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If you want to use the display properties of the stair style instead of material display properties, you can turn off the
material assignments in the display properties of the stair style.
Material definitions consist of display components that correspond to component types of objects. For example, the
3D body component of a material is used for all linework in model views.
Stair Materials and Display Components
The following table identifies the material component that corresponds to each stair component.
Material Component Stair Component
Model
3D Body Stringer
3D Body Tread
3D Body Landing
3D Body Riser
Assigning Materials to a Stair Style
Use this procedure to assign materials to the individual components of a stair style. When By Material is selected for a
component, the component uses the display properties of the material instead of the style display properties.
You can assign a material to any physical component of the stair. Custom components and components that are only
symbolic graphics do not use materials for their display properties. For example, a riser is a physical component that
can be assigned a material while the graphics path is a symbol that cannot be assigned a material.
NOTE If a material assignment does not determine the display properties of a stair component, you can change the display
properties of the stair style as described in
“ Specifying the Display Properties of a Stair Style ” on page 1243 .
1 Open a tool palette that has a stair tool.
2 Right-click a stair tool, and click Stair Styles.
3 Select the style you want to edit.
4 Click the Display Properties tab.
5 Select the display representation where you want the changes to appear, and select Style Override.
NOTE Only the Model display representation uses materials.
6 If necessary, click .
7 Click the Layer/Color/Linetype tab.
8 Select By Material for any component to which you want to assign a material, and click OK.
If the setting for By Material is not available, the display of this component cannot be determined by a
material.
9 Click the Materials tab.
10 Select the component you want to change, and select a different material definition.
You can select any material definition in the current drawing, or click to create a new material
definition and assign it to a component.
WARNING Although you can edit a material definition from this dialog box, any changes you make to the
material definition apply to all objects that are assigned the material.
11 Click OK.
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