Designing a Stair with the Stair Tool

You can use the Stair Tool to design stairs from the parts in the stair library: steps, strings and railings. You can select different start and middle balusters for railings. A stair is an assembly comprising different parts.

  1. Do either of the following:
    • Select Modeling | Accessory Component | Component gallery Stair.
    • Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu, and select Stair Tool.
  2. Select the stair type and parameters in the Stair Generator dialog box.

    Stair Generator

  3. If necessary, change the reference point of the stairs, rotate or mirror the stairs, or select another function from the auxiliary menu.

    Auxiliary Functions for Locating a Stair

  4. Select the location of the stairs in the drawing.
Note:
  • You can also add basic stairs by selecting a preset stair type from the Stairs menu.