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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

Lock Tread Depth
If a staircase with Lock Tread Depth
selected in the Staircase Specification
dialog is resized, its length increases or
decreases one full tread at a time. See
“General Panel” on page 753.
When Lock Tread Depth is checked, it can
be difficult to merge the section with another
section or landing. If this is a problem, you
can temporarily uncheck Lock Tread Depth.
After the stairs are merged, the tread depth
can be locked again.
The middle stair subsection is selected
Curved Subsections

Stair subsections attached at both ends by 3. Click the Change Line/Arc edit
other sections do not have a free end that can button. The center section turns into a
be dragged into a curve. In this situation, curved stair section.
change the middle sub-section to a curve
using the Change Line/Arc edit button.
See “Change Line/Arc” on page 260.

To curve an enclosed stair subsection
1. Draw three straight stair sections and
connect them end to end.
2. Select the middle subsection.

After using Change Line/Arc

4. Use the triangular Change Curve edit
handle to adjust the curvature of the
middle section as needed.
Stairs joined in this manner can easily be
turned into winders. See “Winders” on page
745.

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