Create a simple staircase with a single click with an automatically generate a stairwell, or manually draw a custom staircase and landing. Learn how to customize the treads and shape of the staircase and apply custom railings.
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Introduction to Stairs - stair types, stair options, stairwells (open to below rooms), head room and stair railing styles.
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There are several methods to create landings to join multiple stair segments together.
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The Back Clipped Cross Section tool can be used to create a section view of your stairs to verify and detail the headroom space.
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Display Newels / Balusters / Hand Railings in the Staircase or Wall Railing in floor plan view. Display the Stair Breakline in plan view.
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How to Align Stairs Across Floors using Copy/Paste Hold Position and the floor Reference Display from the floor below or above
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Apply glass or cable panels to your stair case using the Stair Specification dialog or using the Replace From Library function.
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Adjust these settings in the stair specification dialog to move the railing in relation to the stair.
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Create stairs going from a deck platform down to the terrain using the Draw Stairs tool and wrap them around the corners of the deck using the Allow Wrap setting.
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Wall and Railing Options for stairs for a partial wall and railings, walls that are cut by stairs and walls on the outside of stairs
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Understand how to use the advanced stair settings to lock the Number of Stair Treads and specify the Stair Riser heights
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Use 3D molding polylines and polyline solids to model custom recessed and raised panel wainscoting.
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Landings can be edited like other closed polyline-based objects to create custom shapes.
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Creating a Winder staircase against two walls, enclosing the staircase and drawing walls for the winders to attach
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Create a custom starter tread and add a turn out with extra balusters to the bottom of a staircase.
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Another way to create wainscot for walls is to utilize the railing tool.
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Use the ramp tool to create a wheelchair accessible way to your entry.
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Elevators can be created using a room and objects from the Elevator / Escalator Bonus Catalog.
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Curved Stairs can be created using the curved stair tool, converting straight stairs to curved or by drawing straight stairs next to a curved wall or by Aligning Curved Stairs to Fit a Curved Wall
