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title: Verticals
description: The verticals panel allows users to enable stairs, lifts and firewalls.
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October 21, 2025

# Verticals

## The verticals panel allows users to enable stairs, lifts and firewalls.

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### **Definitions**

- **Stairs** - Allow TestFit to place stairs automatically, or set to manual to place them yourself 
    - **Stair max dead end** - sets the maximum dead end distance for stairs (minimum currently set to 20’)
    - **Stair max travel distance** - sets the maximum travel distance between stairs
    - **Stair offset** - defines an additional offset from the common area
    - **Stair width** - set the width of the stairs
    - **Stair depth** - sets the depth of the stair
- **Firewalls** - enable or disable firewalls 
    - **Building area** - sets the maximum building area before a firewall is added

- **Elevators** - enable or disable elevators   
    - **Lift max travel distance** - sets the maximum travel distance between lifts
    - **Lift width** - sets the width of the lift
    - **Lift depth** - sets the depth of the lift
    - **Lift bank depth** - sets the depth of the lift bank
    - **Core Depth** - sets the depth of the core
    - **Units per lift** - maximum number of units that can be serviced by a single lift
- **Core** - A group of stairs and/or elevators, or a manually placed vertical

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### **Moving verticals**

Left click the stair or lift and drag it to into the new location.

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NOTE: Moving a vertical or manually placing a vertical will make it a core element

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### Adding new verticals

You can add new verticals by right+clicking the location and selecting Stair or Elevator.

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