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U-Type Stair 239
Layout group
Lef t/R ig ht—Controls the position of the two flights
(Length 1 and Len gth 2) relative to each other.
If you select lef t, then the second flight is on the
left from the landing. If you select right, then the
second flight is the right from the landing.
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.
Offset—Controlsthedistanceseparatingthetwo
flights and thus the length of the landing.
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
thespinnervaluesoftheparameterwiththeraised
push pins to change.
Overall—Controls 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
Depth—Controls the depth of the steps.