Exterior building elevations

In my typical workflow, I make the site a different file from the building file. The building file has a little bit of abstracted grade just around it to get a grade line, but the building itself is turned into a component, saved out as a component file, and then imported into the site model for coordination. When the building model is edited, a new version is saved out and updating the building component in the site model works like a reference file. The building elevations come from the building model, not the site model, and, in fact, I position the sun for 45° shadows and spin the building component so that all elevations get 45° shadows, even the North side. (I made a post once on it here.)

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