Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC, User Manual

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Description Term
The preferred design option in the design option set. The primary option has a closer relationship
to the main model than secondary options. Elements in the main model and in the primary option Primary option
can reference each other. Only one design option in a set can be the primary option. All other
options are secondary. By default, each project view displays both the main model and the primary
option for each set. See
Promoting a Secondary Option to the Primary Option on page 1245.
A design option that is an alternative to the primary option in the set. Elements in a secondary
option can reference elements in the main model. However, elements in the main model cannot Secondary option
reference elements in a secondary option. See Referencing Elements in Design Options on page
1255.
The design option that you are currently editing. See Editing a Design Option on page 1244 and
Determining the Active Option on page 1245.
Active option
A view that is dedicated to a specific design option. When this view is active or added to a sheet,
Revit Architecture shows the design option along with the main model. See
Dedicating Views to
Design Options on page 1252.
Dedicated view
Best Practices for Design Options
When implementing design options, consider the following strategies:
To prepare the main model for design options
In the main model create as much of the model as possible before adding any design options. Include
elements that will be common to all design options. Use design options for only those parts of the model
that will vary.
To create a design option
1 Create a design option set. See Creating Design Option Sets on page 1242.
2 Add the design option. See Adding Design Options on page 1243.
3 Add elements to the design option. See Editing a Design Option on page 1244.
To facilitate cleanup
If main model elements need to clean up connections with secondary design option elements, move those
elements from the main model to one or more design options in the set. You cannot join the geometry of
elements that are part of a secondary option with elements that are part of the main model. For example,
if walls in the main model need to attach to a roof in Roof Option 2, move the walls from the main model
into Roof Option 2.
See Design Options and Wall Joins on page 1258, Referencing Elements in Design Options on page 1255, and
Moving Elements from the Main Model to a Design Option Set on page 1246.
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