Select the Orientation of the Stairs

• Enter the values in the Direction and Rotation field. The direction is always shown with respect to the level.

• Click Pick surface or edge to define direction to select the position in the graphical view to invoke the Positioning Control window. Follow the prompt Pick Face or Edge:. Click Reverse Direction to reverse the direction.

• Click Pick and the Positioning Control window is displayed. The user is prompted to Pick Start (Snap) Snap: and Pick End (Snap) Snap:.

The default direction is up (U) with respect to the level with a rotation of zero.

Click Apply to create the spiral staircase component. The Modification Spiral Staircase window replaces the Creation spiral staircase window. Enter a valid name in the Name field to activate it.

To cancel the creation of the staircase component, click Dismiss. If the user navigates to another element, the window closes automatically.