Creating 3D Geometry - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 884

8. Using the endpoints of the steps as a reference, copy the posts to the
other steps and then copy the handrail and posts to the opposite side
of the steps. When you are done, the completed steps should look like
Figure 16.65.
FiGuRE 16.65 The completed steps
Adding the Skirt
The final piece to add to the deck is a skirt, a linear member that acts as a connec-
tion surface for the structure and a visual shield so the residents can't see under
the deck. With the modeling skills and experience that you picked up in the previ-
ous chapter, this should be a quick fix; you'll just build a skirt around the three
open sides of the decks to obscure the underside. Here's how:
1. Switch to the 3D Wireframe visual style, and make sure that the
Endpoint running osnap is active.
2. Make the A-DECK-3DOB layer current.
3. Draw a 2 ″× 6 ″ (51 mm × 153 mm) box on the side and front of the deck
just below the surface, as shown in Figure 16.66.