Revit® Architecture 2010: No Experience Required™

Chapter 10. Stairs, Ramps, and Railings

• Creating stairs using the Rise/Run function

• Creating custom winding stairs

• Creating railings

• Creating ramps

A whole chapter just for stairs, ramps, and railings? You bet! If you think about it, there could be a million combinations of stair and railing systems. As a matter of fact, you very seldom see two sets of stairs exactly the same. Kind of like a snowflake, isn't it? Okay, it's nothing like a snowflake! But you get the point.

To start off, this chapter will address the makings of a staircase, from commercial to a more residential feel with wood members, balusters, and spindles. During this procedure, you will see how Revit brings stairs together. Once we create a common staircase, we will move on to winding ...