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Details Tools

We've organized the tools on our F/X Details ribbon into several groups based on the various tasks required for drafting, saving, organizing, annotating, and calling out details. This page lists each tool available on the F/X Details ribbon, provides a brief description of what each tool does, and links to documentation pages that go more in depth on each details tool.

About the Ribbons

Our ribbons are made up of buttons that, when clicked, initiate a command. The ribbons have two types of buttons:

  • Standard Buttons launch a command immediately after being clicked.
  • Flyout Buttons contain commands of the same family and are identified by the small triangle in the lower portion of the button. To open the menus of these buttons, left-click the button on the ribbon until the related menus are displayed.

 

The following example shows how to open the flyout menu from the Manager button.

 

F/X Details ribbon showing standard buttons and flyout menus

 

 

F/X Details ribbon, Manager flyout menu

If you don't see your Land F/X menus or toolbars, you may need to reload them – a quick and easy process. For information on loading your menus, see our MENULOAD page.

Detail Library Tools

The Detail Library tools are designed to help you organize your details, including creating the folder structure where you store your details, adding details to Land F/X projects, assigning details to sheets, and creating reports of your details.

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Library pane

 

 

 

Detail Manager (available on the Manager flyout)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Manager flyout

Opens the Detail Manager. From here, you can add details to your project and view each detail to find out its detail number, along with other important information. You can also see which details you've placed in your drawing.

 

 

 

Sheet Index (available on the Manager flyout)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Sheet Index flyout

Opens the Project Manager, which contains the Sheet Index. Here, you can organize and edit the sheets associated with each Layout tab in your drawing. Because details are placed on Layout sheets, this feature is a valuable tool in organizing your details.

 

 

 

Detail Report (available on the Manager flyout)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Report flyout

A Detail Report is a schedule of all details you've used in your project and included in your sheets. This tool allows you to place a Detail Report in your drawing or send it to a spreadsheet for further editing. You can choose to list all details, details by date, or details by category.

 

 

 

RefNotes (Reference Notes) (available on the Manager flyout)

 

F/X Details ribbon, RefNotes flyout

Opens the Reference Notes (RefNotes) Manager. RefNotes are "smart" objects or notations that you add to your Land F/X projects and assign with data such as cost and identifying text. RefNotes can be anything from site amenities to hardscape materials and objects that require length measurements (such as retaining walls).

 

You'd assign a detail to a RefNote if you needed to provide additional information about that RefNote in the construction documents that you wouldn't necessarily want to include in the Reference Notes Schedule (your materials schedule). For example, a detail can illustrate the exact specifications of a bench you add to your project as a RefNote, including its dimensions, installation information, and construction materials.

 

 

 

Detail Explorer

 

F/X Details ribbon, Explorer button

Opens the Detail Explorer. This tool gives you access to your office's entire detail library directly from CAD. From a single dialog box, you can create and edit a logical detail folder structure, save your details to folder, move details between folders, view thumbnail previews of details, and more.

Create Detail Tools

You'll use the Create Detail tools when saving and editing new details, as well as automatically updating details on your sheets after the originals have changed.

 

F/X Details ribbon, Create Detail pane

 

 

 

Detail Template (available on the Templates flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Templates flyout

A Detail Template is essentially a border around a detail that includes a title block, but it's also a scaling tool that scales the detail automatically for any sheet where it's placed. After you've drafted a detail at actual size, use this tool to select a plot display size and corresponding scale for your detail.

 

The template – and consequently, the detail, will will place at a constant detail size on your sheet (based on your Preference Set), regardless of what template scale is used when creating the detail.

It's important that you align a detail template correctly before annotating the detail within it.

 

 

 

Sheet Template (available on the Templates flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Sheet Template flyout

A Sheet Template is a great way to organize a detail sheet neatly. In Paper Space of a detail sheet file, use this tool to set a non-plotting grid of guidelines for orderly detail layout. Refer to the GRID LAYOUT describing detail sizing.

 

 

 

Save Detail

 

F/X Details ribbon, Save Detail button

Whenever you need to create a new detail or save changes to an existing one, use our Save Detail tool to pull the new or updated detail into our detail library, where you can access it directly from CAD. Save Detail automatically shoots a thumbnail preview slide of your detail and allows you to give your detail a title and number.

