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FAMILYREPRESENTATIONS

Dependingontheintendeduseofafamily,itmaycontainthefollowingrepresentations:

• Schematic(genericcontent;typicallynotmanufacturerspecific;mayincludemultiplelevelsofdetail)

• Designdevelopment(manufacturer‐specificcontent;typicallyCoarselevelofdetail)

• Constructiondocument(manufacturer‐specificcontent;typicallyMediumlevelofdetail)

• Highqualityrendering(manufacturer‐specificcontent;typicallyFinelevelofdetail)

Dependingontheusecaseforthecontent,the3manufacturer‐specificrepresentations(Designdevelopment,

Constructiondocument,andHighqualityrendering)maybedevelopedin1or2familyfiles.Forexample,one

familyfilemaycontaintheDesigndevelopmentandConstructiondocumentationrepresentationsofthecontent

andasecondfilemaycontainthehighqualityrenderingrepresentation.TypicallyMEPcontentdoesnotincludea

highqualityrendering,soforthistypeofcontentonefamilyfilemaybecreatedcontainingtheDesign

developmentandConstructiondocumentationrepresentations.

SCHEMATIC

Schematicrepresentationsarecreatedfromtwo‐dimensionallineworkandrepresentthefamilyobjectinitsmost

basicappearance.Theycanbeconsidered“placeholders”forelementsthatwillbeincludedinmoredetailed

designdrawings.Schematicrepresentationsdonotusuallydisplaymaterials.

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