To Specify Mitered Corners for Center Stringers

Use this procedure to specify mitered corners for center stringers at landings and turns. You can specify this option when working with multi-landing, u-shaped, and custom stairs. You cannot specify this option when working with straight or spiral stairs.

1. Open a tool palette that has a stair tool.
2. Right-click a stair tool, and click Stair Styles.
   Note: Alternatively, select a stair in the drawing, and click Stair tabGeneral panelEdit Style drop-downStair Styles.
3. Select the stair style you want to change.
4. Click the Stringers tab.
5. Clear Curve center stringers at turns.
   

6. Click OK.
   

   Curved and mitered center stringers at landing turns

   With the Curve center stringers at turns option cleared, the center stringer is mitered to match the angle of the landing turn. In most cases, this will be a right angle, but any other angle is also possible.

   

   Mitered center stringers at angled landing turns