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Model lines - Revit Tutorial

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Model lines

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- [Voiceover] This video I wanna talk about model lines. Now model lines are just two dimensional line geometry but because they're model lines they're actually considered part of your model. Therefore, if you draw them, whatever view you draw them in, they're still going to show in the other views. So if I draw a model line in elevation, it will still show in 3D. If I draw it in plan, it will still show in reflected ceiling plan and so on. So a model line is a great option to draw smaller details that you otherwise wouldn't want to model in full blown 3D. The example that I'm going to share with you here is control joints and a brick wall. You probably want to see the control joints. You probably want to see them in your elevations and maybe even in the 3D views. But the only other alternative way that you can do control joints is to actually model them. So for example, you might be tempted to use a reveal for something like a control joint. So what I'm showing you here is a facade…

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