# Detail Priorities Window

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1. Select Family which should be inserted.
2. Special options available only for Point-based elements. You can insert elements based on certain conditions, forexample, only at beam intersections, only if another element is nearby, only if it's a corner/end/T connection of walls, etc.
3. Layout direction of elements on face.

**Detail**

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**Select Category** - select category of Families you want to insert. Possible Categories - Smart Connections, Structural Framing, Generic Model. Only selected Category elements will be available in the drop-down window below.

**Family and Type Browser** - opens window for easy visual selection of elements you want to insert. It will filter out all Point-based or Line-based families, depending on which tab you are in.

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Or you can select an element from the drop-down menu.

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**Insert Details** - tick ON if you want to insert element based on rules in this Detail Priority window.

Elements can be inserted on one side or both sides; select option from drop-down menu

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**Flip by X Axis, Flip by Y axis** - allows you to flip family during insertion. To make it work, you have to have control arrows inside the element's Family.

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**Flip by Workplane** - flips workplane

**Flip if Host is Flipped** - flips your detail according to the flip direction of your Host element. For example, the profile on the right has been flipped, so if you insert details with **Flip if Host is Flipped** *unchecked,* then you'll get this result:

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But if you want to correct it, tick O*N **Flip if Host is Flipped** and get this result:*

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**Cut Geometry** - allows you to cut Host element if you have a void inside of your detail Family.\
**Join Geometry** - allows you to join Host element with detail Family.