Nest detail components for a concrete pile

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We're going to begin by nesting in a detail component

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to do this in the project browser. Let's open up the floor plan ref

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level

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to bring in the detail component. We'll select the annotates ribbon

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and on the annotate ribbon,

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you'll note here that we have symbolic lines and also detail component.

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So we can draw line work over these families and just have those

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show up in that relevant view or we can use a detail component.

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Currently, no detail components are loaded into this family.

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But of course, we have the option here of loading one now.

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So we'll go ahead and click, yes,

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we'll then select our pile detail detail component

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and click open

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this detail component will be placed on the active workplace. And

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in this case, I'm just going to place it off screen here

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and then we'll go ahead and release the command by selecting, modify.

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The first thing I want to do is associate the diameter of this detail component

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with the same diameter of my pile

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to do this in the project browser. We'll go ahead and open up the family's folder

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and then we'll open up the detailed items, folder

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here, we can see that we have our detail component that we've loaded in.

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This is the family and this is the type name.

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If you don't specifically give this a type name,

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it will then default to the same name as the family.

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Let's right mouse click over this

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and we'll go to type properties

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note in the type properties that we have two parameters that we want to drive.

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We have the pile diameter and the pile symbol extension.

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Let's start by driving the pile diameter.

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So here you'll note that we can associate this family parameter.

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And in this case here, I want this to equal the pile diameter

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when that's associated this value then becomes grayed out.

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And you'll notice we have a little equal symbol here.

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Let's also associate the pile symbol extension.

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So again, we'll click, associate family parameter.

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And here we'll need to create a parameter to control this.

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So I'm gonna call this one symbolic

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line extension

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and we'll go ahead and click. OK.

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Let's click. OK to the associate family parameter dialogue.

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Both of these parameters are now associated

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and we can go ahead and click. OK.

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So you'll now notice of course that the detail component

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is now the same size as our Pyle family.

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We'll now constrain this in place

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to do this,

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we can select our detail component and we can

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simply drag this over the two center planes.

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Notice here that we can then constrain that

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in both the vertical and the horizontal axis.

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So let's go ahead and test this. Now

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on the modify ribbon, we'll go ahead and click family types.

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And here we can see we have pile diameter.

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I'm just gonna change this to 1.5 ft, for example,

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and we'll click apply

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and we can see that family drives.

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Now,

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I'd like to have this symbolic line extension to

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be the same ratio as my pile diameter.

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So I'm going to now incorporate a formula in here.

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And in here, we'll type in pile diameter

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and we'll multiply that by a three.

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If I click apply,

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we can now see how symbolic lines extend.

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Um Let's change that actually to 2.5 and we'll hit apply again

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and that's looking good.

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So let's now return our pile diameter back to something like 12 inches.

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We'll click apply

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and we can now see both the 3D family

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and our detail component then updates and changes

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good. Let's click. OK.

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Now, the next thing we need to control is the visibility of this detail component.

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I only want to see this in a coarse level of detail.

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So we can select our detail component.

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And if we go up to the context ribbon, we'll see here, we have visibility settings.

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In this example here I can uncheck medium and fine

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and this will just show in a course level of detail.

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I also want to change the way the 3d pile

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looks So I'm gonna move over the detail component again

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and press the tab key to cycle to the extrusion.

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Once I have the extrusion selected,

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I can go back to my context ribbon

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and select visibility settings.

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And here I don't want to see this one in a course level of detail,

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but I do want to see it in medium and fine.

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Let's go ahead and select our code to the dialog box

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and this is now ready to test.

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So we'll click save to update the find on disc.

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We'll create a new project from the file menu. So we'll click file,

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we'll go to new and in project.

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And here again, I'm going to use the structural analysis, default template.

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And now I want to test my family in here.

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The easiest way to do this is to switch back to the family file up here on the tab,

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go ahead and select load into projects and close.

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And now we can see we have that Pyle family on our cursor.

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So we'll just place down a few of these family instances.

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We release the command by clicking, modify.

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And the first thing we can do here is change our level of detail.

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So you notice that's working correctly.

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If we want to change the diameter of the pile,

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we'll select this and we'll go to the properties panel

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and select the edit type command.

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And in here we'll change our power diameter to 18 inches.

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Let's click apply.

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And again, we can see all four of those piles update and change.

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We can also control our pile length and our embedment.

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So let's once again, switch this back to a course level of detail.

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Finally, we'll check this in 3D.

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So we'll create a new 3D view by going to

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the quick access toolbar and clicking default 3D view.

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There's our piles

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and just to check the length, we'll select the pile, we'll click on edit type

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and here I'll set a pile length of 20 ft.

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We click, apply

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and we can see all of those poles have now driven to 20 ft.