archi 12 - Problem with stairs

[Anonymous]

I can't make the upper section above the stair break invisible. I tried changing it in both the selection settings and the open object settings. Both did nothing.

Could someone please help. Deadlines tommorow! Of course.

Jeff

[__archiben]

Jeff wrote:
I can't make the upper section above the stair break invisible. I tried changing it in both the selection settings and the open object settings. Both did nothing.

is the object itself set to show on the storey above? you set up 'storey sensitivity' in the stair object's parameters, but you still have to switch on the display of that object on the floor above . . .

HTH
~/archiben

[edit] i see you meant "invisible" after a re-read. same thing, but in reverse - make sure the object itself is only set to display on it's home storey[/edit]

[Anonymous]

Still not working.

I think it's a bug with v12.

Thanks anyway,
Jeff

[Eduardo Rolon]

Check your fill settings

[Eduardo Rolon]

or like this?

[Anonymous]

Either way. The stairs are solid and don't show a break at all. I can't figure out what;s wrong. To make things worse now all the walls in the model are gone because of some error message.

[Eduardo Rolon]

Disappearing walls mean that you either turned their layer off or that you created an invalid object that stopped the regeneration process. For the stairs check your settings under Parameters -> 2D symbol types. If the break line setting is off it will not show, if fills are turned on then what is underneath will be covered. If the stair's home story is below the current one you have to check the stair break line setting under 2D above home story.

[Steve Jepson]

Forget the Stair Maker. Just model it. It's the only way to get it exactly what you want anyway.

[Anonymous]

I've been building stairs for around 30 yrs., so I know what is legal and what is not!
Stair maker would let me build stairs that are far far and away ILLEGAL, AND, would
get you sued in less time than it takes to get your final check. (well, thats if you could bribe the inspector to pass it).
Yet, it won't let me run a stair nosing into the space of the trim on the turn,
which is totally legal and stair maker won't let me build it, and on it goes...
Way too much trouble on the turns.
I really think AC is the future, but this stair tool is stupid!
Looks to me that some improvement has been made in 12, but
don't treat my like a kid. Let me turn OFF this dumb auto control #@%#(*&.
But for now, as Steve said, just build it yourself.
Bier