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in this video I will be going over how
to create single and multiple level
decks I will create the deck perimeter
with a straight deck railing tool this
tool can be found under build railing
and deck straight deck railing I can
also find this tool over here under the
railing parent tool or within the child
to a pallet
home designer will automatically assign
the room type as a deck I can open the
deck specifications to change the
materials I can right-click over the
deck and open the dialog or I can select
the room and open over here under the
materials panel I can change what the
deck is made with click OK to exit the
dialog I will now open my full camera
view click full camera click and drag
where you want your camera to be placed
I will now go back into my plan view
select window tile vertically
and now I can see both views at the same
time as they update my plan in 2d my 3d
view will be updated automatically the
same goes for any changes made in my 3d
view it will automatically update any
changes within my 2d view to change the
height of the existing deck click inside
the deck room and open the specification
style under the structure panel I can
change the floor height I will change it
to 24 inches to match the section of the
house that is raised I want to extend
the deck and build it lower than the
existing portion if the deck is low
enough to the ground and railing is not
needed I will use the straight deck edge
tool I will select this tool and create
a new deck perimeter
as you can see there is no way to access
the upper deck from the outside I'll
need an opening in the railing and I
will need to add steps select the draw
stairs tool you can find this tool under
build stairs draw stairs it can also be
found here under the stairs parent tool
or within the child tool palette click
next to the deck to create the stairs
going down to the ground
notice that the stairs automatically
created an opening in the deck railing I
am now going to place stairs from the
lower deck to the upper deck I will use
the draw stairs tool always click on the
lower level to create the set of steps
to the upper level I will also click
over the terrain to create stairs up to
the lower deck
I can then click the edit handles and
extend the stairs to the left or the
right because these stairs are the same
height and have the same number of
treads they will miter together at the
corner another easy way to create a deck
is to use the polygon shape deck tool
click the build menu and under railings
and decks select polygon shape deck you
can then choose to create a symmetrical
polygon shape deck and specify the
lengths of the sides click OK to exit
out of the dialog click inside the plan
to place the deck this concludes the
deck video thank you for watching
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