To Assign Materials to a Stair Style

Use this procedure to assign materials to the individual components of a stair style. When By Material is selected for a component, the component uses the display properties of the material instead of the style display properties.

You can assign a material to any physical component of the stair. Custom components and components that are only symbolic graphics do not use materials for their display properties. For example, a riser is a physical component that can be assigned a material while the graphics path is a symbol that cannot be assigned a material.

Note: If a material assignment does not determine the display properties of a stair component, change the display properties of the stair style.

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 style you want to edit.
4. Click the Display Properties tab.
5. Select the display representation where you want the changes to appear, and select Style Override.
   Note: Only the Model display representation uses materials.
6. If necessary, click .
7. Click the Layer/Color/Linetype tab.
8. Select By Material for any component to which you want to assign a material, and click OK.

   If the setting for By Material is not available, the display of this component cannot be determined by a material.

9. Click the Materials tab.
10. Select the component you want to change, and select a different material definition.

    You can select any material definition in the current drawing, or click to create a new material definition and assign it to a component.

    Danger: Although you can edit a material definition from this dialog box, any changes you make to the material definition apply to all objects that are assigned the material.
11. Click OK.