https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Elliptical-Stair-with-Two-Landings/m-p/74144#M37975 <BLOCKQUOTE>arnold128 wrote:<BR />Help plesae! I need to make an elliptical stair with two landings, but can't get stairmaker to let me do what I want. Any suggestions?</BLOCKQUOTE> Do the flights as one stair each, landing as a slab, group.<BR /> <BR /> Or, when finished, save as a lib part. That is, if you expect no changes (ha!). <BR /> <BR /> Also, try ArchiStair ... Mon, 02 May 2005 16:49:02 GMT Djordje 2005-05-02T16:49:02Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Elliptical-Stair-with-Two-Landings/m-p/74138#M37969 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Help plesae! I need to make an elliptical stair with two landings, but can't get stairmaker to let me do what I want. Any suggestions?</T></DIV> Thu, 25 May 2023 15:03:42 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Elliptical-Stair-with-Two-Landings/m-p/74138#M37969 Anonymous 2023-05-25T15:03:42Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Elliptical-Stair-with-Two-Landings/m-p/74139#M37970 How detailed does it need to be?<BR /> <BR /> You could always model a elevating slab array and yank them into place....... the 3D profiler would make a handrail, nore-or-less....... Sat, 30 Apr 2005 07:16:33 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Elliptical-Stair-with-Two-Landings/m-p/74139#M37970 Dwight 2005-04-30T07:16:33Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Elliptical-Stair-with-Two-Landings/m-p/74140#M37971 Thanks for responding. I'm not quite sure how to do what you just suggested. Could you walk me through it? The height of the stairs needs to be +12'-6" from project zero, width of the stair 4', rise" 6" run 12". Sat, 30 Apr 2005 07:19:29 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Elliptical-Stair-with-Two-Landings/m-p/74140#M37971 Anonymous 2005-04-30T07:19:29Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Elliptical-Stair-with-Two-Landings/m-p/74141#M37972 three phases:<BR /> <BR /> The layout:<BR /> - work out the plan array of the stairs - use lines arrayed from the centroid of an ellipse - this is plain drafting.<BR /> <BR /> <BR /> The vertical displacement:<BR /> - make a tread from a slab to your thickness and multiply the slab with vertical displacement equal to your needs - make a straight run - spin them around the center of the ellipse in a circle....whatever.<BR /> <BR /> Put them together:<BR /> -- drag the stepped slabs into the array one at a time, and resize them. Sat, 30 Apr 2005 07:27:22 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Elliptical-Stair-with-Two-Landings/m-p/74141#M37972 Dwight 2005-04-30T07:27:22Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Elliptical-Stair-with-Two-Landings/m-p/74142#M37973 I'll try it thanks! Sat, 30 Apr 2005 07:48:44 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Elliptical-Stair-with-Two-Landings/m-p/74142#M37973 Anonymous 2005-04-30T07:48:44Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Elliptical-Stair-with-Two-Landings/m-p/74143#M37974 Sometimes the old ways are the only ways. Sat, 30 Apr 2005 07:50:32 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Elliptical-Stair-with-Two-Landings/m-p/74143#M37974 Dwight 2005-04-30T07:50:32Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Elliptical-Stair-with-Two-Landings/m-p/74144#M37975 <BLOCKQUOTE>arnold128 wrote:<BR />Help plesae! I need to make an elliptical stair with two landings, but can't get stairmaker to let me do what I want. Any suggestions?</BLOCKQUOTE> Do the flights as one stair each, landing as a slab, group.<BR /> <BR /> Or, when finished, save as a lib part. That is, if you expect no changes (ha!). <BR /> <BR /> Also, try ArchiStair ... Mon, 02 May 2005 16:49:02 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Elliptical-Stair-with-Two-Landings/m-p/74144#M37975 Djordje 2005-05-02T16:49:02Z