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    sdmitch
    last edited by 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.

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

    http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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      rock1
      last edited by 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? πŸ˜›

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        sdmitch
        last edited by 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? πŸ˜›

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

        http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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          rock1
          last edited by 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? πŸ˜›

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

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            Dave R
            last edited by 10 Aug 2011, 10:40

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

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              sdmitch
              last edited by 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

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

              http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                rock1
                last edited by 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.

                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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                  utiler
                  last edited by 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

                  purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                    charly2008
                    last edited by 24 Aug 2011, 11:51

                    Thank you very much Sam,

                    a very useful and time saving plugin.

                    Charly

                    He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                      sdmitch
                      last edited by 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.

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

                      http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                        utiler
                        last edited by 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!

                        purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                          sdmitch
                          last edited by 27 Aug 2011, 02:01

                          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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