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Patio Stairs Properties

The properties used to modify Patio Stairs are located to the right of the screen when your Patio Stairs are selected. These Patio Stairs properties can either be adjusted right before adding the stairs to your landscape or after they have been added. Below is a description of each available Patio Stairs property in the order that they appear in the software:

Material	Description
Material	The Material property determines what type of surface the patio stairs will use. To change the material, click the small image that displays the current material.
Material options	The appearance of the patio stairs can be modified by clicking the small button that appears to the right of the material image.
Size	The Size property determines the scale of the stair material. For example, if the stairs have a brick material, then the Size slider will adjust the size of each brick.
Angle	The Angle property determines the rotation angle of the stair material. To change the material angle, move the Angle slider or type a value in the text field.
Offset X	The Offset X property determines the stair material’s left and right orientation. To shift the material left or right, move the Offset X slider or enter a value in the text field.
Offset Y	The Offset Y property determines the stair material’s forward and backward orientation. To shift the material forward or backward, move the Offset Y slider or enter a value in the text field.
Shininess	The Shininess property determines how glossy the material will appear. To change the appearance of the material, click the Shininess drop-down menu and select from the following options: Default, Off, Low, Medium, or High. The shininess property only affects the appearance of the material while in the 3D view.
Enable enhanced surface detail	The Enable enhanced surface detail property determines whether or not the stair material will have increased detail when viewed up close.

Options	Description
Type	The Type property determines whether the tread will be flat, bullnose, seamless, or rough cut.
Height	The Height property determines the tread height.
Max rise	The Max rise property determines the vertical distance from one step to the next. To change the rise, move the Max rise slider or enter a value in the text field.
Tread run	The Tread run property determines the length of each step. To change the step length, move the Tread run slider or enter a value in the text field.
Elevation	The Elevation property determines the distance of the patio stairs from the ground. To change the elevation, move the Elevation slider or type a value in the text field.
Auto-calculate total rise	The Auto-calculate total rise property determines whether the patio stairs will automatically continue until they reach the ground. To toggle the state of the patio stairs, click the Auto-calculate total rise checkbox.
Total rise	The Total rise property determines the distance from the top step to the bottom step. This option is only available when the Auto-calculate total rise option is not checked. To change the total rise, move the Total rise slider or enter a value in the text field.
Closed	The Closed property determines whether the patio stairs shape is open or closed. To toggle the state of the patio stairs shape, click the Closed checkbox
Switch sides	The Switch sides property can be checked to reverse the direction that the steps run.
Edit points	Click the Edit points button to enable or disable point editing mode, which will allow you to modify the patio stairs shape. See Editing Points for details.
Shape options	Click the Shape Options button to save the shape of the patio stairs, or to load an existing shape. For more details, see Saving and Loading Shapes.

Tread	Description
Use default material	The Use default material property determines whether the step tread will use the primary material or a different material specified by you.
Tread	The Tread property determines what type of surface is applied to the stair tread. To change the tread surface, click the small image that displays the current material.
Material options	The appearance of the tread material can be modified by clicking the small button that appears to the right of the material image.
Size	The Size property determines the scale of the tread material.
Angle	The Angle property determines the rotation angle of the tread material. To change the material angle, move the Angle slider or type a value in the text field.
Offset X	The Offset X property determines the tread material’s left and right orientation. To shift the material left or right, move the Offset X slider or enter a value in the text field.
Offset Y	The Offset Y property determines the tread material’s forward and backward orientation. To shift the material forward or backward, move the Offset Y slider or enter a value in the text field.
Shininess	The Shininess property determines how glossy the material will appear. To change the appearance of the material, click the Shininess drop-down menu and select from the following options: Default, Off, Low, Medium, or High. The shininess property only affects the appearance of the material while in the 3D view.
Enable enhanced surface detail	The Enable enhanced surface detail property determines whether or not the tread material will have increased detail when viewed up close.

Riser	Description
Use default material	The Use default material property determines whether the step riser will use the primary material or a different material specified by you. To enable selection of a separate riser material, click the Use same material as deck checkbox.
Riser material	The Riser material property determines what type of surface is applied to the stair riser. To change the riser surface, click the small image that displays the current material.
Material options	The appearance of the riser can be modified by clicking the small button that appears to the right of the material image.
Size	The Size property determines the scale of the riser material.
Angle	The Angle property determines the rotation angle of the riser material. To change the material angle, move the Angle slider or type a value in the text field.
Offset X	The Offset X property determines the riser material’s left and right orientation. To shift the material left or right, move the Offset X slider or enter a value in the text field.
Offset Y	The Offset Y property determines the riser material’s forward and backward orientation. To shift the material forward or backward, move the Offset Y slider or enter a value in the text field.
Shininess	The Shininess property determines how glossy the material will appear. To change the appearance of the material, click the Shininess drop-down menu and select from the following options: Default, Off, Low, Medium, or High. The shininess property only affects the appearance of the material while in the 3D view.
Enable enhanced surface detail	The Enable enhanced surface detail property determines whether or not the material will have increased detail when viewed up close.