. New product types are being added.

**Can I request a new model type?**
Yes. If you need a specific product type and it doesn't exist yet, contact harry@cad60.com.

**What file formats do I get?**
A4 PDF is the primary output. The Fabricator tier also supports STEP export for import into CAD software. SVG output is available in the browser preview.

### Technical Specifications

**What tube sizes can I use for a gate frame?**
Most models support common RHS and SHS tube sizes: 25x25, 30x30, 40x40, 50x50, 65x35, 75x50, and 100x50 mm. The exact options depend on the model.

**What is the standard height for a pedestrian gate?**
There is no fixed standard -- it depends on the site and local regulations. CAD60 pedestrian gate models accept any height you enter. Common heights range from 1200 mm to 2100 mm.

**How wide can a sliding gate opening be?**
Sliding gate models support openings up to 12,000 mm (12 meters) depending on the model.

**Can I add my company logo to the drawings?**
Yes. Upload your company logo in your account settings and it appears on the title block of every PDF drawing pack you generate (Fabricator tier).

## Guides (13)

In-depth guides on metal-gate sizing, materials, and Australian Standards.
Full index: https://www.cad60.com/guides

- **How to Make a Patterned Battened Gate** (`how-to-make-a-patterned-battened-gate`): A simple guide to CAD60's pattern designer. Pick your batten types, set counts and gaps, and choose how the pattern fits your gate, step by step. https://www.cad60.com/guides/how-to-make-a-patterned-battened-gate
- **Designing a Timber Picket Fence** (`designing-a-timber-picket-fence`): Picket head styles, rail-and-picket vs framed construction, flat vs scalloped tops, treated pine vs hardwood, and how to size a picket fence, panel, run, or gate. https://www.cad60.com/guides/designing-a-timber-picket-fence
- **What to Include on a Gate Fabrication Drawing** (`what-to-include-on-a-gate-fabrication-drawing`): The eight things every gate shop drawing needs: title block, overall and clear-opening dimensions, frame profiles, infill spacing, hardware, finish callout, and a cut list. Worked example. https://www.cad60.com/guides/what-to-include-on-a-gate-fabrication-drawing
- **How to Quote a Sliding Gate** (`how-to-quote-a-sliding-gate`): A worked sliding-gate quote, line by line: aluminium and tube, hardware, motor, finish, labour hours, and margin. The numbers a fabricator marks up, with a full 4 m example. https://www.cad60.com/guides/how-to-quote-a-sliding-gate
- **Cantilever vs Tracked Sliding Gate** (`cantilever-vs-tracked-sliding-gate`): When to run a cantilever gate and when a ground-tracked one wins. Span limits, counterbalance, slope, debris, cost, and a side-by-side table to pick fast. https://www.cad60.com/guides/cantilever-vs-tracked-sliding-gate
- **Pool Gate Compliance: What AS 1926.1 Requires** (`pool-gate-compliance-as1926`): The AS 1926.1 rules a pool gate must meet: self-closing, self-latching, latch height, non-climbable zone, and the 100 mm gap. A buildable checklist for fabricators. https://www.cad60.com/guides/pool-gate-compliance-as1926
- **When to Use a Telescopic Gate** (`when-to-use-a-telescopic-gate`): A telescopic (bi-parting) gate splits the leaf so it needs half the run-back of a single slide. When that trade-off is worth it, where it isn't, and how to size the panels. https://www.cad60.com/guides/when-to-use-a-telescopic-gate
- **How to Make Fabrication Drawings Without CAD** (`how-to-make-fabrication-drawings-without-cad`): You don't need AutoCAD or SolidWorks to draw a gate. Type the dimensions, get a fully dimensioned shop drawing and cut list. Here is the whole workflow, free, in minutes. https://www.cad60.com/guides/how-to-make-fabrication-drawings-without-cad
- **How to Make a Shop Drawing for a Sliding Gate** (`how-to-make-a-shop-drawing-for-a-sliding-gate`): Measure the opening, pick a style, type the numbers, fill the title block, download the PDF. A step-by-step sliding-gate shop drawing with a live worked example. https://www.cad60.com/guides/how-to-make-a-shop-drawing-for-a-sliding-gate
- **How to Measure Up Sliding Gates on Raked Ground** (`how-to-measure-sliding-gates-on-raked-ground`): How to measure up a sliding gate on sloping ground. Flat, single rake, and double rake explained simply, with the datum-line method and drag-to-learn diagrams. https://www.cad60.com/guides/how-to-measure-sliding-gates-on-raked-ground
- **Which Type of Gate to Choose** (`which-type-of-gate-to-choose`): A practical decision guide covering pedestrian, swing, sliding, cantilever, telescopic, and bi-fold gates. Width, site, use, compliance, and cost factors. https://www.cad60.com/guides/which-type-of-gate-to-choose
- **Standard Pedestrian Gate Sizes in Australia** (`standard-pedestrian-gate-sizes-australia`): Standard widths, heights, hardware, and full worked specs for residential, commercial, and pool-compliant pedestrian gates in Australia. AS1428.1 and AS1926.1 references. https://www.cad60.com/guides/standard-pedestrian-gate-sizes-australia
- **RHS vs SHS for Steel Gate Frames** (`rhs-vs-shs-for-steel-gate-frames`): Choosing between RHS and SHS for stiles, rails, and posts. Section properties, worked bending-moment example, stiffeners, welding, HDG, and material cost. https://www.cad60.com/guides/rhs-vs-shs-for-steel-gate-frames

