Entry Steps Problem

[larrytech10]

I'm trying to create a grand entry with steps similar to the lincoln memorial entrance (i.e. very wide steps). I tried drawing the boundary and riser lines in the sketch mode for stairs, but that didn't work. Is there a trick to doing this?

[tomnewsom]

I'm trying to create a grand entry with steps similar to the lincoln memorial entrance (i.e. very wide steps). I tried drawing the boundary and riser lines in the sketch mode for stairs, but that didn't work. Is there a trick to doing this?

Yes, be very, very careful :D

Any shape of stairs is possible, but you have to be very careful what you call a Boundary and what you call a Riser, and in what order you draw things.

IME, if you have a complicated Boundary shape, it's worth sketching it out as a filled region or an Autocad import first, then tracing over each Boundary line, from bottom to top stair, as unbroken chains of lines. Drawing boundary lines out-of-order can sometimes trip things up.

I've attached an example, and also a complex curved stair I did for a previous thread.

Basically, the stair tool is very flexible and powerful, but also horribly buggy and weird. Experiment with different methods and orders of comands...

[larrytech10]

Thanks! Those images were exactly the type of inspiration/tutorial I was looking for. It was helpful to see where you put the riser lines(black) and the boundary lines(green) side by side with a resulting render.