Stair Fill

clauds1223 — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:17:50 GMT

I would like this stair to show a fill in the above floor (which it does) but not in the ground floor. How would I do this?

These are my settings...

Thanks,

Claudia

Operating system used: Windows 11

Re: Stair Fill

Barry Kelly — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:10:25 GMT

You can't control the grid fill per storey.

You can only control the fill based on the visible and hidden portion of the stair.

So set the visible fill to be the solid fill you want (or empty fill with background colour).

And set the hidden fill to empty fill with transparent background pen.

Then in the 'Floor Plan Display' set the upper (above) storey you could have the stair grid show all as visible with no break mark.

On the relevant (home) storey set it to show with beak mark - visible and hidden.

On the relevant (home) storey set the break mark as low as it can go.

Unfortunately there must be a break mark.

Alternatively if you really don't want a break mark, you could set the floor plan display relevant (home) storey to show no break mark - hidden.

You should no find the hidden portion on the home storey has no fill.

If you don't want the dashed lined for the hidden portion, you can change the hidden line type.

Or another would be to set up a graphic override rule that only applies to stairs in a particular storey.

Override the cover fill to be an empty fill with transparent background.

Then you don't have to play around with stair settings at all.

Barry.

Re: Stair Fill

AllanP — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:31:29 GMT

if you change the GDL code you can..

open the grid object

"Built-In Stair Grid"

save somewhere with new name for this job only(embedded)or for all jobs...

In parameters add extra visible parameter-a copy of the Visible part attributes with the number2 at the end of the parameter name

Remember to set the types and values to match.

then in Interface add this bit of code between the itemID = 20 and the next line

ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "", 0, "", `Visible Part Attributes upper floor` ui_tooltip `Visible Part Attributes` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "lineContourVisible2", 1, "", `Contour Line Type` ui_tooltip `Contour Line Type` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "penContourVisible2", 1, "", `Contour Line Pen` ui_tooltip `Contour Line Pen` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "bShowTrailEdgeVisible2", 1, "", `Show Going's Rear Edge` ui_tooltip `Show Going's Rear Edge` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "lineTreadVisible2", 1, "", `Going Line Type` ui_tooltip `Going Line Type` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "penTreadVisible2", 1, "", `Going Line Pen` ui_tooltip `Going Line Pen` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "symbolFillTypeVisible2", 1, "", `Fill Type` ui_tooltip `Fill Type` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "symbolFillPenVisible2", 1, "", `Fill Pen` ui_tooltip `Fill Pen` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "symbolFillBgPenVisible2", 1, "", `Fill Background Pen` ui_tooltip `Fill Background Pen` : itemID = itemID + 1 ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ itemID = 30

then in the 2D script replace the bit

with the script below

if GLOB_CH_STORY_DIST = 1 then _penContour = penContourVisible2 _lineContour = lineContourVisible2 _bShowTrailEdge = bShowTrailEdgeVisible2 _penTread = penTreadVisible2 _lineTread = lineTreadVisible2 _symbolFillType = symbolFillTypeVisible2 _symbolFillPen = symbolFillPenVisible2 _symbolFillBgPen = symbolFillBgPenVisible2 else _penContour = penContourVisible _lineContour = lineContourVisible _bShowTrailEdge = bShowTrailEdgeVisible _penTread = penTreadVisible _lineTread = lineTreadVisible _symbolFillType = symbolFillTypeVisible _symbolFillPen = symbolFillPenVisible _symbolFillBgPen = symbolFillBgPenVisible endif

and then save and use this, which will allow a different set of pens/fills/etc.. for the symbol on the story above(Visible Part Attributes2, you can rename this to upper floor Visible Part Attributes. that is controlled in the interface script )

then select your new stair grid for your stair and select the pens, fills, linetype you want.

ground floor

First floor

you could even have different hidden pens, fills, linetypes for the 2nd floor if you do the same for the hidden parameters...

I hope you understand the instructions and can use them.

P.S.

The number 2 at the end of the parameters means you can copy and paste bits of code then add the 2 to the parameter for the different values.

the GLOB_CH_STORY_DIST is the number of stories from home story,

so;

GLOB_CH_STORY_DIST = 1 is 1 story above home story of the stair,

GLOB_CH_STORY_DIST = -1 is 1 story below home story of the stair,

for the hidden parts add these to the parameters;

2d Script replace this

with this;

if GLOB_CH_STORY_DIST = 1 then _penContour = penContourHidden2 _lineContour = lineContourHidden2 _bShowTrailEdge = bShowTrailEdgeHidden2 _penTread = penTreadHidden2 _lineTread = lineTreadHidden2 _symbolFillType = symbolFillTypeHidden2 _symbolFillPen = symbolFillPenHidden2 _symbolFillBgPen = symbolFillBgPenHidden2 else _penContour = penContourHidden _lineContour = lineContourHidden _bShowTrailEdge = bShowTrailEdgeHidden _penTread = penTreadHidden _lineTread = lineTreadHidden _symbolFillType = symbolFillTypeHidden _symbolFillPen = symbolFillPenHidden _symbolFillBgPen = symbolFillBgPenHidden endif

at the end of the interface script add

! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ itemID = 40 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "", 0, "", `Hidden Part Attributes upper floor` ui_tooltip `Hidden Part Attributes` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "lineContourHidden2", 1, "", `Contour Line Type` ui_tooltip `Contour Line Type` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "penContourHidden2", 1, "", `Contour Line Pen` ui_tooltip `Contour Line Pen` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "bShowTrailEdgeHidden2", 1, "", `Show Going's Rear Edge` ui_tooltip `Show Going's Rear Edge` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "lineTreadhidden2", 1, "", `Going Line Type` ui_tooltip `Going Line Type` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "penTreadHidden2", 1, "", `Going Line Pen` ui_tooltip `Going Line Pen` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "symbolFillTypeHidden2", 1, "", `Fill Type` ui_tooltip `Fill Type` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "symbolFillPenHidden2", 1, "", `Fill Pen` ui_tooltip `Fill Pen` : itemID = itemID + 1 ui_listitem itemID, listFieldID, "symbolFillBgPenHidden2", 1, "", `Fill Background Pen` ui_tooltip `Fill Background Pen` : itemID = itemID + 1

and this makes hidden parameters separately editable by story too.

Now, go fishing (i wasn't going to give you the fish)

P.P.S.

Well, maybe, just this one time, here's the fish...

Test Built-In Stair Grid.gsm

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