To Add a Step to the Roof Line or Floor Line of a Wall

Use this procedure to add a step to the roof line or the floor line of a wall. You can also add a step on the Roof/Floor Line worksheet on the Properties palette.

Note: This option is available only when the roof line or the floor line has not been edited. After the line has been changed, you cannot automatically add a step using this option.
  1. Select the wall.
  2. Click Wall tabModify panelRoof/Floor Line drop-downEdit In Place.

    A temporary profile is created for you to edit the geometry of the roof line or the floor line.

  3. Click Edit In Place tabProfile panelAdd Step.

    If Add Step is not available, the roof line or the floor line was previously edited.

  4. Select the roof line or the floor line.

    Modifying a wall floor line by adding a step

    A third vertex is added to the line halfway between the 2 ends of the line and 4'-0'' from the line. A step is created from the selected vertex to the second vertex.

  5. Continue editing the roof line or the floor line, if needed.
  6. Save or discard the changes:
    If you want to … Then …
    restore the roof line or the floor line to its previous shape click Edit In Place tabEdits panelCancel.
    save the changes to the roof line or the floor line click Edit In Place tabEdits panelFinish.