5.0 Details

 

Detail Modules

§	Watch the video.

§	Insert a Detail Template to prepare a detail to be saved into the system.

 

Detail Builder

§	Watch the video.

§	Open the drawing Tutorial\5.01 Save Detail. Use the Detail Builder to quickly finish a detail.

§	Watch the video.

§	Insert Detail Components into the detail.

§	Watch the video.

§	Hatch the detail.

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Saving Details

§	Watch the video.

§	Open the drawing Tutorial\5.01 Save Detail. Save Details as Standard details.

§	Watch the video.

§	Open the drawing Tutorial\5.02 Save Component Detail. Save Details as Component details.

 

Adding Details to a Project

There are several ways a detail can be added to a project.

§	Watch the video.

§	With the Detail Manager add a Standard Detail.

§	Watch the video.

§	Add some Component Details.

§	When placing a Detail Callout into a drawing.

§	Watch the video.

§	When you Associate Details to irrigation components.

§	Watch the video.

§	Associate Planting Details with the Plant Manager.

 

Insert a Detail Callout

§	Open the drawing Tutorial\5.02 Insert Callout. Some details have been added to the project.

§	Watch the video on inserting detail callouts.

§	Insert some Detail Callouts into the drawing, referencing details that have already been added to the project.

§	Watch the video on inserting detail placeholders.

§	Insert some Detail Placeholders as suggested.

 

Insert Details into a Drawing

§	Watch the video.

§	Open the drawing Tutorial\5.03 Place Details.

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In Paper Space, insert a detail Sheet Template, then place some of the details that have been added to the project. You will be asked for the sheet number when you first place details into a drawing, for this example use sheet number L101, and a description of your choice. An example of details inserted is on the drawing Tutorial\5.04 Details.

§	Open the drawing Tutorial\5.05 Details 2. Insert a Detail Sheet Template and place the rest of the details that have been added to the project. Enter a sheet number as above, in this example use L102.

 

Update Callouts

§	Watch the video.

§	Open the drawing Tutorial\5.04 Details.

§	Zoom in on the Site Plan and select Update Detail Callouts details. The detail callouts will be updated.

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Go to Model Space. If you have placed the rest of the details as indicated in the previous section, Insert Details into a Drawing, go to each detail placeholder and associate a detail with it. When a detail has been associated with the placeholder, the symbol will change to a detail callout with a detail number.

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Erase some of the details on this sheet, L101, and some of the details on the sheet from the previous section, sheet L102. Replace the erased details in different locations and from one sheet to the other. When you select Update Details, the callouts will reflect the revised locations, even if they were on a different sheet.

 

Edit and Update Details

§	Watch the video.

§	Open the drawing Tutorial\5.04 Details.

§	Select Edit Detail and click on any of the placed details. Edit the detail in some fashion where you will see the difference and save it with the AutoCAD Save command.

§	Now on the drawing you first opened, select Update Details, all of the details will be re-loaded into the drawing. Notice the detail(s) you edited will be the newer version.

§	Open the drawing Tutorial\5.06 Detail Update. On this sheet are details that were purposely saved in an unfinished state for an interim project submittal, to be edited later for a complete submittal.

§	Select Edit Detail and click on one of the details. The detail is loaded (notice that it is now finished). Go back to the detail sheet and select Update Details.