Handrail for spiral stairs
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I need to model a handrail for the spiral stairs shown in the attached. I thought I needed the Bezier Curve and CurviLoft plugins to do so, but a forum member has said that all I need to do is "make a spring, adjust it to the rise needed, and then use the Follow Me tool to extrude the handrail shape up the spiral."
Sounds easy, but I need help doing the "make the spring" thing.
The image shown here is snipped from my Chief Architect model. Chief permits me to drag and drop SU models into my models.
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Gene,
Have you seen SpiralStairCaseBuilder ???
A Dynamic Component for SU with a simple PDF guide:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=289&t=29484
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You could build your spiral staircase completely within SketchUp using this tool.
Further more detailed handrailing can be modelled with the aid of guides (simple lines) which are automatically created.
Then, some finishing off using SU ruby scripts completes the handrails. (The PDF guide shows you how to do this).
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If you use your current staircase building method, what you could do is:- Place a construction point top centre of each post you've modelled.
- Then proceed as shown in the PDF guide mentioned above ie
- Join the dots (guide points) with a bezier curve (create handrail path)
- Use PipeAlongPath or Profile Builder scripts to model the rails
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Whichever method you choose, I hope this gives you some further ideas for creating spiral staircases and handrailing.
Regards
Howard L' -
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