## Glossary (158 terms)

Plain-English definitions of metal-fabrication terms used in CAD60. Full
glossary: https://www.cad60.com/glossary

- **Aluminium** (`aluminium`): A lightweight non-ferrous metal that doesn't rust. Used for gate battens, slats, louvres, and lightweight residential gate frames. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/aluminium
- **Aluminium extrusion** (`aluminium-extrusion`): An aluminium product made by pushing heated alloy billet through a shaped die. Source of all standard batten, slat, louvre, and rail profiles. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/aluminium-extrusion
- **Aluminium slat fence** (`aluminium-slat-fence`): A fence built from aluminium slat extrusions on steel or aluminium posts. Low maintenance, modern look. Ubiquitous in suburban Australia. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/aluminium-slat-fence
- **Anchor bolt** (`anchor-bolt`): A bolt or threaded stud designed to be cast into wet concrete, providing a fixed thread for a base plate to bolt down to once the concrete cures. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/anchor-bolt
- **Anti-lift bracket** (`anti-lift-bracket`): A steel hook on a cantilever gate that grips under the rollers. It stops anyone lifting the gate up and off its rollers. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/anti-lift-bracket
- **AS 1428.1 (disability access)** (`as-1428`): The Australian standard for design for access and mobility. For pedestrian gates, sets the minimum 850 mm clear opening for compliant access. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/as-1428
- **AS/NZS 1554 (welding of steel structures)** (`as-nzs-1554`): The Australian/NZ standard for welding structural steel. Covers welder qualifications, weld procedures, inspection, and quality categories. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/as-nzs-1554
- **AS/NZS 5131 (structural steelwork construction)** (`as-nzs-5131`): The Australian/NZ standard for the construction of structural steelwork, with four construction-category levels (CC1 to CC4) of inspection rigor. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/as-nzs-5131
- **Balustrade** (`balustrade`): A protective barrier of vertical members fixed atop a balcony, deck, or stair edge to prevent falls. Minimum 1 m height in residential Australia. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/balustrade
- **Battened gate** (`battened-gate`): A welded aluminium frame infilled with vertical battens at small gaps. The standard residential look in Australia: privacy without total opacity, no wind catch. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/battened-gate
- **Bi-fold gate** (`bi-fold-gate`): A driveway gate that folds in half on a hinged centre joint, halving the swing arc. Used where opening width is wide but swing room is short. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/bi-fold-gate
- **Bottom rail** (`bottom-rail`): The bar across the base of a gate frame. On a sliding gate it is heavier because it carries the rollers; on a swing gate it matches the top rail. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/bottom-rail
- **Bottom roller** (`bottom-roller`): A wheel fixed under a tracked sliding gate. It runs along the V-track or inside the U-track and carries the gate's weight. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/bottom-roller
- **Bracing bar** (`bracing-bar`): A horizontal aluminium tube welded behind battens or slats for extra rigidity. Hidden from the gate face but stiffens the infill against wind. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/bracing-bar
- **Butt hinge** (`butt-hinge`): A pair of flat plates joined by a pin barrel, fixed to the gate stile and the post. The standard low-cost hinge for light pedestrian gates. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/butt-hinge
- **Butt weld** (`butt-weld`): A weld that joins two members end-to-end in the same plane. The workhorse joint for splicing tubes and joining frame extensions. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/butt-weld
- **Cantilever gate** (`cantilever-gate`): A sliding gate with no track on the ground. It hangs from rollers on a post and balances on a tail. Good for a clean, clear driveway. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/cantilever-gate
- **Cantilever rail** (`cantilever-rail`): The strong beam along the bottom of a cantilever gate. It rides on rollers fixed to a post, so the gate hangs in the air with no track on the ground. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/cantilever-rail
- **Catch plate** (`catch-plate`): A welded plate on the latch side that stops a swing gate over-swinging past the closed position. Also a target for the latch tongue. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/catch-plate
- **Catcher post** (`catcher-post`): The post on the far side of a sliding-gate opening. It catches the front edge of the gate and holds it straight when the gate is fully shut. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/catcher-post
- **Centre line** (`centre-line`): A long-dash-short-dash line showing the symmetric centre of a feature (a hole, a shaft, a symmetric gate face) or the axis of a rotation. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/centre-line
- **Chainwire (chainlink) fence** (`chainwire-fence`): A fence made from interwoven steel wire forming a diamond pattern, hung from posts with top and bottom tension wires. Cheap, transparent, ubiquitous. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/chainwire-fence
