Creating Design Options

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Add Design Options to a Model - Exercise

Now it’s time to start adding options to our models! There comes a time when our client can’t decide what it is exactly what they want. It’s up to us to tell them.

To add design options to a model, follow these steps:

  1. Open Revit.
  2. Open your architectural model.
  3. Duplicate the {3D} view and rename it to 3D_Design Options.
  4. In the Manage tab>Manage Project panel, select Starting View.
  5. In the Starting View dialog box, select 3D_Design Options from the drop-down list and click OK.



  6. At the very bottom of the Revit window, click the Design Options button.



  7. In the Design Options dialog box, click New under Option Set.
  8. Select Option Set 1 and click Rename. Rename it to Building Front.
  9. Under the Building Front option set, select Option 1. Under Option, click Rename and name it Red Sign.
  10. Under Option, click New. Select the new Option 1 and rename it to Fancy Sign.



  11. To create another option set, click New under Option Set again.
  12. Select Option Set 1, click Rename, and rename it to Garden Roof.
  13. Select Option 1 and rename it to Red Roof.
  14. Under Option, click New. Select the new Option 1 and rename it to Blue Roof.
  15. Repeat the process to create an option for No Roof.



  16. Click Close.
  17. Save the model.
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