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 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:

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.