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:

The support structure is not visible or the stairs are suspended.

Closed Stringers:

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:

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:

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.