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L-Type Stair 233
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
1–231) for the instructions on how to do this.
Layout gro up
Lengt h 1 —Controls the length of the first flig ht of
stairs.
Lengt h 2 —Controls the length of the second flight
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 leng th 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 p arameter 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
alwa ys be one more riser than steps. This implied
riser is between the top step of the sta ir and t he
upper floor.
Linear stair with five risers
1through4. Risers
5. The implied riser
6. The upper floor you snap to
7. The lower flo or you snap to
8. The step s
Steps gro up
Thickness—Controlsthethicknessofthesteps.
Step thickness variance between two stairs