Create a Stair Run by Sketching

When creating a stair assembly, create a custom-shaped run component by sketching the boundary and risers.

You can define custom runs by sketching boundaries and risers instead of having Revit calculate the stair run automatically. This method gives you more control when sketching the footprint of the stairs.

Video: Create a Stair by Sketching

Important: When you create components by sketching, they do not have the automatic relationship to each other as when stair components are created with the common component tools. For example, if you sketch run and landing components, then change the run width, the landing shape will not change automatically. Sketched components must be updated manually.

To create a stair run by sketching

1. Open a plan or 3D view.
2. On the ribbon, click Architecture tabCirculation panel (Stair).
3. Optional: To specify the type of railing to be created for the stair run, click Modify | Create Stair tabTools panel (Railing).

   For details, see Specify the Railing for a New Stair.

4. To sketch the stair run, with Run selected on the Modify | Create Stair tabComponents panel, click (Create Sketch).
5. Click Modify | Create Stair > Sketch Run tabDraw panel (Boundary).

   Sketch the left and right boundaries using one of the drawing tools.

6. Click Riser.

   Sketch the risers using one of the drawing tools.

7. Optionally, you can draw a custom stair path to indicate the walk line. Click (Stair Path), and sketch the path.

   If you finish the run sketch without drawing a custom stair path, a stair path is created automatically.

   Note: The stair path sketch is used to generate the annotation stair path. If you would like to change the way the stair path is represented, you can edit the stair path sketch.
8. Click (Finish Edit Mode) to exit sketch mode.
9. To sketch a landing, see Create a Landing Component by Sketching.

Tips

• Do not connect left and right boundary lines to each other. You can sketch them as single lines or multi-segmented lines (for example, straight lines and arcs connected).
• Connect riser lines between the left and right boundaries.
• If riser lines extend beyond the boundaries, they are trimmed when the run is created.
• The sketched stair path must start at the first riser line and end at the last riser line. It cannot extend beyond the first or last riser line.