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Staircase Specification Dialog

6 Check Use Walk Line to have the allows stair risers to match all the way to
program calculate the tread depth based the top of the platform.
on a Walk Line. Uncheck the box to disable Options -
this function. See “Walk Line” on page 740. 8
• Specify the distance of the Walk Line • C h e c k Automatic Railing Openings to
from Edge. The default value is 12” automatically create a doorway opening
(300 mm).
when the selected stairs are snapped to a
• Check Show Walk Line to show the railing drawn on the same floor as the
Walk Line in floor plan view. stairs. This is checked by default.
7 Specify the appearance of the staircase • C h e c k Allow Wrap to wrap the selected
where it meets the Top Landing. These stairs around the corner of a deck or land-
options do not affect the edges of landings. ing where another, identical stair section
• Check Nosing at Top Landing to pro- is present. See “Wrapped Stairs” on page
duce tread nosing attached to platform 746.
edge at the top of stairs. A preview of the selected staircase
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• Check Riser Surface at Top Landing to displays on the right side of the panel.
produce a riser surface against the plat- If the staircase includes any landings, only
form edge at the top of the stairs. This the section that was selected when the dialog
was opened will display. See “Dialog
Preview Panes” on page 42.

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