topic Spiral Staircase in Modeling

Spiral Staircase

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:52:50 GMT

Hi. I was wondering if anyone know how do to complex staircases like the spiral staircase in Frank Gehry's Vitra Furniture Museum.
I am an architecture student and i have asked numerous student tutors and they have been unable to help me. Does anyone know how do create them. I would really appreciate your help.

Re: Spiral Staircase

Anonymous — Thu, 20 May 2004 21:46:05 GMT

First, using the line tool create a circle, then using the fill tool and the magic wand fill the circle in. Select the circle with the arrow and then go to the tools menu and select stairmaker. (This actually applies to any drawn shape, it doesn't have to be a circle.) I hope that helps. The stairmaker has a variety of parameters that allow you to edit the dimensions and appearance of the stairs which you can play around with until you're satisfied with the stairs. I can't explain all the different parameters right now but it might help if you look at the stairmaker menu with help tags on. I hope this helps.

Re: Spiral Staircase

Anonymous — Fri, 21 May 2004 11:44:22 GMT

Thank you so much. You post was very helpful