Stairs

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Creating a regular or custom staircase

Click the Staircase arrow  on the Sketch ribbon, and select a staircase type. An outline of the staircase appears. Press the space-bar to switch staircase types. Press Tab to rotate the staircase. ...

Updated by Heather Jones

Add a spiral staircase in X1

Spiral staircases can be tricky. Before you begin, you will need three pieces of information: The degree the stairs rotate (for instance, does it create a full circle?). The total number of risers. T…

Updated by Heather Jones

Add a room under the stairs in X1

Create a stairway on the Main level going up to a second level.. Create a level below by right clicking on the Main leve l tab and selecting Insert level below... Make sure the elevation is lower tha…

Updated by Bethany W.

Attach a staircase to a room wall in Xactimate desktop

Open an estimate. On the Sketch tab, click the Staircase drop-down arrow, then select Custom. Press Tab on the keyboard to rotate the Custom stair tool. Move the Custom stair tool next to a wall. The…

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Add an exterior staircase in X1

Open an estimate. On the Sketch tab, add a staircase to the exterior of a structure. Double-click the staircase. The Staircase properties dialog box appears. Under Staircase , select Yes in the Exter…

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Create a curved staircase

Creating curved staircases requires several steps because there is not a curved staircase option pre-programmed in Xactimate. The following steps and video both guide you through the process; use eit…

Updated by Heather Jones

Create a flared staircase in Xactimate desktop

Open an estimate. On the Sketch tab, click the Staircase icon, and add a staircase to a room. . Under Tools , click the Vertex button. Click one wall of the staircase to add a pivot point. . Drag the…

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Copy a staircase from an underlay in X1

Open an estimate. On the Sketch tab, add a room and a staircase. Add a new level by clicking the + tab at the bottom-left of the work space. On the Tools tab of Sketch , select Copy from underlay at…

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Add an angled tread to a staircase in X1

Create a staircase that has the general shape you need (for spiral staircases, see Add a spiral staircase in X1 ). Select the entire staircase or only one section (e.g., a landing or one flights of s…

Updated by Heather Jones

Change staircase ceiling type and dimensions in X1

Open an estimate. On the Sketch tab, double-click a staircase to open the Staircase properties dialog box. Under Ceiling , select a Ceiling type. Enter the dimensions for the Ceiling height at the ba…

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Change the staircase shape and size in X1

Open an estimate. On the Sketch tab, select a staircase. To change the size of a staircase, click and drag a white square on the side of the staircase. To change the angle of a staircase wall, click…

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Change custom staircase defaults

Open an estimate. On the Sketch tab, click Options. Click Preferences. In the navigation menu on the left, under Place , click Custom Staircase Defaults. You can adjust the following settings: Stairc…

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Modifying settings for staircase framing in X1

Add a staircase to your Sketch workspace (see Creating a regular or custom staircase ). Open the Staircase properties by either double-clicking the staircase or selecting it and then the Properties i…

Updated by Heather Jones

Adding a room below stairs and accompanying line items

Open an estimate.. In the Sketch tab, add the staircase.. Select the View button near the bottom right of the sketch workspace.. Select Rooms below stairs from the menu.. Add items to the room that a…

Updated by Heather Jones