Working With Design Options; Editing A Design Option - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

6 To open the design option for editing, do the following:
If the design option that you just created is a primary option, by default it displays in all project views that
are not dedicated to other design options. If the option is secondary, it does not appear in any project views
by default. See

Working with Design Options

The following topics describe how to modify and work with design options.

Editing a Design Option

1 In the Project Browser, open a view where you can add the desired elements for the design
2 Prepare the view to show the active design option:
3 Open the design option for editing, using one of the following methods:
4 Edit the design option as desired.
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NOTE Use caution with the Make Primary command, because references from the main model to
the former primary option can be lost. After using this command, check dimension references and
tags to be sure they are referencing the correct elements. See
on page 1255.
a Select the design option in the list, and click Edit Selected.
b Click Close.
In the current view, elements in the main model display in halftone (gray) to distinguish them
from the design option that you are editing. For further instructions, see
on page 1244.
TIP If the current view does not show the active option, check its design option settings. (See
the Design Option Settings for a View
Automatic, or select the desired design option.
Viewing Design Options
option.
a On the keyboard, type VG (for Visibility/Graphics).
b On the Visibility/Graphics dialog, click the Design Options tab.
c For the appropriate design option set, in the Design Option column, select Automatic.
d Click OK.
Click Tools menu Design Options
the design option from the list, click Edit Selected, and click Close.
On the Design Options toolbar, click
click Pick to Edit and select an element contained in the design option.
When you use Pick to Edit, Revit Architecture determines the design option to which the
selected element belongs, and makes that design option active for editing.
The model elements that you add now belong to the active option. For tips on using design
options in various ways, see
on page 1253.) For the appropriate design option set, specify
on page 1252.
Design Options. In the Design Options dialog, select
. Then select the design option from the list, or
Considerations When Using Design Options
Referencing Elements in Design Options
Editing a Design Option
on page 1255.
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