 

 

 

Edit Detail

 

F/X Details ribbon, Edit Detail button

Need to make edits to a detail you've already placed in a drawing? Use our Edit Detail tool. You can select the detail in the drawing, which opens the detail's source drawing. You can then make the necessary edits and save the newly edited detail. You can choose to overwrite the original or save your edited version with a new detail number, leaving the original unchanged.

 

 

 

Update Details

 

F/X Details ribbon, Update Details button

If you've made changes to the original source drawings of any details you're using in your project, use the Update Details tool to effect these changes in the details you've already placed in your drawing. The details in your drawing will update automatically.

Detail Builder Tools

The Detail Builder tools provide a variety of hatches and blocks you can use in creating a new detail.

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Builder pane

 

 

 

Create Detail Layers (available on the Layers flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Create Detail Layers flyout

Opens a list of all Detail Layer States. A Layer State is a saved set of layer properties, which you can assign to a drawing.

 

 

 

Save Detail Layers (available on the Layers flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Save Detail Layer State flyout

Once you've set your detail layers the way you want them, click this button to save them as a Detail Layer State. You can then use the Detail Layers tool to apply those layer properties to a detail.

 

 

 

Hatch (available on the Hatch flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Hatch flyout

Open our library of Detail Hatch patterns to place or edit a hatch. We've designed our detail hatches to resemble surfaces you'd typically use when creating a detail.

Our Detail Hatches will scale automatically based on the scale of the Detail Template where you place them. Then, once the detail is placed into a Layout, the hatch will look the same in all details where it's included.

 

 

 

PHATCH (P-Hatch) (available on the Hatch flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, P-Hatch flyout

Open our P-Hatch tool to:

  • Enlarge, reshape, or otherwise modify a hatch, or
  • Create your own custom hatches by "painting" them on the fly

 

 

 

Save Hatch (available on the Hatch flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Save Hatch flyout

Save a custom hatch pattern into our system.

 

 

 

Delete Hatch (available on the Hatch flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Delete Hatch flyout

Delete a hatch pattern from our system.

 

 

 

Detail Builder Blocks (available on the Graphics flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Builder Blocks flyout

Open our Detail Builder Blocks library. Here, you can find an assortment of blocks you'd typically use as components in building a detail – from fasteners to connectors, framing materials, irrigation equipment, etc.

Using our Save Detail Block tool, you can save your own custom detail blocks into this library for use in future details.

 

 

 

Elevation Graphics (available on the Graphics flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Elevation Graphics flyout

Open our library of Elevation Graphics to place graphic blocks in your detail drawings. These blocks are constructed with an elevation (side) view.

 

 

 

Plan Graphics (available on the Graphics flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Plan Graphics flyout

Open our library of Plan Graphics to place graphic blocks in your detail drawings. These blocks are constructed with a plan, or bird's-eye, view.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discipline Graphics (available on the Graphics flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Discipline Graphics flyout

Open our library of Discipline Graphics to place graphic blocks in your detail drawings. Discipline Graphics depict standard symbols used in specific industries such as civil engineering. Examples include sewers, stormdrains, and various callouts and arrow styles you might find handy in building your details.

 

 

 

Save Detail Block (available on the Graphics flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Save Detail Block flyout

Want to create and save your own detail blocks, or bring your existing blocks into our Detail Blocks library? Use Save Detail Block. Like our Save Block tool, it will shoot a thumbnail preview slide of your block and save it into the Detail Blocks system for easy access.

 

 

 

Breakline Symbol (available on the Graphics flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Breakline Symbol flyout

Quickly cut a line in your detail or drawing with a specialized block symbol. A common symbol in the construction industry, a breakline symbol marks a break of undefined length in a linear object within a detail or drawing. Sections inside this break are typically identical on either side, such as a length of wall or fencing.

 

 

 

View Import

 

F/X Details ribbon, View Import flyout

Our View Import tool, currently in beta testing, will allow you to bring in a selected portion of a detail, or a section cut, from a 3D Revit model into CAD.