- **Chemical anchor** (`chemical-anchor`): A threaded stud bonded into a hole drilled in concrete using a two-part epoxy or vinylester resin. The strongest retrofit anchor for steel-to-concrete fixings. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/chemical-anchor
- **Circular Hollow Section (CHS)** (`chs`): Cold-formed steel tube with a round cross-section. Used for handrails, posts, and any application where a circular profile suits the function. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/chs
- **Clear opening** (`clear-opening`): The width of the gap a gate has to cover, measured between the inside faces of the two posts. The first number you take for sizing any gate. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/clear-opening
- **Coach bolt (carriage bolt)** (`coach-bolt`): A bolt with a domed mushroom head and a square shank under the head that bites into timber to stop the bolt rotating during tightening. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/coach-bolt
- **Colorbond fence** (`colorbond-fence`): A pre-painted steel sheet fence (BlueScope Colorbond) with sheets sliding into channelled steel posts. The standard residential boundary fence in Australia. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/colorbond-fence
- **Concreted post** (`concreted-post`): A gate post set directly into a concrete footing. The strongest and most permanent post mounting for swing and sliding gates. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/concreted-post
- **Continuous weld** (`continuous-weld`): A weld that runs uninterrupted along the full length of a joint. The default for structural and load-bearing gate joints. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/continuous-weld
- **Core-drilled post** (`core-drilled-post`): A balustrade or fence post fixed into a hole core-drilled through the slab and grouted in place. Strongest non-cast retrofit fixing into concrete. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/core-drilled-post
- **Counterweight section** (`counterweight-section`): The part of a cantilever gate that sticks out past the post when the gate is shut. It balances the gate's weight so it sits steady on the rollers. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/counterweight-section
- **Crimped Spear Tip** (`crimped-tip`): A pressed-flat pyramid tip formed from the top end of a palisade spear shaft. The cheapest tip option: no separate fitting, just press and weld closed. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/crimped-tip
- **Cross brace** (`cross-brace`): A diagonal member welded inside a gate frame to resist racking (the frame trying to deform from a rectangle into a parallelogram). https://www.cad60.com/glossary/cross-brace
- **Cutting list (BOM)** (`cutting-list`): A list of every steel section in the gate, with length, count, and any cut-angle. Feeds straight into the workshop cold saw. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/cutting-list
- **DAR timber** (`dar-timber`): Dressed All Round: sawn timber machined smooth and square on all four faces. The section standard called out on every CAD60 timber picket drawing. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/dar-timber
- **Datum line** (`datum-line`): A line that is perfectly flat and level. You stretch it across an opening and measure from it, so every measurement starts from the same place. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/datum-line
- **Detail view** (`detail-view`): A magnified view of a small region of a parent drawing, used to show fine geometry that would be cluttered or unreadable at the parent view's scale. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/detail-view
- **Diagonal brace** (`diagonal-brace`): A single timber board running from a ledged gate's bottom hinge corner up to its top latch corner, stopping the free edge sagging over time. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/diagonal-brace
- **Dimension line** (`dimension-line`): A line with arrowheads at each end that measures the distance between two extension lines on an engineering drawing. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/dimension-line
- **Dog ear** (`dog-ear`): A picket head style that clips both top corners off at 45 degrees, leaving a small flat top between two angled cuts. Common on paling fences. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/dog-ear
- **Double rake** (`double-rake`): A gate built for ground where the top and the bottom both slope. You measure four heights from one level line: up to the top and down to the bottom on each side. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/double-rake
- **Double swing gate** (`double-swing-gate`): A two-leaf swing gate where each leaf swings independently. Used to span openings wider than a single leaf can carry. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/double-swing-gate
- **Drawing scale** (`drawing-scale`): The ratio between dimensions on the drawing and dimensions on the actual part. Common gate-trade scales are 1:50, 1:25, 1:20, 1:10. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/drawing-scale
- **Drive rack** (`drive-rack`): A toothed steel bar fixed along the bottom of an automatic sliding gate. The motor's gear grips the teeth and walks the gate open and shut. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/drive-rack
- **Driveway gate** (`driveway-gate`): A vehicle gate spanning a driveway entry. Built as a single swing, double swing, sliding, cantilever, or telescopic gate depending on the site. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/driveway-gate
