Stepped Steps in Revit Stairs

I had a question recently about how to create a Revit stair that is stepped in plan?  It is actually not that hard to do but the method is not so intuitive - so here are some instructions:

Tapered Stair

For the record, we'll start with a tapered stair, to get the methodology - as that is very easy:

• Create a stair with a straight run

 

• Select the run (in stair edit mode)

•  Convert the run to a sketch 

 

• Select the run and 'Edit Sketch'

 

• Adjust the angle of one or both sides

 

• No need to trim the riser lines (providing the boundary lines up with the end risers
• Finish the sketch and the stair

Stepped Stair

Follow a similar process as the tapered stair to start with:

• Create a stair with a straight run

 

• Select the run (in stair edit mode)
• Convert the run to a sketch - this stage is not reversible, so you need to be sure about it

 

• Select the run and 'Edit Sketch'

• The sides and back of each step need to be drawn as 'Boundary Lines', which show green in the sketch mode [Refer to Poor Man's Array for a tip on how to do this]
  

• As per the tapered stair, the riser lines do not need to extend out to the boundary lines - this makes it easier to sketch and to modify later

 

• Finish the sketch and the stair

You may get some interesting results with the railings, but that can be dealt with in the next blog post . . . . Stepped Handrails in Revit