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overriding stair tool

Anonymous
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I'd like to design a ships ladder but the stair tool places limits on the rise to run ratio. can i override this? i just want to make it steeper than the tool allows. thoughts?
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JaredBanks
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Build the stair out of complex profiles. It's fast and you'll be happier.
Jared Banks, AIA
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Anonymous
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Or try the Archicad object library->specialties->ladders.
Peter Devlin
Anonymous
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the specialties library ladders don't offer even less flexibility. complex profiles you say. i've been doing my best to avoid that. i guess i'll have to open up the tutorials now.
thanks
Anonymous
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This stairs were made with standard stair tool (NO StairMaker):
Stair Straight_STEEP.jpg