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QUESTION
I would like to show more detail for my stairs. How do I add a break line and show tread overhang, railings and newels in plan view?
ANSWER
You can specify how different stair components are displayed in a plan view by accessing the Staircase Specification dialog.
To display a stair breakline
- Using the Select Objects tool, select the staircase and then click the Open Object edit button.
In the instance that the staircase has multiple stair segments, such as switchback or L shaped staircases, select the segment that will need to contain the break line.
- On the Break Line panel of the Staircase Specification dialog that opens, check the Has Breakline box.
- Select the break line Style from the drop-down list.
- Specify the Distance From Start, which is the distance from the front of the stair segment to the break line, measured from the staircase's center line.
- Specify the Breakline Angle. An angle of 0 produces a break line that is perpendicular to the sides of a straight staircase.
- Specify the Gap After Break if desired. This creates a second break line and specifies the distance between the two. A value of 0 produces no gap.
- Specify the Break Symbol Size, which is the total height of the break symbol measured from the top corner to the bottom corner.
- The Current Floor Display section controls the appearance of the portion of the staircase located after the break line on the floor where the stairs are drawn.
- The Floor Above Display section controls the appearance of the portion of the staircase located before the break line, as seen from the floor above where the stairs are drawn.
To display newels, balusters, and handrails
- Using the Select Objects tool, select the staircase and then click the Open Object edit button.
- On the Newels/Balusters panel of the Staircase Specification dialog, remove the check from Use Defaults under the Plan Display section.
- Check Draw Newels to display newel posts.
- Check Draw Balusters to display balusters.
- Check Draw Rails to display the handrails.
Handrails draw over the top of newels and balusters. When displaying the hand rail together with newels and/or balusters, use the Fill Style button to set the fill style to "None"
To display tread overhand and stringers
- From the menu, select Tools> Layer Settings> Display Options .
- In the Layer Display Options dialog use the Name Filter to search for "stairs."
- Locate the Stairs & Ramps, Details layer as well as the Stairs & Ramps, Stringers layer.
- Put a check in the Disp column for for the Stairs & Ramps, Details layer to display the tread overhang.
- Put a check in the Disp column for for the Stairs & Ramps, Stringers layer to display the stringers.