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Depth—Controls how far down the stringers reach
toward the floor.
Width—Controls the width of the stringers.
Offset—Controls the vertical distance of the
str ingers from the floor.
Spr ing fr om Floor—Cont rols whether the st ringer
starts at the floor, flush with the start of the first
riser, or if the stringer extends below the floor. You
control the amount the stringer extends below the
floor with t he Offset option.
Left: The stringer extending b elow the floor. (Spring From Floor
turned off.)
Right: the stringer springing from the floor. (Spring From Floor
turned on.)
Carriage rollout
These controls are available only when you turn
on Carriage on the Parameters rollout > Generate
Geometry group.
Depth—Controls how far down the carriage
reaches toward the floor.
Width—Cont rols the w idth of the carr iage.
Carr iage Spacing—Sets the spacing of the carriage.
Whenyoupickthisbutton,theCarriageSpacing
dialog displays. Specify the number of carria ges
you want using the Count option. For more
information on spacing options in this dialog, see
Spacing Tool (page 1–455).
Spr ing fr om Floor—Cont rols whether the car r iage
starts at the floor, flush with the start of the first
riser, or if the carriage extends below the floor. You
control the amount the carriage extends below the
floor w ith the Offset option.
Left: The carriage springing from the floor. (Spring From Floor
turned on.)
Right: The carriage extending below the floor. (Spring From
Floor turned off.)
Center Pole rollo ut
These controls are available only when you turn on
Center Pole on the Parameters rollout > Generate
Geometry group.