Starter Treads

The first and second treads of a staircase can be turned into starter treads by clicking the Starter Tread edit button. Starter treads extend to the side of the staircase, have rounded edges and are common on traditional staircases.

A starter tread can be added only to open sides of a stair section. If one side of a stair section is against a wall or wrapped (see "Wrapped Stairs"), only the exposed tread end can become a starter tread.

To create starter treads

Click a staircase to select it.

Click the Starter Tread edit button. An edit handle displays on each end of both the first and second treads.

Drag either of the handles on the first tread outward from the stair section. If the stair section is against a wall, only one handle displays on the side opposite the wall.

As you drag, the ends of the tread become rounded.

Two additional edit handles display on each side of the tread, along the back edge.

Drag either of the two square handles upward to increase the width of the rounded ends of the tread.

Drag the edit handle on the second tread outward from the stair section to create a second starter tread.

To make changes to existing starter treads, select the stairs, click the Starter Tread edit button and repeat the above steps as needed.

When you are finished editing the starter treads, click the Main Edit Mode

to restore the stairs' regular edit handles and toolbar buttons.