The information in this article applies to:
QUESTION
I have two areas on the same floor level with varying heights. Is there an easy, automatic method to create a set of stairs between these two areas or rooms?
ANSWER
Both the Draw Stairs and Straight Stairs tools allow you to automatically create a stair section between floor platforms on the same floor of a plan, or from an exterior room such as a deck or porch down to the terrain using just a single click.
To create stairs between platforms on the same floor
- Select File> New Plan
to open a new, blank plan and use the Straight Exterior Wall
tool to draw a simple, rectangular structure.
![Floor plan view of a base rectangular structure](https://d2haqc5836ials.cloudfront.net/live/KB-00846/846-fig1-11.jpg?1626809415)
- Navigate to Build> Railing and Deck
or Build> Wall
, select a railing or wall tool of your choice, then create a railing or wall dividing the structure into two separate rooms.
![Straight railing placed in the middle of the structure to create two separate rooms](https://d2haqc5836ials.cloudfront.net/live/KB-00846/846-fig2-11.jpg?1626809415)
- Using the Select Objects
tool, click in one of the rooms to select it, then click the Open Object
edit button.
- On the General panel of the Room Specification dialog that opens, specify a Floor value that is different from the adjacent room, then click OK.
![Adjust the Floor value to be different than what is set for the adjacent room](https://d2haqc5836ials.cloudfront.net/live/KB-00846/846-fig3-13.png?1626809415)
- Select Build> Stairs> Draw Stairs
or Straight Stairs
, move your cursor into the room with the lower floor height and position it within a few feet of the railing or wall that is separating the two rooms, then click once.
A set of stairs will be created between the two rooms, along with an opening in the railing or wall.
![Stair section created between the two rooms with varying floor heights](https://d2haqc5836ials.cloudfront.net/live/KB-00846/846-fig4-11.jpg?1626809415)