Creating a stair

Tool

Workspace: Tool set

Stair

Architect and Landmark: Building Shell

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The Stair tool creates a stair based on a selected stair configuration or resource, and stair settings for geometrical and other values. There are two methods for creating a stair:

Insert a stair based on the stair configuration and stair settings values entered in the dialog box; see Inserting a stair.

Draw a shape to define the stair's outer boundaries, which will be used with the configuration and other stair settings values to calculate the stair; see Drawing a stair with Corner to Corner mode, Drawing a stair with Three Point Rotated mode, and Drawing a stair with Corner Vertex mode.

Mode	Description
Insert	Inserts a stair with the parameters specified in Stair Settings
Corner to Corner	Draw the rectangular outer boundary of a stair by clicking two diagonal points; this mode can draw only stairs that are aligned with the X and Y axes
Three Point Rotated	Draw the rectangular outer boundary of a stair that is rotated by a specific angle
Corner Vertex	Draw a polyline to represent the left or right edge of a stair. Click Left Control Line mode or Right Control Line mode to place the stair relative to the polyline.
Pick up	Picks up selected attributes from a stair to be transferred to another stair; attributes are selected in the stair preferences
Apply	Transfers selected attributes from one stair to another; attributes are selected in the stair preferences and picked up in Pick up mode
Left Control Line	For Corner Vertex mode, stairs are drawn along their left sides
Right Control Line	For Corner Vertex mode, stairs are drawn along their right sides
Height of Stair (3D views only)	For Corner to Corner mode, Three Point Rotated mode, and Corner Vertex mode, sets the top/bottom border of a stair with a mouse click, and overrides the total rise setting in stair settings; see Manually setting the total rise of a stair
Update	Updates all stairs in the drawing, which is necessary when layer scale has changed and a change to the stair’s schematic representation is also required
Stair	Opens the Resource Selector to select a stair symbol for placement; double-click a resource to activate it
Preferences	Opens the Stair Settings dialog box, to set default stair parameters