Creating a Curved Staircase in Home Designer

To curve a straight staircase

1. Select Build> Stairs> Draw Stairs  from the menu, then click and drag to draw a straight staircase.
   
   
   
2. Using the Select Objects  tool, click on the staircase to select it.
   
   
   
3. With the staircase selected, select the Change Line/Arc  edit tool to convert the straight staircase to a curved staircase. Selecting this tool again will convert it back to a straight staircase.
   
   
   
   
   Note: In Home Designer Pro, you can also hold down the Alt/Option key on your keyboard while dragging the top/bottom edit handle on the staircase to curve it. Doing this activates the Alternate edit behavior temporarily, which can also be accessed by navigating to Edit> Edit Behaviors. Please see the Related Articles below to learn more about edit behaviors.
   
   
   
   Multiple stair segments can also be connected to each other. Try placing one stair segment and then creating another from the end point of the first. Once done, curve one of the segments, and notice that the additional, connected stair remains unchanged.
   
   
   
   
   In Home Designer Pro 2024 and newer versions, both a Radius Reference and a Radius value can be specified for curved stair segments using the Staircase Specification dialog.
   
   
   
   
   Staircases can also be broken into multiple segments with the Add Break  edit tool. Segments are denoted by their segment number and have separate edit handles for each section.