Helical Stairway

Initial Mode: Orthographic Mode (F8), Circle Center Snap, Tangent Snap

Command: Type: C (Circle) Specify center point for circle: Click Anywhere Specify radius of circle: 3.5

Command: Type: C (circle) Specify center point for circle: Pick Circle Center A Specify radius of circle: 0.5
Center point A

Command: Type: l (LINE) Specify first point: Type: from Base point: Pick Circle Center A Offset: Type: @0.5<0 Specify next point: Type: @3<0 Command:

Center point A

Command: Type: l (LINE) Specify first point: Type: from Base point: Pick Circle Center A Offset: Type: @0.5<30 Specify next point: Type: @3<30 Command:

Center point A

Command: Type: C (CIRCLE) Specify center point for circle: Type: ttr (Tan Tan Radius) Pick Circle A and Line A Specify radius of circle: 0.083

Circle A

Line A

Command: Type: tr (TRIM) Select objects or <select all>: Select object to trim or shift-select to extend: Pick Circle A Select object to trim or shift-select to extend:

Circle A

Command: Type: Helix Specify center point of base: Pick Circle Center point A Specify base radius: 3.4 Specify top radius: 3.4 Enter an option: Turns Enter number of turns: 1.51 Specify helix height: 9.06

Center point A

Command: Type: M (Move) Select objects: Pick Helix Select objects: Specify base point: Pick Circle Center Point A Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 3.75

Center point A

Helix

Command: Type: -VIEW Enter an option: se

Command: Type: EXT (EXTRUDE) Select objects to extrude: Pick Circle B Select objects to extrude: Specify height of extrusion: @ 0 , 0 , 3

Circle A Circle B

Command: Type: M (Move) Select objects: Pick Solid A Select objects: Specify base point: Pick Circle Center Point A Specify second point: @ 0 , 0 , 0.25

Center point A

Command: Type: Presspull Click inside bounded areas to press or pull: Click inside Region A Type: @ 0 , 0 , 0.25 Click inside bounded areas to press or pull:

Region A

Command: Type: UCSICON Enter an option: n (NONORIGIN)

Command: Type: Union Select Objects: Pick Solids A and B Select Objects:

Command: Type: -VIEW Enter an option: Top

Command: Type: -ar (ARRAY) Select objects: Pick Solid A Enter the type of array: Type: P (Polar) Specify center point of array: Click Circle Center point A Enter the number of items in the array: 12 Specify the angle to fill: 360 Rotate arrayed objects?: Type: Y (Yes)

Center point A

Command: Type: _.VSCURRENT Enter an option: C (conceptual)

Command: Type: Co (COPY) Select Objects: Pick Solid 1 Specify base point: Click Circle Center point A Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 0.5 Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 6.5 Specify second point:

Solid 2

Solid 1 Center point A Solid 12

Command: Type: E (ERASE) Select objects: P Select objects:

Command: Type: Co (COPY) Select Objects: Pick Solid 2 Specify base point: Click Circle Center point A Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 1 Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 7 Specify second point:

Solid 3

Solid 2

Center point A

Solid 12

Command: Type: E (ERASE) Select objects: P Select objects:

Command: Type: Co (COPY) Select Objects: Pick Solid 3 Specify base point: Click Circle Center point A Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 1.5 Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 7.5 Specify second point:

Solid 3 Solid 4

Center point A

Solid 12

Command: Type: E (ERASE) Select objects: P Select objects:

Command: Type: Co (COPY) Select Objects: Pick Solid 4 Specify base point: Click Circle Center point A Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 2 Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 8 Specify second point:

Solid 4

Solid 5

Center point A

Solid 12

Command: Type: E (ERASE) Select objects: P Select objects:

Command: Type: Co (COPY) Select Objects: Pick Solid 5 Specify base point: Click Circle Center point A Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 2.5 Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 8.5 Specify second point:

Solid 5

Solid 6

Center point A

Solid 12

Command: Type: E (ERASE) Select objects: P Select objects:

Command: Type: Co (COPY) Select Objects: Pick Solid 6 Specify base point: Click Circle Center point A Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 3 Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 9 Specify second point:

Solid 6 Solid 7

Center point A

Solid 12

Command: Type: E (ERASE) Select objects: P Select objects:

Command: Type: Co (COPY) Select Objects: Pick Solid 7 Specify base point: Click Circle Center point A Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 3.5 Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 9.5 Specify second point: Command: Type: E (ERASE) Select objects: P Select objects:

Center point A

Solid 7 Solid 8

Solid 12

Command: Type: M (MOVE) Select objects: Pick Solid 8 Specify base point: Click Circle Center point A Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 4 Command: Select objects: Pick Solid 9 Specify base point: Click Circle Center point A Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 4.5 Command: Select objects: Pick Solid 10 Specify base point: Click Circle Center point A Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 5 Command: Select objects: Pick Solid 11 Specify base point: Click Circle Center point A Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 5.5

Center point A

Solid 7 Solid 8

Solid 12

Solid 11 Solid 9 Solid 10

Command: Select objects: Pick Solid 12 Specify base point: Click Circle Center point A Specify second point: Type: @ 0 , 0 , 6 Command: Type: PRESSPULL Click inside bounded areas to press or pull: Click inside Circle A Type: @ 0 , 0 , 10 Click inside bounded areas to press or pull:

Center point A

Solid 7 Solid 8

Solid 12

Solid 11 Solid 9 Solid 10

Command: Type: -VIEW Enter an option: F Command: Type: C (Circle) Specify center point for circle: Click Anywhere outside the stairway ( pt. A) Specify radius of circle: 0.15

Helix

Command: Type: Sweep Select objects to sweep: Click Circle B Select sweep path: Click Helix

Circle B

Command: Type: E (Erase) Select Objects: Click and Hold from Pt. A then release at Pt. B Select Objects:

Pt. A

Pt. B

Command: Type: Union Select Objects: Click and Hold from Pt. A then release at Pt. B Select Objects:

Pt. B

Pt. A