You can add a staircase to your deck with a single mouse click. Stairs automatically snap to your deck for easy insertion, and the railings on the deck are automatically removed to allow for the stair opening. By default, stairs extend from the deck platform to down to the terrain, so there’s absolutely nothing you need to calculate. You can control how far they extend down if needed. Also, deck stairs have a railing on both sides by default, but you can remove one or both of them if you want after the stairs have been inserted.
You can choose either pressure treated or cedar stairs, and edit the stair dimensions to get the exact result you want.
To add stairs to a deck:
Select Insert > Landscape > Decks > Deck Stairs, or click the Decks button on the Landscape toolbar and select Deck Stairs.
In the catalog, select the type of stairs you would like to insert.
Move your pointer close to the deck edge. Position the stairs where you want them, then click to insert them.
Right-click and select Finish.