Step


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Click on and Project OpenChild ModelsSpiral StairsStep

Draw points

Draw a point starting at 10

Copy (hold CONTROL key) and turn / rotate the point by (20) degrees each to create the centre column, as illustrated

Draw lines

Press Lines to draw lines

Draw the line as illustrated (as a single line)

Draw points

Draw a point at 50

Draw a point at 47

Pick the points

Press Pick as the action

Select the last 2 points (19 and 20 in our model)

Copy and rotate

Point 0 will be the centre of the rotation...

Copy (hold CONTROL key) and turn / rotate the points by (5) degrees, as illustrated

Draw lines

Press Lines to draw lines

Draw the line as illustrated (as a single line)

Copy the lines

Press Move as the action

Copy (hold CONTROL key) and move the lines up to 8

Move the line

Press Move as the action

Select the line of the step base as illustrated

Move the line up to 5

Copy points

Select the 2 points under the step (1 and 2 in our model)

Copy (hold CONTROL key) and move the points down to 0

Draw triangles

Press Triangles to draw triangles

Draw the triangles on the coloumn as illustrated

Also draw triangles around the edge of the step...

Pick the points

Rotate the view as illustrated

Press Pick as the action

Select the bottom row of points that we have not used yet...

Move the points

Press Move as the action

Move the points up to 49 as illustrated

Copy the step edge

Press Move as the action

Select the 5 points at the outside top edge of the step...

Copy (hold CONTROL key) and move the points up to 49 as illustrated

Draw the handrail

Draw lines on each side of the handrail

Press Move as the action

Move the 2 points at the start of the handrail down (8) as illustrated

Draw another line from the bottom (start) of the handrail to the top as illustrated (as a single straight line)

Move the handrail points

Move the other points down to line up with the straight line of the handrail (close is ok)

Delete the straight lines

Copy the lines

Press Move as the action

Copy (hold CONTROL key) and move the handrail lines down (2)

Draw triangles

Press Triangles to draw triangles

Draw the triangles for the handrail

Also draw triangles for the top and bottom of the step...

Press Move as the action

Select the 2 points as illustrated...

Copy the points

Copy (hold CONTROL key) and move the points down to top of the step as illustrated

Move the higher point down

Move the higher point down to line up with the top of the step

Draw lines

Press Lines to draw lines

Draw lines for the handrail post as illustrated

Draw triangles

Press Triangles to draw triangles

Draw the triangles for the handrail post

Delete the lines we used to create the column...

Press Save to save the model


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