Making Stairs and a Railing
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2. With the Rectangle (R) tool, begin to draw a rectangle on the ground. Then type 12',12'.
You may need to Orbit (O) around to a view that looks down to make sure your rectangle is drawn on the ground plane.
3. Use Push/Pull to pull the rectangle up into a box.
4. With the Line (L) tool, draw a profile that represents the run and rise for the stairs.
If you want to be precise, you can type in values as you draw your lines. However, you don't have to sweat over it too much. Focus on the techniques now, and worry about precision later when you create your masterpieces.
That little backward L shape (Figure 8-28) is all you need to create stairs in this example, which uses SketchUp's array feature.
5. With the Select tool, click the vertical line (the rise), and then press Shift as you click the horizontal line (the run).
The two lines show a blue highlight when they're selected.
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