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title: Draw a stair object
description: This article shows you how to draw or edit stairs in the Editor.
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# Draw a stair object

## This article shows you how to draw or edit stairs in the Editor.

**Stairs** are steps leading from one floor to another, typically inside the building. The stair element is one of the parametric components in the Archilogic Editor.

To add or configure a wall in the Editor, you first have to [unlock structural editing](https://help.archilogic.com/knowledge/how-to-unlock-structural-editing?hsLang=en).

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To draw stairs in the Editor, switch to the 2D view, and open the **structural editing drawing drop-down menu** by left-clicking the structural editing button in the toolbar at the top of the window.

Select the **stair drawing tool.** You can also type the keyboard shortcut ***ST*** on Mac or Windows to activate it.

Move your mouse cursor to where you wish to draw the stairs object and left-click to start drawing. Move your mouse cursor to the desired position and left-click again to stop drawing.

To further customize the stairs, simply select them again by left-clicking the object. You can now adjust the properties of the stairs in the **Inspector panel** on the right:

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### 1. Details

Here you can find the unique ID of the selected stair object.

### 2. Position

The **X position** controls the side-to-side movement across the canvas.

The **Z position** controls the front-to-back movement across the canvas.

The **Base level** controls the elevation of where the bottom of the stairs sits.

The **Rotation** controls the angle of the stairs.

### 3. Default attributes

In the default attributes section, you can assign a custom ID to the stair object. You can also adjust how the stair object looks.

The **Height** controls how high the stair runs.

The **Length** controls how long the stair runs.

The **Width** controls how wide the stairs run.

 The **Type** dropdown menu lets you choose between 6 different stair types:

- Straight
- Straight landing
- Half landing
- Quarter landing
- Two-quarter landing
- Spiral

### 4. Materials

The Materials menu lets you select preset materials for both the steps and also for the tread of the stairs.

 

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