- **Drop bolt** (`drop-bolt`): A vertical bolt mounted on the leading edge of a gate that drops into a ground sleeve to lock the gate when closed. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/drop-bolt
- **Drop latch** (`drop-latch`): A simple gravity latch where a pivoting bar drops into a slot to hold the gate closed. The cheapest and oldest gate latch design. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/drop-latch
- **Dynabolt (sleeve anchor)** (`dynabolt`): A mechanical anchor with a sleeve that expands against the wall of a drilled hole as the bolt is tightened. Quick to install but lower capacity than chemical anchors. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/dynabolt
- **Elevation view** (`elevation-view`): A view looking horizontally at one face of the object. Front, back, left, and right elevations are the standard set, plus the top is often called the plan. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/elevation-view
- **End stop** (`end-stop`): A steel block fixed to a sliding gate's track or rail. It stops the gate at the end of its travel, both when fully open and when fully shut. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/end-stop
- **Equal angle (EA / angle iron)** (`equal-angle`): A steel L-section with both legs the same width. Sized as leg x leg x thickness (e.g. 50x50x5 mm). Used for brackets, ledgers, and stiffeners. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/equal-angle
- **Extension line** (`extension-line`): A line drawn perpendicular to the feature being dimensioned, extending outward to where the dimension line is placed. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/extension-line
- **Fence panel** (`fence-panel`): A pre-fabricated infill panel that sits between two posts in a fencing run. Built as a rectangular frame with battens, slats, or louvres face-fixed to it, then bolted or welded to posts on site. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/fence-panel
- **Fillet weld** (`fillet-weld`): A triangular-cross-section weld joining two surfaces meeting at an angle. Typical for hinge plates, brackets, and stiffeners. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/fillet-weld
- **Flat bar** (`flat-bar`): A solid rectangular cross-section steel bar, sized as width x thickness (e.g. 50x6 mm). Used for hinge plates, brackets, and traditional pickets. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/flat-bar
- **Footing** (`footing`): The concrete base into which a gate post is set. Sized by post depth and diameter to handle the post's overturning moment and hinge load. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/footing
- **Footplate post** (`footplate-post`): A gate post bolted to a steel base plate that's anchored to a concrete pad. Used when digging a footing isn't an option. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/footplate-post
- **Form 16 (engineering certification)** (`form-16`): The Queensland building approval form on which an RPEQ (Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland) certifies design or construction compliance. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/form-16
- **Galvanised steel** (`galvanised-steel`): Steel coated with a layer of zinc to resist rust. Hot-dip galvanising gives 25+ years of outdoor service in most Australian climates. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/galvanised-steel
- **Gate motor (operator)** (`gate-motor`): An electric motor that opens and closes a gate for you. There are types for sliding gates, swing gates, and ones hidden underground. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/gate-motor
- **Gate stop** (`gate-stop`): A small steel block or angle fixed to the ground or post that physically stops the gate at its open or closed position. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/gate-stop
- **Ground clearance** (`ground-clearance`): The gap between the bottom of a gate and the ground. Too small and the gate catches on dirt and leaves; too big and it is easy to crawl under. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/ground-clearance
- **Heat-affected zone (HAZ)** (`heat-affected-zone`): The strip of parent metal next to a weld whose microstructure has been changed by the heat of welding. Often the weakest part of the joint. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/heat-affected-zone
- **Hex bolt** (`hex-bolt`): A bolt with a hexagonal head, fully or partially threaded, tightened with a spanner. The universal structural fastener. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/hex-bolt
- **Hidden line** (`hidden-line`): A dashed line on a drawing showing edges that exist on the object but are hidden from view by a closer surface. Drawn as short evenly-spaced dashes. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/hidden-line
- **Hinge offset** (`hinge-offset`): The horizontal distance from the gate-stile face to the centre of the hinge pin. Sets where the gate pivots and how much swing clearance you need. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/hinge-offset
- **Hinge stile** (`hinge-stile`): The vertical gate member on the hinge side. Carries all the gate's weight in shear and the wind moment in bending. The most heavily loaded part of the frame. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/hinge-stile
- **Hot-dip galvanising** (`hot-dip-galvanising`): Dipping fabricated steel into molten zinc at ~450 °C, forming a metallurgically-bonded zinc coating 60–100 μm thick. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/hot-dip-galvanising
- **Hydraulic gate closer** (`hydraulic-gate-closer`): A piston-style closer with adjustable damping that returns a heavy gate softly to closed. Used where self-closing hinges aren't strong enough. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/hydraulic-gate-closer
