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Creating a detail callout

Creating a detail callout

- [Instructor] In this video, we're going to begin a multi-step process of creating a construction detail. Now, the process we're going to outline is what I like to call the hybrid detailing process. Now, by hybrid, I mean that part of the detail will be live model geometry, and part of it will be 2D drafted in embellishments that are placed on top of the view. And that means it's going to be a little bit drafted and a little bit live. Now, some may wonder why we would bother using any 2D detailing at all. I thought we were doing building information modeling, after all, shouldn't it all just be part of the model? Now, it's a fair question, but I'd like you to think about that question very carefully. If you just assume that everything should be modeled, what's going to happen is that you're going to find yourself modeling lots of extra detail that won't really yield very much additional benefit. And when you're…

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