Adding Circular Stairs

Circular Stairs lets you add circular stairs to a building model.

  1. In the 3D area:
    1. Drag the circular stairs to the desired location.
    2. Use the Robot at the bottom of the stairs to position the stairs and to change the orientation of the stairs.

      Note: To increase the visibility, zoom to the stairs.

    3. To adjust the curved stairs height, drag the Height handle.

      Alternatively, enter the height in the top value box.

  2. To change the elevation for the bottom of the circular stair, in the Circular Stair dialog box, in Starting Story, select a story.
  3. To change the tread width, in the Circular Stair dialog box, from the stair option list.
    1. Click Stair Width .
    2. In the 3D area, in the bottom value box, enter the tread width or drag the handle to the desired width.
  4. To change the unit run, that is, the tread depth, from the step option list:
    1. Click Unit Run .
    2. In the 3D area, in the bottom value box, enter the tread depth (tread width without the nosing) or drag the Unit Run handle to the desired tread depth.
  5. To change the nosing, that is, the overhang on the front part of the tread, from the step option list:
    1. Click Unit Run .
    2. In the dialog box, in Nosing, enter the nosing distance.
  6. To change the total number of risers, that is, the number of steps, from the stair options list:
    1. Click Number of Risers .
    2. In the 3D area bottom value box, enter the number of risers.
  7. To choose the stair type, in the dialog box, from the stair option list, click Stair Type and select from Stair Type:
  8. To change the stair orientation, click either:
    • Clockwise .
    • Counterclockwise .
  9. Click .