- **Isometric view** (`isometric-view`): A 3D drawing in which all three principal axes are equally foreshortened, conveying depth without perspective distortion. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/isometric-view
- **Juliet balcony** (`juliet-balcony`): A balustrade fixed to the outside face of a building above a window or door, providing the look of a balcony without a deck. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/juliet-balcony
- **Keypad (access controller)** (`keypad`): A weather-rated PIN-entry pad mounted near a gate that triggers the motor to open when a valid code is entered. Standard pedestrian-side gate access. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/keypad
- **Latch stile** (`latch-stile`): The vertical gate member on the latch side. Carries the latch hardware and stops against the catch plate or latch post when closed. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/latch-stile
- **Ledge** (`ledge`): A horizontal timber rail on a hung gate leaf that doubles as the mounting point for the hinges, in place of a vertical hinge stile. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/ledge
- **Lever-handle latch** (`lever-handle-latch`): A latch with a lever or ball handle that retracts the latch tongue when pressed. Used on pedestrian gates that need to be opened from either side. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/lever-handle-latch
- **Lock surround plate** (`lock-surround-plate`): A solid plate welded flush to the front face of a battened gate around the lockbox. It closes the gap between battens so a hand can't reach through to the lock. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/lock-surround-plate
- **Lockbox** (`lockbox`): A welded steel housing on the latch stile that holds the lock body and protects it from weather and tampering. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/lockbox
- **Loop detector** (`loop-detector`): An induction loop buried in the driveway that senses metal vehicles and triggers the gate to open or hold open. Standard for vehicle-only gate operation. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/loop-detector
- **Loop-top fence** (`loop-top-fence`): A tubular fence where the top of each vertical bar bends back over the top rail in a smooth loop. No graspable top, no climb point, no spear. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/loop-top-fence
- **Louvred gate** (`louvred-gate`): A gate filled with angled overlapping horizontal slats (louvres) that block the line of sight while letting airflow through. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/louvred-gate
- **Magna Latch** (`magna-latch`): A magnetic, key-lockable, top-pull pool-gate latch made by D&D Technologies. The de-facto standard for AS1926.1-compliant pool gates in Australia. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/magna-latch
- **Manual release** (`manual-release`): A keyed lever on a gate motor that disengages the drive so the gate can be pushed by hand. Required by AS/NZS 4505 for power-fail emergencies. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/manual-release
- **Marine-grade aluminium** (`marine-grade-aluminium`): Aluminium alloys (5052, 5083, 6061-T6) chosen for high corrosion resistance in saltwater environments. Used within 1 km of coast. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/marine-grade-aluminium
- **Mid rail** (`mid-rail`): A horizontal member added between top and bottom rails for stiffness or batten anchoring. Optional on short gates, common on tall ones. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/mid-rail
- **MIG welding (GMAW)** (`mig-welding`): Gas Metal Arc Welding. A continuous wire electrode feeds through a gun, melts in an inert gas shield, and lays a fast clean weld bead. The default for steel gate fabrication. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/mig-welding
- **Mild steel** (`mild-steel`): Plain low-carbon structural steel, the default material for gate frames and posts. Cheap, weldable, but rusts without coating. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/mild-steel
- **Mitre joint** (`mitre-joint`): A joint between two members cut at matching angles (typically 45°) so they meet at a 90° corner with no exposed end-grain. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/mitre-joint
- **NCC / BCA (National Construction Code)** (`ncc-bca`): The Australian regulatory document that sets minimum building requirements. Volume 1 covers Class 2 to 9 buildings; Volume 2 covers Class 1 and 10 (residential). https://www.cad60.com/glossary/ncc-bca
- **Orthographic view** (`orthographic-view`): A 2D drawing showing one face of a 3D object as if projected perpendicularly onto the drawing plane (front, side, or top). https://www.cad60.com/glossary/orthographic-view
- **Overlap allowance** (`overlap-allowance`): Extra width added to each side of a sliding gate so the closed gate laps over the post or fence and leaves no gap. Usually 50 to 150 mm per side. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/overlap-allowance
- **Paling** (`paling`): A timber picket fixed with no gap to its neighbours, boards butted edge to edge for a fully private fence. Same board, same fixing, zero gap. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/paling
- **Palisade Fence** (`palisade`): A perimeter fence of vertical spear shafts welded between horizontal rails, with pointed tips at the top. Heritage security style, common on schools, substations, and commercial yards. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/palisade
