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Design Options

Use design options to explore alternative designs in the building model. You can develop multiple options for different parts of the model, all within the same project.

  • Manage tabDesign Options panel (Design Options)

For example, you can use design options to consider different roof styles and different front entries in the same building model.

Note: In Revit LT, design options are disabled by default. See Enable Design Options.
Topics in this section
  • About Design Options
    With design options, a team can develop, evaluate, and redesign building components and rooms within a single project file.
  • Workflow: Design Options
    Use this process to develop sets of design options for your building model.
  • Design Options Terminology
    Review terms, such as dedicated view and active option, to understand design options in the context of Revit LT.
  • Best Practices: Design Options
    Consider these strategies when implementing design options.
  • Enable Design Options
    By default, Revit LT disables design options. To make use of this feature, you must enable it.
  • Create a Design Option Set
    A design option set is a collection of possible solutions for a particular design problem. Each design option set contains one primary option and one or more secondary options.
  • Video: Set Up Design Options
    Create an option set with two different options to explore alternate designs.
  • Add a Secondary Design Option
    When you create a design option set, Revit automatically creates a primary option. Use this procedure to add one or more secondary design options to the set.
  • Work with Design Options
    The topics in this section describe how to modify and work with design options.
  • View Design Options
    When you create a design option set, Revit displays the main model and the primary option in all project views by default.
  • Considerations When Using Design Options
    The topics in this section describe important guidelines and requirements for working with design options.

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