 

 

 

Match Object (available on the Match and Copy flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Clone Object flyout

Use Match Object to quickly place copies of blocks, hatches, and callouts – including all attached data.

 

 

 

Match Properties (available on the Match and Copy flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Mimic Object flyout

Use Match Properties to select a "smart" block or hatch and apply its symbol and all other data assigned to it to another block or hatch.

 

 

 

Copy along Line (available on the Match and Copy flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Copy along Line flyout

Use Copy along Line to quickly place copies of blocks and callouts, including all attached data, along a path in your detail while setting the spacing to your specifications.

 

 

 

Triangular Array (available on the Match and Copy flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Triangular Array flyout

Use Triangular Array to copy blocks and place duplicates into a triangular pattern.

 

 

 

Rectangular Array (available on the Match and Copy flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Rectangular Array flyout

Use Rectangular Array to copy blocks and place duplicates into a rectangular pattern.

 

 

 

Mirror (available on the Match and Copy flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Mirror flyout

Use Mirror to copy several blocks and place them in an identical pattern mirrored across an imaginary center line.

 

 

 

Detail Annotate Tools

We make it easy to add notes to and call out your details and their components. With this many annotation tools at your disposal, your details will be organized, neat, clear, and informative.

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Annotate pane

 

 

 

Bubble Callout

 

F/X Details ribbon, Bubble Callout button

You can create Detail Bubble Callouts on the fly when creating a detail, but you can also apply them to more than one detail by just copying the schedule from one detail to another. The Bubble Callout tool "knows" which callouts (and the corresponding detail numbers) are used in each Detail Template you place.

 

Detail Bubble Callouts work well with repetitive text and in details that have limited space. Because they're great at translations, they're also a perfect option when you need to create details in different languages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keynote Callout (available on the Keynotes flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Keynote Callout flyout

Keynote Callouts are master callouts that are linked to a highly organized system of divisions and subdivisions. Our default Keynote Database is based on Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) specifications, but you can reorganize it to meet your specific needs. Because the number and text associated with each Keynote Callout are stored in a master database, you can reuse them across multiple details, sheets, and drawings.

 

 

 

Keynote Schedule (available on the Keynotes flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Keynote Schedule flyout

Once you've placed Keynote Callouts on a sheet of details, you can run a Keynote Schedule. The schedule will catalog all the Keynote Callouts on that sheet into a single schedule for easy reference. As with our other schedules, you can place the Keynote Schedule directly in your drawing or send it to a spreadsheet.

 

 

 

Detail Leader with Text (available on the Annotate flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Leader with Text flyout

Place a leader with text.

 

 

 

Detail Leader (available on the Annotate flyout menu)

 

 

 

 

Detail MText (available on the Annotate flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail MText flyout

Place a multiline text (MText) entry in a detail.

 

 

 

Detail Text (available on the Annotate flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Text flyout

 

 

Place a single line of text in a detail.

 

 

 

Convert All Text to MText (available on the Annotate flyout menu)

 

 

 

 

Mtext2Mleader (available on the Annotate flyout menu)

 

 

 

 

Reload All Text Styles (available on the Annotate flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Reload All Text Styles flyout

Open our Reload All Text Styles (REAT) tool to ensure that the Land F/X Text Styles in your detail match your settings from the active Preference Set.

 

 

 

Detail Linear Dimension (available on the Dimension flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Linear Dimension flyout

Place a vertical or horizontal dimension of a line in a detail.

 

 

 

Detail Aligned Dimension (available on the Dimension flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Aligned Dimension flyout

Place a dimension aligned with two points on an object you select in a detail.

 

 

 

Detail Angular Dimension (available on the Dimension flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Angular Dimension flyout

Place a dimension for an angle between two lines in a detail.

 

 

 

Detail Arc Dimension (available on the Dimension flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Arc Dimension flyout

Measure the length of an arc within a detail.

 

 

 

Detail Radius Dimension (available on the Dimension flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Radius Dimension flyout

Place a dimension of the radius of a circle or arc in a detail.

 

 

 

Detail Diameter Dimension (available on the Dimension flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Diameter Dimension flyout

Place a dimension of the diameter of a circle or arc in a detail.

