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Link parameters: banisters

Stefan — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:24:04 +0000

The assembly between the banisters and the handrail and also between the banisters and the stringboard can be adjusted to your preferences. In both cases you are able to set a penetration depth. There are 3 different options for the machining or chamfer associated with the penetration. Perpendicular with 1 chamfer, where the banister penetrates…

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Link parameters: between stringboards

Stefan — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:22:42 +0000

How to adjust the assembly details of two adjacent stringboards using the link parameters section in the properties menu. As usual with parameters, when no selection is applied you will be editing the parameters for all string to string assemblies in your stair. Alternatively you can select any specific stringboard and modify the parameters just…

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Link parameters: newel/handrail

Stefan — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:20:40 +0000

A look at the handrail into newel post assembly options in StairDesigner. You can edit all newel post to handrail links across your entire stair, or select one and edit just that. You can add a penetration of the handrail into the newel post. And as soon as you add the penetration you can add…

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Link parameters: newel/stringboard

Stefan — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:14:51 +0000

How to modify the joint between a newel post and stringboard. As usual with the link parameters, you can modify all instances of this joint in your stair, or select and modify a single instance. You can add a penetration of the string into the newel or have it meet the newel with no penetration.…

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Link parameters: wedging

Stefan — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:46:04 +0000

Wedging is a specialist link parameter feature that extends the step and riser housing to the edge of the stringboard at a pre-defined angle. Normally you would apply this to the step but you can add it to the risers as well if required. Wedges are used extensively in some countries to create a very…

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Link parameters: step/newel

Stefan — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:44:15 +0000

How to adjust the penetration of the steps and risers in the newel posts. This can be adjusted for all steps/newels, or individually. You can set a penetration of the step into the newel post. There’s also the option to add a recess instead of a penetration, the former is more commonly used however. Once…

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Link parameters: step/stringboard

Stefan — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:42:30 +0000

Link parameters describe the way the parts are assembled to each other. Here we look at the assembly between steps and strings, in other words how the steps and risers are housed within the stringboards. You can adjust the depth of the groove within the strings, independently modify steps and risers, even create step cut…

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Newel post parameters

Stefan — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:40:45 +0000

How to add and modify newel posts. As usual, it is easy to change the material of one or all the posts at the same time. You can adjust the shape of the section, offset along the stringer or laterally, and adjust the height of the top and bottom positions of the post in relation…

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Handrail parameters

Stefan — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:38:59 +0000

How to add and modify handrails in StairDesigner. Handrails can be curved (following the step nosings), straight or constructed in a series of straight parts. It’s possible to adjust the material used, distance to step nosing, thickness, width, horizontal offset and the spindles themselves.You can modify all handrails in your stair project at the same…

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Individual stringboard parameters

Stefan — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:37:15 +0000

As well as modifying all strings at once, you can select each individual stringboard and edit it separately. You have a similar set of options as are available within the general stringboard parameters, such as adjusting the material, thickness and so on. This video focuses on the Type parameter, allowing you to change between curved…

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