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Emil Rindell
Jonas Bryntesson
Henrik Andersson
February 9, 2026
Emil Rindell
Jonas Bryntesson
Henrik Andersson
February 9, 2026
You can find the Steel Stairs command in the ICM Mech catalog. It is used to place steel stair structures consisting of steps, stringers, and a landing in your 3D scene.
Drag the command onto the stage and set the options. To scale the scale, drag the preview handle or enter the values in the dialog box.
The Steel Stairs dialog box is divided into four different sections: Stair Geometry, Lateral Elements, Step, and Landing. Read below for a description of each section.
In the first section, you can set the overall dimensions of the staircase (or drag the handles in the preview).
In the second section, you can select the type of stair stringers, their size, location (both, right only, left only), and position (inside or outside the size). The first icon allows you to change the steel type, while the second icon allows you to use your own steel profiles. Read further down in the post for more information about this.
When you choose to use your own steel profiles, a drop-down button appears for selecting the profile, and a button for setting the size is also displayed.
In the third section, you can select the type of steps, their size, the offset in relation to the side parts, and the minimum rise between steps (or, slightly above, specify the number of steps). The info icon allows you to display a diagram for the correct dimensioning of the staircase.
The fourth section is used to set the rest plane. Here you can select the type (straight, right, left, or centered) and specify its size.
The first icon at the top left of the dialog box opens the settings for the folders in the Steel Stair Library, where you can save custom components such as side parts, steps, landings, and railings.
In order to adapt the elements to the selected dimensions, all models that make up the staircase must be parametric and saved in the respective folder in the library.
Here are two examples of side parts:
Lateral1 is a part with a forward-facing parametric section:
In order to adapt the side parts to the size of the staircase, they must contain the following parameters:
Lateral2 is a part with a lateral parametric section (the section of the customized steel):
In this case, the Length parameter (for the profile) does not correspond to the length of the staircase, but is used to calculate the hypotenuse between the Length (L) and Height (H) of the staircase.
Here are two examples of steps:
Step03_SM is a sheet metal part (SheetMetal part):
In order to adapt the steps to the size of the staircase, the steps must contain the following parameters (at the part or assembly level):
Optional, only if screws are available:
Step06-S_Bolt is a compilation of a step with a grid (simplified) and screws, nuts, and washers.
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