Adding a Straight Stair

You can add straight stairs between any two stories in a building project.

See Also
Creating a Mass
Activating a Story
  1. Create a mass with multiple stories.
  2. Activate the story where you want to locate the bottom of the stairs.
  3. From the Building section of the action bar, click Straight Stairs .
  4. In the 3D area:
    1. Drag the 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 straight stairs height, drag the Height handle.

      Alternatively, enter the height in the top value box.

  5. To change the story from where the stairs start, from the Straight Stairs dialog box, in Starting Story, select a story.
  6. To change the tread width, from the Straight Stairs dialog box, from the stair options list:
    1. Click Steps Width .
    2. In the 3D area, in the bottom value box, enter the width or drag the handle to the desired width.
  7. To change the unit run, that is, the tread depth, from the stair 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.
  8. To change the nosing, that is the overhang on the front part of the tread, from the stair option list:
    1. Click Unit Run .
    2. From the dialog box, in Nosing, enter the nosing distance.
  9. 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.
  10. To choose the stair type, from the dialog box, from the stair option list, click Stair Type and select from Stair Type:
    OptionDescription/Action
    Solid Cast stairs.

    To specify waist thickness, that is, the slab thickness of a flight of stairs at its narrowest point:

    1. Select the Waist Thickness check box.
    2. Enter the Waist Thickness.

    Tread and Riser Built with stair treads, risers, and other stair parts.

    Enter:

    1. Tread Thickness.
    2. Riser Thickness.
      Tip: For open risers, set Riser Thickness to 0.

  11. Click .

The building includes the straight stairs. In the tree, the system lists the stairs in Shell and Core.

You can now add one or landings to the straight stairs.