Design SuiteCreating a simple stair

Tool

Tool set

Simple Stair

Building Shell

This Simple Stair tool, in the Landmark and Spotlight workspaces (and can be added to the Architect workspace), adds a basic stair object to the drawing. Vectorworks Architect and Landmark products contain a more advanced Stair tool for designs that require complex, detailed stairs (see Creating a stair).

To insert a simple stair:

Click the tool.

Click to place the object in the drawing, and click again to set the rotation. The first time you use the tool in a file, a properties dialog box opens; set the default parameters. The parameters can be edited later from the Object Info palette.

Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter

Description

Style

Select the stair style: standard, indented, open riser, or masonry

Width

Specifies the width of the staircase

Flr-Flr Height

Specifies the height of the staircase from floor to floor

Max Riser

Indicates the horizontal maximum thickness of the riser

Tread Depth/Height

Sets the tread depth (front to back) and the tread height

Nosing Depth

Specifies the nosing depth

Config

Select the stair configuration: straight, straight with a landing, left and right landings, and left and right double-back stairs with landings (even and irregular)

Landing Tread

Indicates how many steps occur before the landing (does not apply to even double back stairs)

Separation

For double back style stairs, sets the separation distance between the flights

Offset 1/2

For stairs with landings, indicates the distance to offset the landing from the stairs on each side of the landing

Curved Landing

Creates curved landings; the radius matches the stair width

Stringer Width/Offset

Sets the stringer width (thickness) on each side of the stair, and specifies the distance between the outside of the stair tread to the outside of the stringers

Draw Lower Stair Break

Hides a portion of the stair with a stair break, so that the lower portion of the stair can be displayed in 2D

Show Data

Displays the number of risers and riser height along with the path-of-travel arrow; an Up or Down arrow must be selected in Arrows for stair data to be displayed

Draw Top Tread

Specify whether the stair should include a tread at the same level as the upper floor it serves

Create 3D

Creates a 3D version of the stair to display in views other than Top/Plan

Left/Right Rail

Adds handrails to the left and right of the staircase

Rail Height/Width

Sets the height and width for the railings

Arrows

Select whether to display the path-of-travel arrow, and in which direction

Step/Rail/Stringer Finish

Select the Class to assign to the steps, railings, and stringers

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