- **Parallel Flange Channel (PFC)** (`pfc`): A steel C-shaped section with flat parallel flanges. Sized by web height (e.g. PFC 100, PFC 150). Used as posts, beams, and heavy ledgers. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/pfc
- **Patterned battens** (`patterned-battens`): A custom batten layout where width, profile, and spacing vary across the gate to make a deliberate visual rhythm. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/patterned-battens
- **Pedestrian gate** (`pedestrian-gate`): A single-leaf gate sized for foot traffic. Standard residential widths in Australia are 900, 1000, or 1100 mm. Heights run 1200 to 2100 mm. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/pedestrian-gate
- **Photo eye (safety beam)** (`photo-eye`): A pair of infrared sensors across a gate opening. Breaks the beam and the gate motor stops or reverses. Standard automated-gate safety device. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/photo-eye
- **Picket fence** (`picket-fence`): A fence with vertical pickets (slim flat or tubular bars) running between two horizontal rails. Open structure, classical look. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/picket-fence
- **Pipe (vs tube)** (`pipe`): A round hollow section sized by nominal bore (NB) for fluid flow. Different sizing convention from tube, which is sized by outside diameter. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/pipe
- **Plan view** (`plan-view`): A view looking straight down at the object from above. Shows the footprint and any horizontal arrangement of features. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/plan-view
- **Plate** (`plate`): Flat steel sheet thicker than 5 mm, supplied in standard widths and lengths. Used for footplates, hinge plates, gussets, and reinforcement. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/plate
- **Plug weld** (`plug-weld`): A weld made by drilling a hole in one part, then filling the hole with weld metal that bonds to the part underneath. Used to fix overlapping plates. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/plug-weld
- **Plumb** (`plumb`): Vertical, true to gravity. A plumb post stands at exactly 90 degrees to a level horizontal datum. Out-of-plumb is the most common gate-install fault. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/plumb
- **Pool fence** (`pool-fence`): A barrier surrounding a private pool. In Australia, AS1926.1 mandates ≥1200 mm height, ≤100 mm gaps, and self-closing self-latching gates. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/pool-fence
- **Pop rivet (blind rivet)** (`pop-rivet`): A two-part rivet installed from one side using a pull-mandrel rivet gun. Used for sheet-metal and aluminium-on-aluminium fixings. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/pop-rivet
- **Powder coat** (`powder-coat`): A dry paint finish that's electrostatically applied and cured under heat. Standard colour finish over galvanised steel for gates and fences in Australia. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/powder-coat
- **Pre-galvanised steel** (`pre-galvanised-steel`): Steel that's been galvanised in coil form before being shaped. Coating is thinner than hot-dip galvanise but the steel is ready to use straight from stock. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/pre-galvanised-steel
- **Privacy screen** (`privacy-screen`): A fixed panel of battens, slats, or louvres used as a free-standing or wall-mounted screen for visual privacy. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/privacy-screen
- **Rake** (`rake`): Rake means the ground is not flat. It slopes up or down. For a sliding gate, the slope changes how you measure the opening and how the gate is built. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/rake
- **Rectangular Hollow Section (RHS)** (`rhs`): Cold-formed steel tube with a rectangular cross-section, used as gate-frame stiles and rails. Common sizes 50×25 mm to 100×50 mm. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/rhs
- **Sag (gate sag)** (`sag`): The drop of the leading edge of a swing gate over time, caused by gate weight, wind load, and any out-of-plumb in the hinge stile. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/sag
- **Scalloped picket top** (`scalloped-picket-top`): A picket fence top where the individual picket lengths trace a dip or arch across the span while the rails stay perfectly level underneath. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/scalloped-picket-top
- **Section view** (`section-view`): A view created by imagining a cutting plane through the part and drawing what would be exposed on the cut face. Shows internal structure that elevations can't. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/section-view
- **Self-closing** (`self-closing`): A gate behaviour: when released from any open position, the gate returns to closed automatically without manual help. Required on pool gates by AS1926.1. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/self-closing
- **Self-closing hinge** (`self-closing-hinge`): A hinge with a built-in spring or hydraulic cartridge that pulls the gate closed automatically. Required on pool gates by AS1926.1. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/self-closing-hinge
- **Self-latching** (`self-latching`): A gate behaviour: when the gate reaches its closed position, the latch engages automatically without anyone pressing or pulling it. Required on pool gates. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/self-latching
