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informationonspacingoptionsinthisdialog,see
Spacing Tool (page 1–455).
Spr ing fr om Floor—Controls whether the carriage
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 with t he Offset option.
Left: The carriage springing from the floor. (Spring From Floor
on.)
Right: The carriage e xtending below the floor. (Spring From
Floor off.)
Railings rollo ut
These controls are available only when you turn on
one or more of the Handrail or Rail Path options
on the Parameters rollout > Generate Geometry
group. Also, Segments and Radius aren’t available
if neither of the Handrail options is on.
Height—Controls the height of the railings from
the steps.
Offset—Controls the offset of t he railings from the
ends of the steps.
Segments—Controls the number of segments
in the railings. Hig her values display smoother
railings.
Radius—Controls the thickness of the rai lings.
Door s
Create panel > Geometry > Doors
Create menu > AEC Objects
The door models provided let you control details
of a door’s appearance. You can also set the door
to be open, partially open, or closed and you can
animate the opening.
Different door t ypes in a model of a house
There are three kinds of doors. The Pivot door
(page 1–251) is the familiar door that is hinged
ononesideonly.TheBifold door (page 1–252) is
hingedinthemiddleaswellastheside,likemany
closet doors. You can also make these kinds of
doors a set of double doors. The Sliding door (page
1–251) has a fixed half a nd a sliding half.
Thetopicforeachkindofdoordescribesitsunique
con trols and behavior. Most door parameters are
common to all kinds of doors, and are described
here.