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Access platforms, Stairs and Ladders User Guide

Stair Flight Assembly

4.1.1 General Attributes


The Create Stair Flight form allows the user to set the general attributes, such as Name,
Description, Function, Purpose and Area. The form also identifies the tasks associated with
the Stair Flight elements.

4.1.2 Installation Options


The four installation types, Straight, L-Shaped, S-Shaped and U-Shaped address the
majority of the installation scenarios for Stair Flights. If an installation option has not been
set and the user has defined the Lower and Upper work points, the application will prompt
the user to select an installation option against which the evaluation will be based.
The Left/Right Option becomes active if either the L-Shaped or U-Shaped installation option
is selected. On selecting the Left Option the subsequent Flight turns left from the Previous
one.

4.1.3 Position and Direction


The Position and Direction task panel provides both graphically interactive and explicit
methods for positioning the lower and upper work points that define the Stair Flight, as
shown in the diagram above the origin of the Stair Flight is coincident with the intersection of
the Lower WP and the plane of the lower pick at the midpoint between the Stringers.
Selecting either the Lower or Upper Position link will activate the Positioning Control
mechanism for graphical selection of the work points and population of the position gadgets
in the form.

Explicit positioning either via the Upper or Lower WP is supported and the system will check
the results of the new position against the engineering criteria of the Stair Flight to the
criteria of the current specification and if valid the Stair Flight will be re-positioned. The
default Flight Direction or the Stair Tower is north though once the Stair Flight has been
created it is set by the application based on the positions of the lower and upper work
points. Having input the Upper Work Point position using either the explicit of graphical
method and the position gadget has been populated the Lower Work Point Position gadget
becomes active.

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