[req] a good stairmaking plugin

Dave R · 6 Aug 2011, 16:57

Why don't you just draw them? You'd have them done by now.

TIG · 6 Aug 2011, 17:48

Somethings are just quicker 'by hand' - how hard can it be?
This took < 5 minutes with NO Plugins, watching the TV and eating my tea !

Rich O Brien · 6 Aug 2011, 17:56

sdmitch · 6 Aug 2011, 18:05

Something like this Rock?

Stairs

jarynzlesa · 6 Aug 2011, 21:16

@rock1 said:

is there a good free plugin that can make open well staircases, u shaped staircases?

No.

rock1 · 7 Aug 2011, 06:56

@tig said:

Somethings are just quicker 'by hand' - how hard can it be?
This took < 5 minutes with NO Plugins, watching the TV and eating my tea ![attachment=0:1ujghkor]Capture.PNG[/attachment:1ujghkor]

wow!! video tutorial please

rock1 · 7 Aug 2011, 06:58

@sdmitch said:

Something like this Rock?

hey how did you make them!! I wanna know

bac9-flcl · 7 Aug 2011, 08:40

@rock1 said:

@sdmitch said:

Something like this Rock?

hey how did you make them!! I wanna know

http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/training/videos/new_to_gsu.html
http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/training/videos/familiar_with_gsu.html

Have you studied these? "Copy and Arrays" tutorial in particular.
There is nothing complicated in there. ))

Edson · 7 Aug 2011, 10:55

the sketchup show #38 part 1 and part 2.

sdmitch · 7 Aug 2011, 15:34

rock, with a plugin of my own. I did cheat a little on the u-shaped 12,3,12 set. I created a run of 12 then copied,rotated and moved it into position. The run of 3 was then rotated and moved into place. The elliptical stairs required nothing additional to be done. The plugin has a u-shape option but it assumes stair runs stop and start at a landing.

rock1 · 9 Aug 2011, 05:32

@sdmitch said:

rock, with a plugin of my own. I did cheat a little on the u-shaped 12,3,12 set. I created a run of 12 then copied,rotated and moved it into position. The run of 3 was then rotated and moved into place. The elliptical stairs required nothing additional to be done. The plugin has a u-shape option but it assumes stair runs stop and start at a landing.

well which plugin r u using?

sdmitch · 9 Aug 2011, 15:09

@rock1 said:

@sdmitch said:

rock, with a plugin of my own. I did cheat a little on the u-shaped 12,3,12 set. I created a run of 12 then copied,rotated and moved it into position. The run of 3 was then rotated and moved into place. The elliptical stairs required nothing additional to be done. The plugin has a u-shape option but it assumes stair runs stop and start at a landing.

well which plugin r u using?

rock1 · 10 Aug 2011, 01:40

@sdmitch said:

@rock1 said:

@sdmitch said:

rock, with a plugin of my own. I did cheat a little on the u-shaped 12,3,12 set. I created a run of 12 then copied,rotated and moved it into position. The run of 3 was then rotated and moved into place. The elliptical stairs required nothing additional to be done. The plugin has a u-shape option but it assumes stair runs stop and start at a landing.

well which plugin r u using?

don't mind but can you upload here?

Dave R · 10 Aug 2011, 10:40

I expect he would have uploaded it here already if he'd been interested in sharing with you.

sdmitch · 10 Aug 2011, 20:00

Well Dave he never asked for it, only about it, so I fealt no compulsion the give it.

Rock, the plugin in question is attached. You can access it through the Plugins menu. There are 3 options, Normal, Spiral, and U-Shape.

Normal is just a straight run with a railing on one side. The steps are a group and the rail is a group.

Spiral is a circular or elliptical stair depending on the Max,Min width input. It is a single group.

U-Shape now accepts "turn steps" which replace the landing if defined. This is a single group also.

Stair Maker

rock1 · 11 Aug 2011, 14:04

@sdmitch said:

Well Dave he never asked for it, only about it, so I fealt no compulsion the give it.

Rock, the plugin in question is attached. You can access it through the Plugins menu. There are 3 options, Normal, Spiral, and U-Shape.

Normal is just a straight run with a railing on one side. The steps are a group and the rail is a group.

Spiral is a circular or elliptical stair depending on the Max,Min width input. It is a single group.

U-Shape now accepts "turn steps" which replace the landing if defined. This is a single group also.

that's so kind of you , thanks a lot people like sdmitch are men of honour. Look fellas, these are men of honour, these are men of honour!!

utiler · 24 Aug 2011, 03:25

@sdmitch said:

Well Dave he never asked for it, only about it, so I fealt no compulsion the give it.

Rock, the plugin in question is attached. You can access it through the Plugins menu. There are 3 options, Normal, Spiral, and U-Shape.

Normal is just a straight run with a railing on one side. The steps are a group and the rail is a group.

Spiral is a circular or elliptical stair depending on the Max,Min width input. It is a single group.

U-Shape now accepts "turn steps" which replace the landing if defined. This is a single group also.

G'day Sam, nice little plugin!

I have some ideas for you to add if you could to extend it a little more.... see attached PDF.

stairMaker.pdf

charly2008 · 24 Aug 2011, 11:51

Thank you very much Sam,

a very useful and time saving plugin.

Charly

sdmitch · 24 Aug 2011, 21:30

Andrew, I will take a look at your suggestion and see what I can do. Some are trivial like asking for and using a given gap between the runs and the height and offset for the handrail. The "in-situ" option not so trivial but I'll see what I can do.

utiler · 24 Aug 2011, 22:09

Thanks Sam, appreciate it!
Also for your u-shape stair maybe add a tread thickness and make treads components... Just helps with edits.
Well done, mate! simple and very effective tool!