Adding existing elements in your Revit model to a specific design option allows you to explore alternative designs for those elements. This is typically done using the "Add to Set" command after selecting the desired items.
Here's how you can add selected elements to a design option in Revit:
Steps to Add Elements to a Design Option
The process involves selecting the elements you wish to include in the design option and then using the dedicated tool.
- Select Elements: First, in your Revit project, select the elements you want to add to a design option. These could be walls, doors, furniture, families, etc.
- Access the Command: Navigate to the Manage tab on the Revit ribbon.
- Find Design Options Panel: Locate the Design Options panel within the Manage tab.
- Click Add to Set: In the Design Options panel, click the (Add to Set) command.
- Use the Dialog Box: The Add to Design Option Set dialog will appear.
- For the Add selection to: option, select the desired Design Option Set from the dropdown list.
- Revit will then display the individual design options belonging to the selected set.
- Select one or more specific design options to which you want to add the selected elements.
- Confirm: Click OK (or similar confirmation button) in the dialog to add the elements to the chosen design option(s).
Key Information from Reference:
As per the Revit documentation: "Click Manage tab Design Options panel (Add to Set). In the Add to Design Option Set dialog, for Add selection to, select the desired set. Revit lists the design options for the selected set. Select one or more design options to which you want to add the elements."
Understanding Design Options
Design options are crucial for exploring different design alternatives within a single Revit project file.
- They allow multiple variations of a design to coexist without interfering with each other.
- Elements assigned to a specific design option are only visible and editable when that option is made "Primary" or active for viewing.
- The "Main Model" represents the baseline design before or outside of specific options.
Adding elements to a design option set enables them to become part of that specific alternative design scenario.
Practical Tips
- Ensure you have already created Design Option Sets and individual Design Options before attempting to add elements.
- Elements added to a design option will no longer appear in the Main Model or other options unless explicitly added to them as well.
- You can add elements to multiple design options within the same set simultaneously using the dialog.
By following these steps, you can effectively manage different design possibilities for specific parts of your project using Revit's Design Options feature.
