Stair stringer width

[stoneriver]

X-11

Can the width of stair stringers be controlled?  If so, how?

[Dermot]

Changing the stair style changes the stringer width.  A single stringer is always 4", 2 closed stringers are always 2", and 3 standard stringers are always 1.5". 

 

For anything else, you would have to get creative.  For example, you could probably create a stringer out of a stair that has no railings or tread overhang and set it to the width you want and then convert it into a stringer symbol.

[Joe_Carrick]

31 minutes ago, Dermot said:

Changing the stair style changes the stringer width.  A single stringer is always 4", 2 closed stringers are always 2", and 3 standard stringers are always 1.5".

This is way too restrictive.  The Stair dbx should provide options to set the stringer sizes (both width and depth)

[LevisL]

2 minutes ago, Joe_Carrick said:

This is way too restrictive.  The Stair dbx should provide options to set the stringer sizes (both width and depth)

 

And the number of stringers is restrictive as well. We should be able to specify how many stringers we want and/or their max. spacing.

[DRAWZILLA]

agree with both of the above comments

[Dermot]

I agree too, but how does that help the original poster?

 

 

[Joe_Carrick]

49 minutes ago, Dermot said:

I agree too, but how does that help the original poster?

 

 

Obviously it doesn't - but maybe you could put a plug in for an enhancement.  Yes, I know that we can make suggestions but I'm pretty positive that this suggestion has been made many times in the past.

[DRAWZILLA]

1 hour ago, Dermot said:

I agree too, but how does that help the original poster?

 

 

The answer is this type of stair adjustment should have been included in the stair DBX many years ago after many people have asked for it. People just don't really want to piece meal it and it takes more time to do.

[Chopsaw]

3 hours ago, Dermot said:

I agree too, but how does that help the original poster?

 

It might help them want to upgrade to X12.

[Designer1]

Yes I agree with all the suggestions above.  In my opinion chiefs stair tool has changed very little if any since version 10 and that's not X10 Im talking about.  Stairs are becoming more and more important with higher density building so having a stair overhaul would be much appreciated.  Just my two cents.

[Dermot]

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 In my opinion chiefs stair tool has changed very little if any since version 10...

 

In my opinion, stairs have changed a lot since Version 10.  Here are just some of the things that have changed:

 

X11
 - Pony walls with railings can now follow stairs
 - Auto connected stair landings for manual winders and starter treads
 - Improved control over landing railings per edge

 

X9
 - New L-Shaped and U-Shaped stair tools
 - Ability to specify railings on landings
 - Ability to use panels for stairs, ramps, and landings
 - Improved control over newel and baluster spacing
 - Improved dialog previews for stairs and landings
 - Improved control over top and bottom rails
 - Improved snapping to walls

 

X8
 - Stair break lines
 - Handrail returns and extensions
 - Improved display with stair and ramp details in plan views
 - Improved display with stair, ramp, and landing railings in plan view
 - Improved control over how to specify top of stair

 

X7
 - Ability to control solid railings follow stairs

 

X3
 - New ramp tool
 - Improved landing tool
 - Railings that can follow stairs
 - New stair defaults
 - Improved one-click stair tool
 - Ability to group stair select and modify
 - Ability to manually adjust stair heights
 - Improved stair and landing materials

 

X1
 - New one-click stair tool
 - New wrapped stairs