How to Create Stairs in SketchUp

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Create the platform that you will need to build the stairs from.

   Most likely, it will need to be perpendicular to a building.
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   Step 2: Create two 12" lines perpendicular to each other.

   Attach them to the platform that you created. , Do this until they reach the 'floor'. , Use the inference point to stop it at the right location. , Once you complete the 'loop'
   
   the surface will fill in. , Use inference to match the width of the platform.
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   Step 3: Copy them and attach them

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   Step 4: repeatedly.

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   Step 5: At the bottom of the stairs

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   Step 6: draw a line going back towards the way they came from.

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   Step 7: From that point

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   Step 8: draw a line to the origin of the stairs to complete the surface.

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   Step 9: Click on the Push/Pull tool to widen the stairs.

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