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Michael, >>>I have tried a couple of different times to create the handrail of a spiral staircase. I don't think it is possible at this point with AM's modeler. Have you ever tried to use a macro recorder with the Sculpture? <G> Using this combination it is possible to model some very intricate structures including your staircase handrail… First you create simple "slice" shape in your front view in position where the pivot will become the center of the staircase. The rest of the process, due to its nature requires to run Macro Recorder program that comes with the Windows. Record all the steps that you want the Recorder.exe repeat: 1) If it is a simple spiral staircase, having your points selected start the recording process — 2)press the extrude button, 3)type 45 in Y-Rotation box, (for 8 slice full circle) 4)move the extruded part slightly up (along Y axis) — 5)finsh recording. Than to repeat the combination as many times as you want simply by calling your shortcut key combination… It will simply spin upwards with the clicking sound of your keybord <g> Pawel