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Other Special Railings and Stairs



                                                                       3.  Rotate one stair section 180°.

















                                                                       4.  The stairs wrap around the corner.
                                                                           Notice that the Up arrow displays on the
                                                                           most recently edited stair section.


                                    You  can  also  draw  stairs  down  from  a
                                    deck by right-clicking to draw them or by
                                pressing the Alt key while you drag. See “To
                                draw stairs going downward” on page 731.

                               To wrap stairs around a landing

                               1.  Use the Draw Stairs   tool to create
                                   two perpendicular stair sections with top
                                   ends that share a corner.
                               2.  Click between them to create a landing.


                          Other Special Railings and Stairs

                               Stairs can be customized to meet a variety of
                               needs.
                                         Solid Railings

                               To create a solid rail along a staircase,
                               position a solid Railing against, but not   Solid Railing
                               underneath, the stairs. Specify it as Solid and
                               that it Follow Stairs. See “Rail Style Panel”   The solid railing recognizes the adjacent
                               on page 404.                            stairs and climbs alongside them.



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