- **Setout** (`setout`): Marking where the posts, gates, and panels will go on the real ground before any digging starts. The last chance to catch a measuring mistake. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/setout
- **Side panel** (`side-panel`): A fixed (non-opening) panel adjacent to a gate, used to fill the remainder of an opening that is wider than the gate leaf. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/side-panel
- **Side-mount post** (`side-mount-post`): A balustrade post bolted to the side face of a slab or beam (not the top), using a heavy bracket. Used to gain headroom or skirt the slab edge. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/side-mount-post
- **Single rake** (`single-rake`): A gate built for ground that slopes one way. The top stays flat and level; the bottom follows the slope. You measure one height on each side. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/single-rake
- **Single swing gate** (`single-swing-gate`): A one-leaf swing gate. Practical up to about 3.5 m wide before the leverage on the hinges starts pulling the leading edge out of plumb. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/single-swing-gate
- **Slatted gate** (`slatted-gate`): A gate filled with wide solid slats arranged tight or with a minimal gap, blocking sight lines for a privacy finish. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/slatted-gate
- **Sliding gate** (`sliding-gate`): A gate that slides sideways to open, instead of swinging out. Picked when there is no room out front for a gate to swing. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/sliding-gate
- **Spear (Palisade)** (`spear`): A vertical shaft (typically 25x25x1.2 SHS) running between top and bottom rails of a palisade gate or fence panel, finished in a crimped or cast tip. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/spear
- **Spear Arrowhead** (`arrowhead`): A cast or fabricated decorative tip welded to the top of a palisade spear shaft. Heritage style, typically 120 mm tall with a 40 mm base and an optional decorative collar. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/arrowhead
- **Spear-top fence** (`spear-top-fence`): A picket or tubular fence where each vertical bar finishes in a pointed spearhead. Standard security/anti-climb top. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/spear-top-fence
- **Spigot-mount post (balustrade)** (`spigot-mount-post`): A balustrade post fixed by inserting a spigot (a stub shaft) into a sleeve cast into the slab. Lets the post be removed without breaking concrete. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/spigot-mount-post
- **Spirit level** (`spirit-level`): A hand tool with a bubble in a liquid tube that shows when something is perfectly flat (level) or upright (plumb). Used to set a level datum line. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/spirit-level
- **Square** (`square`): At exactly 90 degrees to a reference. A square gate frame has all four corners at right angles. Out-of-square frames don't sit right and bind on hardware. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/square
- **Square bar (solid bar)** (`square-bar`): A solid square-cross-section steel bar (e.g. 12x12, 16x16, 20x20 mm). Used for traditional pickets, balustrade balusters, and decorative work. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/square-bar
- **Square Hollow Section (SHS)** (`shs`): Cold-formed steel tube with a square cross-section, used as gate posts and frames. Common sizes 25×25 mm to 100×100 mm. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/shs
- **Stainless steel** (`stainless-steel`): A steel alloy with at least 10.5% chromium for natural corrosion resistance. Used on marine, pool, and architectural gate hardware. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/stainless-steel
- **STEP file** (`step-file`): Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data (ISO 10303). A neutral 3D file format for moving CAD geometry between programs. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/step-file
- **Stick welding (MMAW)** (`stick-welding`): Manual Metal Arc Welding. A flux-coated electrode burns down as it welds, with the flux producing its own gas shield. Tough, portable, no gas bottle needed. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/stick-welding
- **Stile** (`stile`): A vertical member of a gate frame. The hinge stile carries the hinges; the latch stile carries the latch. Together with the rails they form the gate perimeter. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/stile
- **Stitch weld** (`stitch-weld`): A series of short welds with gaps between them, instead of one continuous weld. Used to control distortion and reduce weld metal on long joints. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/stitch-weld
- **Strap hinge (T-hinge)** (`strap-hinge`): A long-armed hinge with a strap that bolts across the face of the gate, giving a wider lever arm and more visible structure than a butt hinge. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/strap-hinge
- **String line** (`string-line`): A thin line pulled tight between two points to mark a straight edge or a level line on site. The cheapest and most trusted setting-out tool. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/string-line
- **Swing gate** (`swing-gate`): A gate that pivots on hinges to open and close. Used where there is room out front for the swing arc. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/swing-gate
- **Tack weld** (`tack-weld`): A short, light weld used to hold parts in position before laying the structural welds. Quick, cheap, removable if the alignment is wrong. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/tack-weld
