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 # PrismStairStep

 Last update: 20.02.2026 

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### *class* ansys.meshing.prime.PrismStairStep(model=None, check\_proximity=None, gap\_factor\_scale=None, json\_data=None, \*\*kwargs)

Parameters to control prism stairsteping.

- **Parameters:**
    
    **model: Model**: Model to create a `PrismStairStep` object with default parameters.
    
    **check\_proximity: bool, optional**: Check whether to enable or disable stairstepping at prisms within proximity of boundary or prism cap.
    
    **gap\_factor\_scale: float, optional**: Scale factor for prism proximity detection gap factor.
    
    **json\_data: dict, optional**: JSON dictionary to create a `PrismStairStep` object with provided parameters.

### Examples

```pycon
&gt;&gt;&gt; prism_stair_step = prime.PrismStairStep(model = model)

```

### Methods

NameDescription[`PrismStairStep.print_default`](ansys.meshing.prime.PrismStairStep.print_default.md#ansys.meshing.prime.PrismStairStep.print_default)()Print the default values of `PrismStairStep` object.[`PrismStairStep.set_default`](ansys.meshing.prime.PrismStairStep.set_default.md#ansys.meshing.prime.PrismStairStep.set_default)(\[...\])Set the default values of the `PrismStairStep` object.### Attributes

NameDescription[`PrismStairStep.check_proximity`](ansys.meshing.prime.PrismStairStep.check_proximity.md#ansys.meshing.prime.PrismStairStep.check_proximity)Check whether to enable or disable stairstepping at prisms within proximity of boundary or prism cap.[`PrismStairStep.gap_factor_scale`](ansys.meshing.prime.PrismStairStep.gap_factor_scale.md#ansys.meshing.prime.PrismStairStep.gap_factor_scale)Scale factor for prism proximity detection gap factor.