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handrails’ height, offset, number of segments, and
radius.
Rail Path—Creates left and right paths you can use
to install railings on the stairs. See
Stairs (page
1–226)
for the instructions on how to do this.
Layout group
Lengt h 1 —Controls the lengt h of the first flight of
stairs.
Lengt h 2 —Cont rols the length of the second flig ht
of stairs.
Width—Controls the width of the stairs, including
the steps and the landing.
Angle—Controls the angle of the second flight
from the landing. R ange=-90 to 90 degrees.
Offset—Controlsthedistanceofthesecondflight
from the landing. The length of the landing adjusts
accordingly.
Rise group
3dsMaxkeepsoneRiseoptionlockedwhileyou
adjust the other two. To lock an option, you click a
push pin. To unlock an option you click a raised
push pin. 3ds Max locks the spinner value of the
parameterwiththedepressedpushpinandallows
the spinner values of the parameter with the raised
push pins to change.
Overall—Cont rols the height of the flight of stairs.
Riser Ht—Controls the height of the risers.
Riser Ct—Controls the number of risers. There will
always be one more riser than steps. This
implied
riser is between the top step of the stair and the
upper floor.
Linear stair with five rise rs
1through4. Risers
5. The implied riser
6. The upper floor you snap to
7. The lower floor you snap to
8. The steps
Steps group
Thickness—Controlsthethicknessofthesteps.
Step thickness variance between two stairs