Detail

Detail

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.

Family Browser

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

Family selection drop-down menu

Host filter - additional option to to apply additional filters for the host.

Line-Based Element Direction - enables changing the direction of line-based families on the host face.

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.

Cut/Join controls

Elements can be inserted on one side or several sides; select option from the table:

Elements faces