This tool is for placing stairs. Stairs consist of the tread, risers, the carriage and railings. This tool can also be used to place ramps. Anatomy of stairs: Stairs: - Stair style: Select "Straight" to draw classic stairs. Select "Ramp" to draw a ramp, instead.
- Stair Height: This is the overall height of the stairs.
- Stair Width: This is the overall width of the stairs.
- Tread Run: This is the length of the tread, minus the tread nose.
- Tread Nose: This is the length of the tread nose. The nose is the part of the tread that overhangs the risers.
- Rise: This is the overall height of a single step.
- Tread Color: This is the color that is applied to the treads.
- Include Risers: Check this box to include stair risers.
- Riser Color: This is the color that is applied to the step risers (if present).
- Include Railing: Check this box to include the railing when building stairs.
- Rotation: This is the direction the stairs lead, measured in degrees clockwise from North.
To place stairs, select the stairs tool and hover the mouse over a floor or the ground. If the location is valid, a preview of the stairs will be shown. Left click to place the stairs. - Carriage Types:
- The stair carriage is the supporting element of the stair tread. DreamPlan allows the following carriage types:
- None:
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The support structure is not visible or the stairs are suspended. - Closed Stringers:
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The stairs are supported by stringers and the stringers are encased in a covering (such as drywall). - Stringer Color: This is the color that is applied to the stringers.
- Open Stringers:
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The stairs are supported by one or more visible stringers. - Stringer Width: This is the thickness of each stringer.
- Stringer Count: The number of stringers that will support the stairs.
- Knee Wall:
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The stairs are supported by and encased in a knee wall. - Wall Width: This is the thickness of walls on each side.
- Wall Height: This is how tall each walls will be.
- Build Left/Right/Back Wall: Which sides of the stairs to attach the walls.
- Include Cap: Put an additional layer on the top of the walls.
- Cap Width: This is the width of the additional layer.
- Cap Height: This is the height of the additional layer.
- Cap Style: This is the texture that is applied to the additional layer.
- Cap Color: This is the color that is applied to the additional layer.
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