Ornamental Designer Pro

Fence Panel

A standalone fence section — no hinges or moving parts. Use this for ornamental iron fence runs between posts or between a gate and a structure.

Fence panel in the designer with posts and pickets

What's Different from Gates

  • No hinges, locks, mounting plates, or post extensions
  • No top profile options (flat top only by default)
  • Slope/racking settings for following terrain — full slope or bottom-only
  • Posts configured similarly to swing gates (count, size, caps)
  • All infill options available: pickets, rails, uprights, section panels, barb wire

Panel Basics

SettingDescription
WidthHorizontal span of the fence panel. Displayed in your chosen unit system.
HeightVertical height of the fence frame. Displayed in your chosen unit system.
Fill ColorColor for all fence elements.

Slope / Racking

Fence panels can follow sloped terrain. This tilts the panel to match the grade of a hillside.

SettingDescription
Slope HeightThe height difference between the left and right sides of the panel. Positive values make the right side higher.
Slope ModeFull — the entire panel (top and bottom) follows the slope. Bottom Only — only the bottom edge slopes; the top remains level. Bottom-only is common for ornamental iron fence where the top stays flat and the gap at the bottom follows the terrain.

Frame

Fence panels have left, right, top, and bottom frame members. The values represent the outer dimension of the tubing.

SettingDescription
Top FrameHeight of the top horizontal frame member. This is the tube that runs along the top edge of the panel.
Bottom FrameHeight of the bottom horizontal frame member. This is the tube that runs along the bottom edge of the panel.
Left FrameWidth of the left vertical frame member. Commonly set to 0 for fence panels that fit between posts.
Right FrameWidth of the right vertical frame member. Commonly set to 0 for fence panels that fit between posts.

Posts

SettingDescription
Post Count0 (no posts), 1 (one side), or 2 (both sides).
Post SideWhen using 1 post: left, right, or both sides.
Post SizeWidth of the post.
Post HeightTotal height of the post.
Cap StyleDecorative post cap: none, flat, pressed, pyramid, ball, pointed, urn, acorn, dome, or fluted.
Library CapSelect a custom SVG cap from the component library. Adjust scale and X/Y offset.
BaseplateToggle a flat baseplate at the bottom of the post. Configure width.

Pickets, Rails, and Infill

Fence panels support the same infill options as gates. Each is described below.

Pickets

Pickets are the vertical bars that fill the panel. Configure their size, center-to-center spacing, style (standard, all twisted, or alternating twisted), and surface finish (smooth or hammered). Pickets can be toggled on or off entirely for panels that use only solid fills or other infill.

Spear Points

Decorative tips that sit on top of pickets, extending above the top frame. Choose from styles including pressed, classic, quad, ball, fleur-de-lis, trident, acorn, pineapple, spade, diamond, arrow, and scroll-top. Configure extension height, finial height, and placement pattern (every picket, alternating, every 2nd, or every 3rd). When using a pattern, you can set a different spear style for the alternating pickets.

Rails

Horizontal members that run across the panel between the frame. Add as many rails as needed at any position. Each rail has a configurable tube size, position (measured from the top or bottom), and shape (flat, follow top, or follow bottom). You can bulk-add multiple rails with equal or custom spacing. The "Pickets Extend Through" option controls whether pickets pass through the rail continuously or stop at it.

Dog Pickets

Shorter pickets at the bottom of the panel, filling the gap between the bottom rail and the ground. They can optionally extend above the bottom rail with a configurable extension distance. Dog pickets support downward-facing spear points (with configurable style and height) and twist patterns (none, all twisted, or alternating twisted).

Additional Uprights

Structural vertical members larger than pickets that divide the panel into sections. Configure count, tube size, and spacing mode (equal or custom positioning). Uprights can extend through the top and/or bottom rails. You can also add decorative caps to upright tops with styles like flat, pressed, pyramid, ball, pointed, urn, acorn, dome, or fluted.

Diagonal Braces

Diagonal members that add structural rigidity and a decorative element. Choose direction: top-left to bottom-right (\), bottom-left to top-right (/), or both (X pattern). Configure tube size and whether braces appear per section (created by uprights) or span the entire panel. Rails can also create section boundaries. Per-section overrides let you enable or disable braces and set direction independently for each section.

Section Panels

Fill sections of the panel with solid panels, chainlink, or hybrid infill. Choose a fill mode (inset sits inside the frame with an air gap; overlay lays on top). Each section can have its own fill type: none, pickets, solid, chainlink, or pickets-solid combo. Solid panels support mounting tabs along edges with configurable tab width, height, spacing, and placement. Chainlink fill includes mesh size, tension bar, and tension band settings.

Barb Wire

Add barb wire strands above the panel for security applications. Configure the strand count (2 or 3) and the spacing between strands.

Component Overlays

Place ornamental components from your component library onto the panel. Components can be placed as repeating finials on picket tops, custom post caps, or free-form overlays positioned anywhere on the drawing. Library finials can be applied to every picket, alternating, every 2nd, or every 3rd. Library post caps replace the built-in cap with a custom SVG component. Custom overlays can be placed anywhere, then scaled, rotated, flipped, and duplicated with custom spacing to create patterns.