Staircase

One of the Additionals that you can plan from the room elements link is Staircase.

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1.Change over to the Room group, Insert tab, and open Additionals by clicking on the downward pointing arrow.

2.Now click on Staircase.

3.Go into the viewport and click to establish the start point for the Staircase (see image on the left).

4.By moving the cursor or entering a value you can determine the orientation and breadth of the Staircase.

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5.Both of these can be confirmed by a mouse click or by pressing Enter.

6.By dragging and clicking or by entering values on the keyboard, you can determine how long the Staircase is to be.

To insert yet another Staircase, simply press the F2 function key.

When you have selected a Staircase, you can edit its properties. The Property Editor, interactors or entering dimensions on the object are the methods used. After the image there is a table showing how you can adapt the various features of staircases and their landings.

Staircase properties	Description	Can be edited by means of
Height	Height of Staircase without regard to Handrails	Dimension figure on the object, Property Editor
Depth	Length of Staircase, horizontal projection	Dimension figure on the object, Property Editor
Width	Width of Staircase	Dimension figure on the object
Step Length	Length of one step	Property Editor
Step Height	Height between two steps	Property Editor
Handrails	Option allowing of insertion of Handrails	Property Editor, Interactor
Name	It is possible to give a Name to any Staircase.	Property Editor
Landing properties	Description	Can be edited by means of
Type	Option of adding a landing at top of Staircase	Property Editor
Height	Thickness of landing floor	Property Editor
Depth	Length of landing	Property Editor
Handrails	Option allowing of insertion of Handrails	Property Editor, Interactor
Front-Handrail	Option allowing handrail at front of landing	Property Editor, Interactor