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[Joseph Smith]

Deck stairs always cause me grief.  Another great subject for Fundamental Fridays...........deck, with complex stair and rail design!

 

mine isn't working as i'd hoped...yet.  might have to explode this chunk and raise the end newel.

 

 

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[Joseph Smith]

think i got it!  had to explode the rail to sections then deselect cleanup to make it accurate.  Fingers crossed it will look the same when i close and reopen the project.

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[Mark Petri]

I find railings to be so problematic I generally don't show them. If I do, I often separate posts from railing parts if anything is changing elevation as with stairs or ramps. It is super frustrating. But, stairs don't really model correctly either, so if you have to be accurate, building them out of 3D solids or in a program like SketchUp is almost easier.

[Keith Almond]

I don't normally worry about things not modelling perfectly - even though I'm anal about other things. Typically the client is only looking at the overall impression anyway ... there's only the designer worried about them being perfect.

 

A long time ago a colleague noted ... "it really doesn't need to be exact ... when it's printed out at 1/4" = 1'-0" you can't see it anyway!".

[Mark Petri]

I find many contractors rely heavily on the drawings accuracy. It is not okay with me that certain parts of a 3D model or plan cannot model correctly. So, I either model correctly or make a reference to a detail to be sure nobody gets too confused. Certainly there are items that do not matter, but I've had plan reviewers make comments on drawings for clarification on some things that did not model correctly.

[Joseph Smith]

I do the best i can with time being my enemy.  I understand perfection with intricate stair parts may not happen, however i wish that once i have things positioned correctly they would not re position for ANY reason when the plan is reopened.  I have found that moving that solid lollypops away from the stair and getting them to turn hollow helps keep the stairs, railings and landing panels from updating and moving.  i've found this logic to help me with concrete slabs and floor system components.  Things wont move if they're not associated to anything.