- **Tek screw (self-drilling screw)** (`tek-screw`): A self-drilling, self-tapping screw with a drill point. Bites straight into steel up to about 5 mm thick without a pilot hole. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/tek-screw
- **Telescopic gate** (`telescopic-gate`): A multi-section sliding gate where panels slide and overlap, allowing a long gate to fit a runout shorter than the opening width. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/telescopic-gate
- **TIG welding (GTAW)** (`tig-welding`): Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. A non-consumable tungsten electrode strikes an arc, optionally with a separate filler rod. Slow, beautiful, used on stainless and detail welds. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/tig-welding
- **Timber picket** (`timber-picket`): A dressed timber board face-fixed to a fence or gate's rails, its top end cut into a shaped head. The classic Australian cottage-fence infill board. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/timber-picket
- **Title block** (`title-block`): The bordered information block at the corner of an engineering drawing containing job name, date, scale, revision, and originator. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/title-block
- **Top rail** (`top-rail`): The bar running across the top of a gate frame, joining the two side bars. It caps the gate and holds the tops of the battens or slats. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/top-rail
- **Top roller (guide roller)** (`top-roller`): On a cantilever gate, a pair of rollers fixed to the post. They hold up the cantilever rail and let the gate slide, and they carry the gate's weight. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/top-roller
- **Tubular fence** (`tubular-fence`): A fence built from tube (square or round, aluminium or steel), welded into panels with vertical infill bars between top and bottom rails. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/tubular-fence
- **U-track** (`u-track`): A steel channel set into the ground with the open side up. The gate's wheels run inside it. Another option instead of V-track for a tracked sliding gate. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/u-track
- **Unequal angle (UA)** (`unequal-angle`): A steel L-section with the two legs different widths. Sized as long-leg x short-leg x thickness (e.g. 75x50x6 mm). https://www.cad60.com/glossary/unequal-angle
- **V-track** (`v-track`): A steel rail with a V-shaped top, set into the ground. The gate's grooved wheels sit in the V and roll along it. The common track for a tracked sliding gate. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/v-track
- **Wall-bolted post** (`wall-bolted-post`): A gate post bolted to an existing brick, block, or concrete wall. Used where a hinge stile lands on a building face. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/wall-bolted-post
- **Weld penetration** (`weld-penetration`): How deeply weld metal fuses into the parent metal. Full penetration develops the full strength of the joint; partial penetration is sized to the load. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/weld-penetration
- **Weld throat thickness** (`weld-throat-thickness`): The shortest distance from the root of a fillet weld to its theoretical face. Determines the shear capacity of the weld. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/weld-throat-thickness
- **Weld-on hinge** (`weld-on-hinge`): A hinge with a steel barrel that gets welded directly to the gate stile and post, no bolts or plates. Standard for medium and heavy steel gates. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/weld-on-hinge
- **Welded mesh fence** (`welded-mesh-fence`): A fence panel made from horizontal and vertical wires welded into a rigid grid. Common for security, schools, and animal enclosures. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/welded-mesh-fence
- **Wicket gate** (`wicket-gate`): A small pedestrian gate built into a larger driveway gate, letting one person walk through without opening the full gate. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/wicket-gate
- **Wrought iron** (`wrought-iron`): A traditional ferrous material with a fibrous internal structure, hand-forged into decorative gates and railings. Mostly replaced by mild steel today. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/wrought-iron
- **Zincalume** (`zincalume`): A BlueScope Steel coating of 55% aluminium and 45% zinc on mild-steel sheet. Lasts longer than plain galvanise in most environments. https://www.cad60.com/glossary/zincalume

## Technology Stack

- **Geometry Engine**: Python + CadQuery (OCCT kernel) -- same foundation as FreeCAD
- **Frontend**: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Three.js for 3D preview
- **Computation**: Stateless geometry engine, sub-millimetre precision, 30-second per-request timeout
- **Hosting**: Vercel (frontend), Fly.io (geometry engine, Sydney region)
- **Database**: Neon PostgreSQL (serverless)
- **Auth**: Google OAuth via Neon Auth

## Target Audience

- Independent welders and metal fabricators
- Small fab shops quoting residential and commercial gates
- Anyone who takes site measurements and needs drawings fast

## Not For

- Structural engineers needing PE-stamped drawings
- Architects producing full construction documentation
- Anyone who needs certified load calculations

## Contact

- General inquiries: harry@cad60.com
- Technical support: harry@cad60.com
- Enterprise sales: harry@cad60.com
- Privacy: harry@cad60.com
- Legal: harry@cad60.com