EASY STAIRS IN SKETCHUP with S4U Stair!
In this video, learn to use S4U Stair, a SketchUp extension designed to help you quickly and easily create stairs in your SketchUp models using faces!
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S4U Stair
Plugin Developer: Huynh Duong Phuong Vi
Plugin Cost: $15
S4U Stair Functions
This tool is an interesting tool for creating stairs from faces. It allows you to quickly divide up a series of faces, then use those faces to create a staircase.
This tool allows you to create stairs based on overall height, raise between each step, or slab thickness.
The way it works is pretty simple – just create a series of boxes/flat planes, then set the height by typing in a value.
Note that you can set your height by riser height by typing an “S” after your value, or by slab thickness by typing an “e” after your height.
You can switch the direction that the stair is extruded by right clicking and selecting the option for “reverse direction.”
The stairs also have multiple different finishing options, including stairs extruded from the ground up, individual risers, thickened with a flat back, thickened with a zig zag back, and more.
The stairs can also be set to act as more of a ramp than a set of stairs.
You can also set the parameters in more of a detailed fashion by right clicking and hitting the “set parameter” button.
Overall, I really like what this extension allows you to be able to do.
About Justin Geis
Hi, I'm Justin Geis, and I'm the founder of The SketchUp Essentials. I started using SketchUp as part of my work as a general contractor in 2008. I quickly realized the power of the software and started using it for personal projects. I started The SketchUp Essentials as a place to share easy to follow SketchUp tutorials and tips to help everyone harness the power of 3D Modeling in their lives. When not working with SketchUp, I enjoy playing soccer and spending time with my wife and our two dogs.
