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    • EdsonE Offline
      Edson
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      the sketchup show #38 part 1 and part 2.

      edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre β€’ brasil
      http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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      • sdmitchS Offline
        sdmitch
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        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.

        Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

        http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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        • R Offline
          rock1
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          @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? πŸ˜›

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          • sdmitchS Offline
            sdmitch
            last edited by

            @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? πŸ˜›

            Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

            http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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            • R Offline
              rock1
              last edited by

              @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? πŸ˜›

              don't mind but can you upload here? πŸ˜’

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              • Dave RD Offline
                Dave R
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                I expect he would have uploaded it here already if he'd been interested in sharing with you.

                Etaoin Shrdlu

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                • sdmitchS Offline
                  sdmitch
                  last edited by

                  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

                  Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                  http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                  • R Offline
                    rock1
                    last edited by

                    @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.

                    πŸ˜„ 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!! πŸ‘

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                    • utilerU Offline
                      utiler
                      last edited by

                      @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

                      Just Curious...

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                      • charly2008C Offline
                        charly2008
                        last edited by

                        Thank you very much Sam,

                        a very useful and time saving plugin.

                        Charly

                        He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                        • sdmitchS Offline
                          sdmitch
                          last edited by

                          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.

                          Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                          http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                          • utilerU Offline
                            utiler
                            last edited by

                            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!

                            Just Curious...

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                            • sdmitchS Offline
                              sdmitch
                              last edited by

                              Andrew, I think I have incorporated all the changes you suggested except make the treads components. Maybe in version 3.


                              Stair Maker

                              Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                              http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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