 

 

 

Detail Center Mark Dimension (available on the Dimension flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Center Mark Dimension flyout

Place a center mark within a circle or arc in a detail.

 

 

 

Detail Continue Dimension (available on the Dimension flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Continue Dimension flyout

Add a dimension to the end of the last dimension placed in a detail, or continue that dimension.

 

 

 

Detail Baseline Dimension (available on the Dimension flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Detail Baseline Dimension flyout

Place a new dimension originating from the beginning (baseline) of the last dimension placed in a detail.

 

 

 

Save Dimension Style (available on the Dimension flyout menu)

 

 

 

 

Polyline Detail Enlargement (available on the Enlargements flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Polyline Detail Enlargement flyout

Use the Polyline Detail Enlargement tool to enlarge a portion of a detail and place it – to scale – within a custom polyline boundary in the same detail.

 

 

 

Circle Detail Enlargement (available on the Enlargements flyout menu)

 

F/X Details ribbon, Circle Detail Enlargement flyout

Use the Circle Detail Enlargement tool to enlarge a portion of a detail and place it – to scale – within a custom circle boundary in the same detail.

Detail Callouts Tools

Our Detail Callouts can be used to call out individual items within a detail, or to call out details you've placed in a drawing.

 

F/X Details ribbon, DDetail Callouts pane

 

 

 

Placeholder Callouts

 

F/X Details ribbon, Placeholder button

Placeholder callouts are referred to as "dumb callouts" because they're placed on a temporary basis to be associated with an actual detail at a later time. You can place them when you know you need to place a callout in a specific location but you're not sure exactly which detail will need to be called out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detail Callouts

 

F/X Details ribbon, Callout button

Detail Callouts are "smart" callouts that refer to a specific detail.

 

 

 

Associate Callouts

 

F/X Details ribbon, Associate button

After placing either a Placeholder or a Detail Callout in a drawing, you can use the Associate Callout tool to associate that callout with a specific detail.

 

 

 

Update Callouts

 

F/X Details ribbon, Update button

The Update Callouts tool comes in handy when you've placed details in a drawing and need to move those details, along with their callouts, to another location. Update Callouts updates the Detail Callouts to reflect that new location.

 

 

 

Callout Preview

 

F/X Details ribbon, Callout Preview button

Click this button, then click any Detail Callout to see a preview of the detail that's being called out.

Details Preferences

The Details Preferences provide several options for customizing your detail callouts and templates, as well as organizing your detail library.

 

F/X Details ribbon, Preferences pane

 

 

 

Details Preferences

 

F/X Details ribbon, Details Preferences button

From the Details Preferences screen, you can configure a number of settings for your details, including callout arrow styles, template size and appearance, Dimension Style (DimStyle) settings, and the location and organization of your detail library.

The Preferences screens provide numerous options for customizing our software to meet your needs. For more information, see our Preferences documentation section. Don't forget to save your Preferences settings into a Preference Set – a central file that stores your configured settings. You can create multiple Preference Sets, depending on your needs for different projects, clients, etc.

Related Webinars

  • Details for Beginners: Take a full tour of our detail system, where you’ll learn how to navigate our detail library, find the details you need, and use them in your drawing set. (1 hr 1 min)
  • Getting Started with the Detail Tools: We'll show you the basic tools you need to familiarize yourself with on the F/X Details ribbon, including setting your Details Preferences. (58 min)
  • Detail Tips And Tricks: Learn some advanced techniques and best practices to create details that communicate your design intent clearly, including how to batch save details. (59 min)
  • Detail Workflow in a Case Study Design: Guest presenter and guru Aaron Emerson of longtime Land F/X client Mills Design Group demonstrates how his team uses our details tools by presenting a few award-winning case studies. (1 hr 7 min)
  • Getting Started with the Detail Tools: We'll show you the basic tools you need to familiarize yourself with on the F/X Details ribbon, including setting your Details Preferences. (58 min)
  • Detail Tips And Tricks: Learn some advanced techniques and best practices to create details that communicate your design intent clearly, including how to load a layer state, save a custom detail block, and place a detail template. (59 min)
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