Changing and editing stair types

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So now we want to change the stair type.

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We'll make it into a feature stair with metal treads and supports and open rises.

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Let's first select down stairs

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and now we'll choose edit type from the properties pallette and

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that will open up the properties of the seven inch maximize

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We don't want to make changes to this. So first we'll duplicate it

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and we'll call this one

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lobby stairs,

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say OK to that.

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And now we can start to make some changes.

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So looking at the parameters here,

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we can see where our maximum riser height and tread depth,

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minimum tread depth come from,

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we can see the run out

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and the landing

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and then we have the support types, right, support,

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left support and then the type of support

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assigned to this there.

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We haven't made any changes yet.

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So this is the same as the stair we've already created.

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So let's come and change the run type first.

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So we'll select the family type here and then choose

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the ellipses button to open up the properties of that.

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So this is the

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separate component that's making up the run type.

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So moving this box aside,

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we can see we have the stair type and then the run type properties

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and we need to duplicate the run type before we go any further.

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So let's duplicate that

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and we'll call this one open rises.

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So we'll say, OK,

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so now for the run, we can see we have the tread material and rizor material at the top,

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we have the treads enabled and the riser is enabled.

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So to make this an open riser, we're just gonna uncheck the

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RSO option.

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Now we'll come and change the thread material.

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So we'll choose the existing material and

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then from the ellipses button that appears,

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we'll open up the material browser.

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So currently it's set to open flooring,

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we'll just scroll up and we'll choose the metal aluminum material.

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And then we'll say, OK

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to assign that to our treads.

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And then finally, we want to change the thickness of the tread.

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So we'll change this from a two inch thick tread to a half inch thick tread.

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That's all we need to change here. So we'll say, OK,

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and then the open rises is assigned to our ram type.

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Next, we'll change the support types.

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So for the right support, it's a stringer, a closed stringer and that's fine.

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But the right support type is our stringer with two inch width.

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So let's choose this. And then from the ellipses button that appears,

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we can edit its properties.

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Once again, we'll duplicate this

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and we'll call this one, the stringer

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with a half inch width.

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So now we'll assign the same material.

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So choose them by category and then the ellipses to open the material. Browser

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metal aluminum is already selected.

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So we can just say, OK, to assign that one into the material.

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And now we can see here, we have the width. So we just need to change this to a half inch.

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And then we can say, OK,

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to create that stringer for the right support type,

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the left support type has the two inch width, string of steel. So let's choose that,

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choose the ellipses button

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and then from the type drop down,

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we'll just change it to the stringer half inch width that we just created.

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So OK. And that's now assigned

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into our lobby stereotype,

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let's say OK to that.

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And then we can see that our stairs are updated.

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We can see that we have the open rises

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and then we have the half inch aluminum

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components, the treads and the sports

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that's created our future style.

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So the next stage is we want to customize the shape

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of the landing to make it more of a feature.

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So let's go back to our level one floor plan which is on the tab at the top still.

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And we'll select our stairss

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and from the modify ribbon, choose edit stairs.

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Now we can select our landing. These stairs are made by components.

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So as a reminder we had the first flight

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and the second flight and then the landing that connect those two together.

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So each of these components can be customized.

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And this landing we're going to convert to a sketch based landing.

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So from the modify ribbon

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with the landing selected,

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we have this button here that allows us to convert to a sketch

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based component.

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So we'll choose that.

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We'll get a warning just letting us know that we're

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converting it to custom and the undo won't work.

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So

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we'll close to continue. And now the edit sketch tool is available to us.

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So we'll choose that to edit the sketch of our landing.

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So zoom in in here,

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we can see we have these green lines

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which are representing the boundary of our landing

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and we have a blue line to represent the path of the stairs going through the landing.

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So we'll sketch an arc into this corner here.

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So from the ribbon tools,

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we'll choose the start and radius a

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tool.

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And now I'm going to choose where the reference plane intersects the

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current boundary and then the reference plane intersect in the other boundary

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and then we'll drag this out to create ourselves a curve. So let's position that

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we don't have to be too accurate with it at this stage.

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Although we could come back and edit the radius if we needed to.

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So we could make that four ft

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and now we'll use the trim extend to corner

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tool once more to tidy up the land and sketch

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and trim out the edges here that we don't want.

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Haven't got that finished. That's gonna create our landing.

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The stair path is fine that's still flowing through the landing here.

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So we'll choose finish edit mode

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to go and create our landing.

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That's all we need to do. So we'll now choose finished edit mode to create the stairs

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and then we'll go back to the entrance lobby view.

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Although the hole in the floor needs updating to match,

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we can see that the Latin is now curved and the railings are also following it.

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So let's edit the opening in the floor.

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We can choose that as a separate component

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and choose edit boundary.

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Let's swap back to our level one plan.

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And this time, we'll choose our pick lines once more and choose the edge of the new

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curved landing.

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We use trim and extend the corner once more to tidy up the landing sketch.

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And then we can choose finished edit mode

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to update the whole.

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Let's go back to the entrance lobby view

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and we can now see

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the new opening in our floor

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which is now following

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the stairs and allowing for our new curved landing.

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So finally, we have the railings so we can choose the railings on the stairs.

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These have been created as we've created the stair automatically

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and as we've edited the shape, they've kept up and followed around the edited shape.

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But the actual type of railings is set

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in the type properties here as a separate object.

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So these are currently the handrail rectangular

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and we can swap these to be a handrail pipe.

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Let's swap the other one too

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to give us a more decorative railing.

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Once we've got them both swapped, we could come and choose edit type

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and we can see the properties of the handrail here.

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And we have this set to be a

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circular 1.5 inch row, which is three ft above the stairs.

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And then we also have the raw structure

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where we can come and position more rails at different

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heights to customize the design of that if we wish.

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And then finally, we have the baller placement

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and we have a post placed every four ft currently.

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So let's change this down to three ft

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and then we can say, ok,

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and then apply that

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and we can see the updated posts in our railing on the screen.

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So let's say, ok

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to finish that off.