Changing and editing stair types
Edit stair element properties.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Step-by-step guide
Edit stair element properties.
- Open the file Modify Stairs.rvt, where a created staircase intersects with an opening in the floor.
- Open the Entrance Lobby 3D view and select the stairs.
- In Properties click Edit Type.
- In the Type Properties dialog box, click Duplicate and enter the name “Lobby Stairs”.
- Click OK.
- In the Construction area, beside the Run Type option, click the value and click Browse (…).
- In the Run Type dialog box, click Duplicate and name the new run type “Open Risers”.
- Click OK.
- In the Risers area, deselect the Riser button.
- In the Materials and Finishes area, click the Tread Material value, and click Browse (…).
- In the Material Browser, select Metal – Aluminum.
- Click OK.
- In the Treads area, set the Tread Thickness to 1/2".
- Click OK.
The Run Type is now set to Open Risers.
- In the Supports area, click the Right Support Type value, and click Browse (…).
- In the dialog box, click Duplicate and name the type “Stringer - 1/2" Width”.
- Set the Material to Metal – Aluminum and the Width to 0' 0 1/2".
- Click OK.
- Click the Left Support Type value, and click Browse (…).
- In the Type Properties dialog box, expand the Type drop-down and select
Stringer – 1/2" Width.
- Click OK.
- The stairs are updated with the open risers.
- Open the Level 1 view and select the stairs.
- In the Modify | Stairs tab > Edit panel click Edit Stairs.
- Select the landing, and in the Modify | Create Stair tab > Tools panel, click Convert.
- Read the warning and click Close.
- In the Modify | Create Stair tab > Tools panel, click Edit Sketch.
- In the Draw panel, click Start-Center-End Arc, sketch the arc, and drag to create a curve.
- Trim the sketch using Trim/Extend to Corner. (Dimensions for information only.)
- Click Finish Edit Mode and the landing is created.
- Click Finish Edit Mode again to finish editing the stair.
- Open the Entrance Lobby 3D view to see the curved landing and the railing following it.
- Select the opening and click Edit Boundary.
- Switch to the Level 1 view.
- Use Pick Line and Trim/Extend to Corner to modify the opening.
- Click Finish Edit Mode.
- Switch to the Entrance Lobby 3D view and select the railings.
- In the Type Selector, select Railing: Handrail – Pipe. The railing is updated.
- With the railings still selected, click Edit Type. In the Type Properties dialog box, click Edit beside Baluster Placement.
- In the Edit Baluster Placement dialog box, set the Dist. From Previous to 3'-0".
- Click OK twice to view the updated railing and finished staircase.