Medeek Wall Plugin
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Version 4.6.1 - 06.06.2026
- Added tread covers, carpet and stair runners for all curved stair assemblies.
- Enabled a “code” clearance envelope for curved (elliptical and circular) stairs.
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Balusters on curved staircases is a bit challenging, I'm not going to lie. My algorithm(s) are mostly working, and I think, as I suggested in my previous postings, I will need to add in some additional (curved stair specific) parameters. At this point I really hate to add more parameters to these already substantially bloated menus. Too many settings and options tend to overwhelm the casual or new user, but at the same time we need enough controls or knobs to fully adjust these assemblies, its a bit of a trade off I guess. As the Japanese say "Shikata ga nai" (仕方がない).
This screenshot is of a "circular" curved staircase with 1/2" square balusters and baluster shoes. As you can see the baluster spacing is not quite right for either side (inner and outer handrails). To get exactly 2, 3 or 4 balusters per tread one will need to carefully and probably iteratively adjust the spacing. Since these arc lengths won't be nice even numbers the exact spacing number will be some fractional value. I've got some ideas on this to make things a bit easier for the user to compute these exact spacings but I need to experiment with it further.
Its funny how when I start down one of these rabbit holes I don't usually don't know the full solution to the problem or even fully understand the problem itself. But as I slowly unravel and work my way through one of these problems it ultimately becomes clear and then along the way I seem to always find better ways to address the problems that I encounter.
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Version 4.6.2 - 06.10.2026
- Added balusters and baluster shoes for all curved stair assemblies.
- Added separate baluster spacing, offsets and quantities for inner and outer handrails of curved stair assemblies.
With circular stairs it is possible to carefully control the spacing of the balusters so that a specific number of balusters lands on each tread (two on the inner and three on the outer). However with elliptical stairs the tread arc length may vary significantly so this may or may not be as controllable. I may need to come up with a different way to space balusters on elliptical stairs.
Note that in the second screenshot where the balusters are attached to the closed stringer this is not an issue.
Each side can be adjusted separately with the addition of the six new parameters within the Curved Stair Options sub-menu. This level of granularity is required for curved stairs at the expense of making the menus a bit longer.
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It appears that I have handrail fittings mostly working now for both circular and elliptical curved stairs. However just as with the balusters we will need a separate handrail ext. for top and bottom and a rail drop for each side (inner and outer handrails). This means another six parameters in the curved stair menu. Due to the asymmetry or nature of these curved staircases there is really no way around it.
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I've been also thinking about the framing that goes under these stairs and it seems to me that the methods are as varied as there are carpenters. I could provide a basic curved wall framing as shown in the screenshots below but I don't know how much use this would be to anyone as they will probably frame it differently, thoughts?
Here are a couple additional screenshots of slightly different framing methods applied to a curved staircases:
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Version 4.6.3 - 06.14.2026
- Enabled open treads for curved stair assemblies.
- Enabled handrail fittings for curved stair assemblies.
- Added six additional parameters into the curved stair sub-menu for handrail extensions and upper fitting rail drops.
- Enabled handrail posts for curved stair assemblies.
- Enabled OTP, CUT, and VERTICAL (PTP) handrail options.
- Added a vertical offset parameter for top posts.
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Version 4.6.4 - 06.15.2026
- Added a "deck" option to the railing module.
Note that when Railing Type is set to "Deck" there will typically be a cap rail along with an upper and lower rail. The upper and lower rail provide the support for the balusters or pickets.
I will probably need to enable an option to disable or turn off the cap rail.
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Version 4.6.4b - 06.16.2026
- Added preview thumbnails into the stair draw and edit menus for posts, balusters and baluster shoes.
- Added a "None" handrail profile for deck railings that effectively disables the cap rail.
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Currently there is no "curved" railing option yet however with a little bit of adjustment of the parameters and simply following any given set of points you can do this sort of thing:
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@medeek just a heads up that a recent forum software update has caused loss of uploaded image files. You may notice your posts from May 15th on are missing images
Sorry about that....
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Version 4.6.5 - 06.18.2026
- Added a "GLASS" baluster option for curved stair assemblies (circular and elliptical).
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