AshleyRevive Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Can someone help me figure out why my stair rail is not connecting here? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie65 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Think of the math. If the railings are both set for the same height, yet the lower steps end up being around 15" lower than the main stair (depending on your riser height), that's where it comes from. Look at some of the stair parts catalogs out there and notice how starting and landing newels are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 For smooth transitions of handrails the landing would need to be extended 1/2 tread each way ("L" shape). It's just simple geometry which would make the rails meet at the inside corner of the landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBCooper Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 You can try turning on "transitions" in the stair dialog. You can even make them "smooth" if you want. The simple case you are showing will probably work but sometimes I see very strange things happen when you turn on transitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_N Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 On 6/5/2025 at 10:08 AM, Joe_Carrick said: For smooth transitions of handrails the landing would need to be extended 1/2 tread each way ("L" shape). It's just simple geometry which would make the rails meet at the inside corner of the landing. This is the result of extending the landing 1/2 tread each way, and setting no transitions And this is transitions set but no smoothing. I really can't see a difference. And finally with smoothing. It would be a good feature to be able to do a smooth sweeping transition without a jump in the handrail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Doug, The key is to extend the handrails the same 1/2 tread dimension and specify "No Transitions". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_N Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 9 hours ago, Joe_Carrick said: Doug, The key is to extend the handrails the same 1/2 tread dimension and specify "No Transitions". That is the case with the first picture Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DBCooper Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 @Doug_N As far as I know, those "handrail options" only work with the handrail you get along a wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 16 minutes ago, DBCooper said: @Doug_N As far as I know, those "handrail options" only work with the handrail you get along a wall. So what happens if you create a room divider wall along those edges of the stairway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBCooper Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 Since a room divider is just an invisible wall it looks like the stair ignores it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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