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Create a staircase component with a straight run.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
8 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:04
Let's begin our lesson by opening the file straight down stairs.
00:09
This file will open into the 3d view called entrance lobby.
00:13
And this has shown us the area where we need to add our stairs.
00:16
Our stairs will span from level one to level two
00:19
and we'll make them align with the gap in the railings ready for our stairs.
00:25
In order to create stairs, it's best to work in a floor plan view.
00:28
So from the project browser, let's open up floor plan level one,
00:35
it's useful to see both the 3D view and the plan at the same time.
00:38
So we'll go to the view tab and from the windows panel, we'll choose tile views.
00:44
Now, we can see both views on the screen.
00:46
We'll come and choose zoom or to fit from the navigation
00:49
bar so that we can see both views in their entirety.
00:54
So to create the stairs,
00:55
we'll go to the architecture tab on the ribbon and from the circulation panel,
00:59
we'll choose there.
01:03
This puts us into our create stare mode
01:06
and we have the finished edit mode and council edit mode which we
01:09
will need to use before our other tools are enabled once more.
01:15
So whilst we're in create stair mode before we actually create our stairs,
01:19
let's go to the properties palette
01:21
and from the type selector,
01:22
we can see we have the assembled stair type seven inch maxis
01:26
and 11 inch tread selected.
01:31
This is an assembled stair.
01:33
We also have options for cast in place and precast stairs.
01:36
When we're using different materials,
01:41
looking further down the pallet, we can see the base level is level one
01:44
and top level level two.
01:47
And this gives us a desired stair height of 10 ft.
01:53
Using the seven inch max Rizor setting revert has
01:55
worked out that the desired number of risers is 18
01:59
and this will give us an actual riser height of just over six inches.
02:04
Although we can change the number of rises.
02:08
If we increase the number of rises, it will recalculate the actual RSR
02:12
height to maintain our 10 ft. Desired stair height.
02:16
Be careful. If we decrease the number of rises,
02:19
we will get a warning because the riser height has now
02:22
exceeded the seven inch maximum setting for our stair type.
02:27
So we'll cancel this
02:29
and we'll reset the number of writers back to 18.
02:33
So now to create the stairs
02:35
on the ribbon, we have the run tool selected
02:38
and it's set to be a straight run, which is what we require.
02:42
And looking at the options bar beneath, we have a run width of three ft.
02:46
So let's change this to four ft
02:51
and looking across, we have a location line which is set to be the run center.
02:55
Although we could change this to be left or right side,
02:58
the run center will suit our purposes.
03:01
So now to create the stairs,
03:03
let's zoom into the area where the stairss need to be placed.
03:08
We can see we have the outline of the floor on level two above.
03:12
So we can use this to line up our stairs
03:17
to create the stairs. We generally begin at the bottom step.
03:19
So let's choose somewhere down here by the entrance doors.
03:23
And now we can see the box outlined on the screen
03:27
and this is showing the length. We need to create all of our 18 rises.
03:31
There's also some text at the bottom here as we move our mouse along,
03:35
we can see it counting the number of rises if
03:37
we decided to finish this run at this point,
03:41
but we'll carry on and we'll create one long straight run.
03:44
So we'll get to the end of the box or maybe just past
03:47
it and then select that for the end of this run of stairs.
03:52
Now, looking in the 3D view, we can see that we've got that component created.
03:56
So this is our stare run
03:59
and this type of stare, the assembled stare. If I choose edit type,
04:03
we can see that it has a, a right stringer and a left stringer.
04:08
And these are both the same type a two inch wide stringer.
04:12
So we have the run created and then we have the supports on either side created too.
04:20
So now we'll align our stairs to the correct position.
04:23
So from the modify tab, we'll choose the aligned tool.
04:27
And here we'll now select the edge of the floor on level two.
04:32
And that was like the top of the stair.
04:35
And then we'll close the padlock to create the constraint between the two objects.
04:42
Choose, modify
04:43
to finish the align to.
04:46
And now we need to move this into the middle of the plan.
04:49
So we'll select the stair run
04:51
and choose, move from the modified ribbon,
04:55
we can snap to the end of the stair room
04:57
and then move it across to pick up the midpoint of the floor.
05:03
It's not, our stairs are in the correct place.
05:05
We can see in 3d that they're in the correct position too.
05:08
We'll choose finish edit mode to finish creating our stairs.
05:13
When we do this,
05:15
we can see that some railings will be added
05:17
either side of the stair to form hand rails.
05:20
And also in the plan view, the display is now showing us our cup line
05:24
and we have the above
05:26
C plane
05:27
shown as dashed
05:28
and the below C plane is solid.
