Thanks Bruce,
I was aware of the Custom way to create the stairs. However. the program is not accepting the line representing the "path". I have tried using simple segments joined, multiple segments grouped and the poly line tool to no avail.
I will try calling support and see if they can help.
Thanks for the article of using the truss tool. I have forgotten that one.
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