Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
or Back elevation view. The Back elevation view is what is displayed when a
face-hosted family is hosted to a vertical surface. To show a filled region in
the front or back elevation of a face-hosted family, you must create a filled
region within a detail component and nest the detail component into the
face-hosted family. The nested detail component can be placed in either the
Front or Back elevation view to be displayed in a project plan view.
To create a detail component, click the New link in the Families section of
the Recent Files screen, or choose New Family from the application menu.
Select the
Detail Item.rft
template and click Open.
Detail items are meant to represent real objects, but with only a 2D
representation instead of 3D. This means that the size and parameters you
use should be created with actual dimensions in mind. You may want your
detail component to change size with the component family that it
represents, so you need to create parameters for its size. In the example of a
filled region for an electrical panel, you need to make the length and width
of the region parametric so that it can change size with the panel model
component.
Figure 18.8
shows a filled region created in a detail component that has
instance parameters that define its length and width. The boundary lines for
the filled region are invisible lines. If you find that invisible lines negatively
affect the display of the family, you can use a line style that matches the
family category and display the border instead of the geometry.
Figure 18.8
Filled region in a detail component family
The detail component family can then be loaded into the panel family, and
the boundaries of the filled region can be constrained to the geometry of the
