When you are referencing elements in design options, consider the following guidelines:
- Elements in the main model and in the primary option can reference each other.
- Elements in a secondary option can reference elements in the main model. See Selecting Elements in Design Options and the Main Model.
- Elements in the main model cannot reference elements in a secondary option. Therefore, elements in the main model do not change their shape or properties when you are editing a secondary option. For example, if you sketch 4 walls in the main model and then sketch a roof in a secondary option, the walls do not regenerate and attach to the roof.
- If main model elements need to update with and reference elements in secondary options, move the main model elements into each design option (or selected options) in the design option set. Then edit each design option to modify those elements as desired for each design. See Moving Elements from the Main Model to a Design Option Set.
- View-specific elements can reference elements in design options. For example, you can dimension elements in a view that is dedicated to a design option. See Annotating and Detailing Design Options.