Stairs Object
The stairs object is undoubtedly the most useful parametric polygonobject ever invented. But only if you are creating architectural scenes. If you don't need a staircase, you probably won't find this feature too useful.
The stairs object makes it very easy to produce flights of stairs in various different configurations, saving a lot of time and effort should you need them. The basic staircase appears below left. A somewhat more exciting staircase appears below right.
Properties
- Stair type: A 'ground' type staircase has a solid base all the way to the ground. A 'slanting' staircase offers a slanted cavity underneath the stairs, ideal for storing away knick knacks out of sight.
- Steps: Determines how many steps you'd like in your flight of stairs. Defaults to 5.
- Step width: The width of the first step.
- Step height: The height of the each step.
- Step depth: The depth of each step.
- Expand: Determines how much thinner or wider each steps gets as the staircase rises. -1 results in a staircase that meets at a single point at the top.