How to use a custom step inside S71

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Environment
United States (Imperial)
United States (Metric)

Users can use a custom step (tread) inside the system component, Stair (S71).

There are two custom steps available in both the US Imperial and US Metric environments.

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First, you need to open up one of the custom steps.

  1. Make the desired changes to the custom component.
  2. Save your changes accordingly. Then close this dialog box.
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To utilize a custom step inside S71, do the following;
  1. On the Stair setup tab, set the Step type option to Steps
 
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On the Steps tab,
  1. Set the Step type option to the custom as shown below. 
  2. Set the Custom Part name field to the custom step you modified above. Then in the Custom Attribute file field, set the attribute you saved in step 2 above.
 
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Either Apply the above setting to create a new stair or Modify a stair in your model.

 
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