To Straighten Treads With the Manual Winder Style

Use this procedure to straighten individual treads on stairs assigned either the Manual - Tread or Manual - Riser Balanced winder style.

The Straighten Tread grip is located at the intersection of the tread edge or riser face and the stair construction line, based on the Use Riser Line setting in the Stair Winder Style dialog box.

1. Select a 1/2 turn or 1/4 turn stair.
2. If the Winder Style is balanced, select the circular Edit Turns trigger grip. The Select Winder Style dialog box is displayed.
   

   Select Winder Style dialog box

3. Select either Manual - Tread or Manual - Riser from the list, and click OK.
   Note: To select the style from the Properties palette, click the Design tab, expand Basic, expand General, and select either Manual - Tread or Manual - Riser for Winder Style.
4. Select the Edit Turns trigger grip.
5. Select the Straighten Tread grip on the tread edge or riser face that you want to straighten.

   The selected tread is straightened.

   

   Straightening a tread with a manual riser style

   Note: Because the tread depth must be the same for each tread, the tread edge line will pivot around the construction line.
6. When you have finished straightening treads, you can click the Exit Edit Turns grip to return to the default stair edit mode, or right-click and click Deselect All to turn off grips.