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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

system is allowed to move inward when the
stairs are turned into winders. If any point on
the edge of the stairs would have to move
inward more than this defined amount in
order to locate the surface of the wall, the
stairs do not contract and snap to that wall.

To create a partial stair railing

1. Create a staircase and draw an Interior
Wall against, but not underneath, the
stairs.
If any balusters extend beyond the railing, 2. Select the stairs and click the Auto
eliminate them by unchecking Left Railing
or Right Railing in the Staircase Stairwell edit button to create a
Specification dialog. See “Style Panel” on stairwell.
page 757. 3. On the GENERAL panel of the Staircase
Specification dialog, check Winders.
Partial Railings 4. On the STYLE panel, define the Max
A staircase can be enclosed on one side by a Tread Contraction. If the interior wall
combination of wall and railing. is 4" thick, setting this value to 4" should
be sufficient.
5. On the STYLE panel, increase the
Stringer Bottom value to enclose the
area under the stairs with railings. The
best value depends on the design of your
stairs.
6. On the NEWELS/BALUSTERS panel,
remove the check from either Right or
Left Railing at Wall, depending on the
position of the stairs and wall in your
plan.
Partial railings can be created by specifying 7. Click the Object Snaps toggle but-
the stairs as winders and increasing the Max ton to temporarily turn off Object Snaps.
Tread Contraction in the Staircase See “Object Snaps” on page 168.
Specification dialog. See “Style Panel” on
page 757. 8. Select the stairs and use the side edit
handle to move the edge of the stairs to
The Max Tread Contraction defines the approximately the middle of the wall.
largest distance that any section of the stair

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