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Other Special Railings and Stairs

3. On the RAIL STYLE panel of the Railing
Specification dialog,
• Select the Panels radio button.
• Check Follow Stairs.
4. On the NEWELS/BALUSTERS panel, click
the Browse button to the right of Panel
Type and select the railing panel you
want to use on the stairs, then click OK.
5. Select the staircase and click the Open
Object edit button.
Resizing stairs to the middle of the wall 6. On the NEWELS/BALUSTERS panel of the
Railing Specification dialog, uncheck
9. You may need to Zoom i n on the Left Railing to prevent the default stair
stairs and wall to move the stair edge. railing from generating in addition to the
railing panel.
Railing Panels 7. Repeat these steps if you want railing
panels under the right side of the stairs,
You can specify panels, including glass as well.
panels or cables, as a stair or ramp’s railing
in the Staircase and Ramp Specification Concrete Stairs
dialogs. See “Railing Panel” on page 761.

Inset or Middle Railing

You can use a Railing to create inset stair
railings or a middle railing.

To use railing panels with stairs

1. Create a staircase and draw a To make a solid concrete staircase
Railing under the stairs. 1. On the STYLE panel of the Staircase
Specification dialog:
• Make sure that the railing is located
entirely within a single stair section. • Set the Tread Overhang to zero.
• Position it so that it is aligned with the • Set the Tread Thickness to zero.
left edge. • Uncheck Open Risers.
2. Select the railing and click the Open • If you want, you can also uncheck
Object edit button. See “Wall Speci- Open Underneath and check Large
fication Dialog” on page 389. Stringer Base.

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