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Viewing an overlapping stair condition
7 On the Format menu, click Display Manager.
8 Expand Sets, select the current (bold) display set.
9 Click the Display Representation Control tab. Scroll to the Stair object.
10 Turn on Plan Overlapping in addition to the current display representation, and click OK.
11 For this example, we will display all components of the stair above the overlap section outlined in red.
Select the stair, right-click, and click Edit Object Display.
12 Click the Display Properties tab.
13 Click Object Override for Plan, Plan Low Detail, or Plan High Detail (whichever is displayed in the current
display set). Select all the components, turn off visibility, and click OK.
14 Click Object Override for Plan Overlapping. Select the desired components and turn on visibility. For this
example, turn on visibility for Riser up, Nosing up, Path up, Outline up, Riser down, Nosing down, Path
down, Outline down, Riser down (above overlap), Nosing down (above overlap), Path down (above overlap),
Outline down (above overlap), Riser down (below overlap), Nosing down (below overlap), Path down
(below overlap), and Outline down (below overlap).
15 Select Riser down (above overlap), Nosing down (above overlap), Path down (above overlap), and Outline
down (above overlap). Select any of the colors from the selected components; then select red in the Select
Color dialog box, and click OK twice.
NOTE If the stair style includes stringers, they should be added to the set of components.
16 Click OK twice.
Applying Tool Properties to an Existing Stair
Use this procedure to apply the properties of a stair tool to one or more existing stairs. The properties include the stair
style and any other settings specified in the tool you select.
1 Open the tool palette that you want to use.
If necessary, scroll to display the tool that you want to use.
2 Right-click a stair tool, and click Apply Tool Properties to Stair.
3 Select the stairs, and press
ENTER
.
4 Edit the properties of the stairs in the Properties palette, if necessary.
NOTE Some tool properties cannot be applied to existing stairs. For example, stair shape and turn type do not change. In
addition, some properties may be incompatible with existing stairs. For example, a stair that has a vertical orientation of Down
cannot terminate with a landing.
Changing the Location of a Stair
Use this procedure to relocate a stair by changing the coordinate values of its insertion point. The stair also has an
orientation with respect to the WCS or the current UCS. For example, if the top and bottom of the stair are parallel to
the XY plane, its normal is parallel to the Z axis. You can change the orientation of the stair by aligning its normal
with another axis. You can also rotate the stair on its plane by changing the rotation angle.
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