Creating the Stairs

To create the base of the stairs, I first begun with using the stairs tool. Using the stairs tool allowed me to create a set of stairs instantly. Although these are basic stairs.

I then applied a box to the side of the steps on the stairs this gave the stairs definition and made them look realistic.

I then added on the base which was made up of another box and duplicated this process to create the right angle in the stairs.

The stairs looked very plane at this point so in order for it to look improved I decided to add on banister rails. This process was very time consuming and difficult to line up. The banister rails are made up of cylinders sized and cut into lengths.

The ends of the cylinders required welding up using the ‘create’ tool under editable poly, polygon mode.

In order for the stairs to fit the other side of the building, as this stairs was going to be used in two different locations it was necessary to cut the stairs in half and re-position it 90 degrees to the right. I then re-welded all of the components together.

Now a material mapping could be applied and imported and positioned within the scene.