--- title: "Adding and Editing a Stair Tower" slug: "adding-and-editing-a-stair-tower" updated: 2025-01-22T10:48:28Z published: 2025-01-22T10:48:28Z canonical: "docs.avontus.com/adding-and-editing-a-stair-tower" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.avontus.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Adding and Editing a Stair Tower A variety of Stair Tower options are available for each supported system in Avontus Designer. ## Adding a Stair Tower To add a Stair Tower to a drawing: 1. Click the **Structures** tab, then click and drag the **Stair Tower** onto the desired location on the Drawing Page. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-Q4KIDGNI.png) The *Stair Tower* dialog appears. 2. Click the appropriate **Stair Tower Type**. For a complete list of types and descriptions, refer to the *About Stair Tower Types* section of [*Working with Stair Towers*](/v1/docs/working-with-stair-towers). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/aff2b104-ddf1-49ee-b1bb-8d38547d650d.png) 3. Click the **Stairway Material dropdown** and select the appropriate material. Stairway material options are based upon available materials and [Custom Options](/v1/docs/adding-editing-duplicating-activatingdeactivating-and-removing-material) in the [Material Master](/v1/docs/working-with-the-material-master). 4. Set the Landing Bays ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/fd23d5e3-a32f-443a-a60f-91e940c06529.png) 5. Click in the **Number of Levels** text field and enter the number of levels for the new Stair Tower**.** The default is 4. 6. Click in the **Start Elevation** and enter the base or starting elevation for the lowest level of the Stair Tower. The default is **-** 0 cm./in. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/09f5566e-a257-43ec-994b-12d4b6298681.png) 7. Select options for *Stair Guardrails.* Default Guardrail materials will vary based upon selected type and materials. For more information, refer to the *About Stair Guardrails* section of [*Working with Stair* Towers](/v1/docs/working-with-stair-towers). 8. Click the **Stair Inner Guardrail** dropdown and select the type of material to use for the interior sides of the stairs. 9. Click the **Stair Outer Guardrail** dropdown and select the type of Guardrail material to use for the exterior sides of the stairs. 10. Click in the **Number of guardrails** text field and enter 2 or 3. > **Note: For Kwikstage drawings, the option to Add step down bracket is available. This will add a step-down bracket to the first level.** 11. To save this configuration as the default each time a Stair Tower is added for the selected system, click the **Default Options** drop-down and select **Save Current Values as Default** **![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/c6da90ee-4b68-4a82-a767-2dddfa1b48d6.png)** > **Note: To remove custom settings and return the options back to the system default, click Restore Dialog to Factory Settings under Default Options** **![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/e727edde-466c-4822-b76d-d38338e326d8.png)** 12. Click **OK**. Avontus Designer adds the Stair Tower to the Drawing Page. You can move or rotate the tower bay. Each section of the Stair Tower can be edited like a regular bay using features such as the [Bay Level Editor](https://avontus.document360.io/v1/docs/en/about-the-bay-level-editor-1) or [Bay Details Dropdown](/v1/docs/bay-details-dropdown). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/64bf24e3-9398-4990-8002-d966c23807a7.png) ## Editing a Stair Tower Once you use the *Scaffold Stair Tower* dialog to configure and add a Stair Tower, you cannot access that dialog again to edit those settings. However, you can use *the Bay Level Editor* to edit the stairwells as well as the end bays. For example, you can add and delete levels, add planking, adjust nodes, add side brackets, etc. > **Note:** The procedures below only include steps for a few modifications. However, you can perform any modification that the *Bay Level Editor* makes available to you. For more details, refer to [*About the Bay-Level Editor*](https://avontus.document360.io/v1/docs/en/about-the-bay-level-editor-1). To edit a Stair Tower: 1. Click the stairwell you want to edit. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/08023c09-3c5b-4e52-85a1-f700aae6e4d8.png) 2. In the Bay Level Editor below, make your required changes. Click **Add Level** and/or **Remove Select** to add/remove a complete level (not just a bay). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/46c18aea-a349-41ea-a2ad-538895d0794b.png) Click **Remove Top Level** to remove just the top level of the selected bay. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/d1629b71-282b-4bfd-980d-9be92004e908.png) Click the appropriate **Planked** checkbox(es). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/56a37071-3b32-49fc-82b2-93f93e45afa7.png) Click in the appropriate **Nodes in Lift** text field, enter the new number of nodes, then click the check to the right of the text field. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/48db92d3-e1a6-438e-9a4e-ac1348712d83.png) Click the appropriate **Cantilever/Bracket** dropdown, click the side to which you want to add a side bracket and click **OK**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/ebc1cfe0-ada9-4858-a10a-33bdc1f5b225.png) Click the appropriate **Stairs** checkbox(es). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/8eae7d35-172b-4bec-aaf9-ba9ae43e72e0.png) Avontus Designer updates the drawing and the 3D View dialog as you make changes.