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Adding stairs - Revit Tutorial
From the course: Revit 2026: Essential Training for Architects
Adding stairs
- [Instructor] In this video, we're going to begin looking at the stair tool and add some basic stairs to our model. So the first thing I want to do is here on the Architecture tab, I'm going to click on the stair tool. And what I'm going to do initially is accept all of the defaults, come over here outside the building out in front, and click a point. And then I want you to start moving your mouse, and you can go any direction you like. And what I want you to pay attention to is that little message down at the bottom that says 18 risers are created, zero are remaining, and as long as yours says zero are remaining, I want you to click your second point to create that run of stairs. Then go ahead and click Finish, and you're going to see something appear. You might need to zoom in to see it a little better, but there is a stair complete with one, two railings. And if we go to our default 3D view and zoom in, not too bad for two clicks of the mouse. Okay, so what I'd like to do now is…
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Creating a new project from a template8m 51s
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Configuring a new project7m 35s
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Configuring save and backup options6m 59s
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Adding levels12m 20s
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Adding grids7m 35s
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Adding columns7m 57s
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Adding walls9m 28s
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Wall properties and types11m 16s
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Using snaps8m 44s
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Configuring a working view4m 38s
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Locating walls8m 6s
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Adding doors and windows9m 23s
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Adding plumbing fixtures and other components9m 58s
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Creating groups11m 26s
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Creating floors9m 56s
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Stacked walls9m 18s
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Adding curtain walls10m 36s
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Adding curtain grids, mullions, and panels11m 12s
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Creating wall sweeps and reveals8m 13s
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Model lines11m 23s
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Adding slanted walls9m 13s
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Tapered walls6m 42s
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