Stair Maker

[Anonymous]

How can i make a stair like the following one in stair maker?
the is the steps on 45degree and sometimes i have to make it 2 steps on 30 degree...can you help?

[Anonymous]

I would say "Emad, forget it and vote on stairmaker wish poll"
Seriously, most of us, including experienced ones and unselfconscious Europeans (non Anglo-Saxon), having wasted their time trying to get accurate technical drawings from STMK, share the same conclusion: except the simplest one, STMK will just give you a rough plan and a sketchy 3d. Use it for (very) small pictures and template to redraw 2d.
Again check the wish poll, even GS recognize STMK is a lame duck.

[lapishawaii]

Your stair is rather simple so why not just build it with the slab tool? Stair Maker is best used to do a preliminary layout. I often use Stair Maker to set the general rise and run, and then I replace the model part with slabs once the design is set. The slabs can be quickly drawn in plan and then dragged to the proper height from the elevation window. If you use this stair often, save it as a module.

[Daniel Lindahl]

gobel wrote:
How can i make a stair like the following one in stair maker?
the is the steps on 45degree and sometimes i have to make it 2 steps on 30 degree...can you help?

Gobel

I have just posted a reply in the "Wishes:Re:stairmaker" forum to another member there who posted a similar question. Check it out. It can be done.

Here is the gist of what I posted there, along with a screenshot:

All the stairmaker settings are in the attached screenshot. The stairtype is the 6th one in the screen of options when you open stairmaker.

The main key to tweaking it is to pick the second radio button in the lower half of the flight settings box. This gives you a centrepoint for radiating risers, rather than having the winding treads evenly distributed.

Move the cursor over that centrepoint in the plan and click when it changes to a bullseye cursor. Then you get a dialog box where you can nominate the exact location of the centre.

The black fields in the plan are also significant. You can move the + cursor over the edges of the black fields and click and drag to include or exclude steps from the winder portion. when you have it looking about right you should fine tune the length of each of the three stair runs until the winder corners fit neatly.

Notice too that I have the arrow line off centre in the stair. This is significant, since the (2*riser)+run formula is calculated along the arrow line. The arrow in this case is offset 390mm from the inside edge - (see top of the flight settings box). I am not sure at what point the 120mm minimum tread dimension is calculated in relation to the arrow line, but it doesn't seem to have any effect on the object.

HTH

[rm]

Gobel,

Daniel showed you how to do it. Something else to consider, check your governing codes. In many jurisdictions in the US, you would not be allowed to build the stair illustrated in Daniel's response.

The "winders" or the treads that are "pie" shaped often are not permitted as they are not very safe during a fire, when many people may be traveling down or up the stairs.

.......one more vote for a working stair-maker. Good news, looks like Cigraph is developing a stair add-on. Check out their site.

Good Luck,
Architects Design Forum, Ltd.



Robert Mariani