Video transcript
00:04
Let's begin our lesson by opening the file straight down stairs.
00:09
This file will open into the 3d view called entrance lobby.
00:13
And this has shown us the area where we need to add our stairs.
00:16
Our stairs will span from level one to level two
00:19
and we'll make them align with the gap in the railings ready for our stairs.
00:25
In order to create stairs, it's best to work in a floor plan view.
00:28
So from the project browser, let's open up floor plan level one,
00:35
it's useful to see both the 3D view and the plan at the same time.
00:38
So we'll go to the view tab and from the windows panel, we'll choose tile views.
00:44
Now, we can see both views on the screen.
00:46
We'll come and choose zoom or to fit from the navigation
00:49
bar so that we can see both views in their entirety.
00:54
So to create the stairs,
00:55
we'll go to the architecture tab on the ribbon and from the circulation panel,
00:59
we'll choose there.
01:03
This puts us into our create stare mode
01:06
and we have the finished edit mode and council edit mode which we
01:09
will need to use before our other tools are enabled once more.
01:15
So whilst we're in create stair mode before we actually create our stairs,
01:19
let's go to the properties palette
01:21
and from the type selector,
01:22
we can see we have the assembled stair type seven inch maxis
01:26
and 11 inch tread selected.
01:31
This is an assembled stair.
01:33
We also have options for cast in place and precast stairs.
01:36
When we're using different materials,
01:41
looking further down the pallet, we can see the base level is level one
01:44
and top level level two.
01:47
And this gives us a desired stair height of 10 ft.
01:53
Using the seven inch max Rizor setting revert has
01:55
worked out that the desired number of risers is 18
01:59
and this will give us an actual riser height of just over six inches.
02:04
Although we can change the number of rises.
02:08
If we increase the number of rises, it will recalculate the actual RSR
02:12
height to maintain our 10 ft. Desired stair height.
02:16
Be careful. If we decrease the number of rises,
02:19
we will get a warning because the riser height has now
02:22
exceeded the seven inch maximum setting for our stair type.
02:27
So we'll cancel this
02:29
and we'll reset the number of writers back to 18.
02:33
So now to create the stairs
02:35
on the ribbon, we have the run tool selected
02:38
and it's set to be a straight run, which is what we require.
02:42
And looking at the options bar beneath, we have a run width of three ft.
02:46
So let's change this to four ft
02:51
and looking across, we have a location line which is set to be the run center.
02:55
Although we could change this to be left or right side,
02:58
the run center will suit our purposes.
03:01
So now to create the stairs,
03:03
let's zoom into the area where the stairss need to be placed.
03:08
We can see we have the outline of the floor on level two above.
03:12
So we can use this to line up our stairs
03:17
to create the stairs. We generally begin at the bottom step.
03:19
So let's choose somewhere down here by the entrance doors.
03:23
And now we can see the box outlined on the screen
03:27
and this is showing the length. We need to create all of our 18 rises.
03:31
There's also some text at the bottom here as we move our mouse along,
03:35
we can see it counting the number of rises if
03:37
we decided to finish this run at this point,
03:41
but we'll carry on and we'll create one long straight run.
03:44
So we'll get to the end of the box or maybe just past
03:47
it and then select that for the end of this run of stairs.
03:52
Now, looking in the 3D view, we can see that we've got that component created.
03:56
So this is our stare run
03:59
and this type of stare, the assembled stare. If I choose edit type,
04:03
we can see that it has a, a right stringer and a left stringer.
04:08
And these are both the same type a two inch wide stringer.
04:12
So we have the run created and then we have the supports on either side created too.
04:20
So now we'll align our stairs to the correct position.
04:23
So from the modify tab, we'll choose the aligned tool.
04:27
And here we'll now select the edge of the floor on level two.
04:32
And that was like the top of the stair.
04:35
And then we'll close the padlock to create the constraint between the two objects.
04:42
Choose, modify
04:43
to finish the align to.
04:46
And now we need to move this into the middle of the plan.
04:49
So we'll select the stair run
04:51
and choose, move from the modified ribbon,
04:55
we can snap to the end of the stair room
04:57
and then move it across to pick up the midpoint of the floor.
05:03
It's not, our stairs are in the correct place.
05:05
We can see in 3d that they're in the correct position too.
05:08
We'll choose finish edit mode to finish creating our stairs.
05:13
When we do this,
05:15
we can see that some railings will be added
05:17
either side of the stair to form hand rails.
05:20
And also in the plan view, the display is now showing us our cup line
05:24
and we have the above
05:26
C plane
05:27
shown as dashed
05:28
and the below C plane is solid.
The stair displays properly placed in both the plan view and the Entrance Lobby 3D view.
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