08.2 Revisions - Part 2 (design options)

In this weeks post about a major revision to a project we talk about making the change through design options. We'll modify the basement to make it larger. 

Original design

New design

Occasionally a situation occurs where two or more areas change in a building in the same revision, one of the changes is definite and one is not(the client might be review their options or want to see a price comparison). Effectively you need to keep the definite change & (the none definite change or the original design), To allow you to do this we setup design options. In the design option tab we setup a design option set and 3 option( New layout, old layout and off) the 'off' is just a helper for me to see what items I've already added to the design options, the items should disappear in my 3d view.

• The first step is to review the changes,
• Then add the objects that are effected to the design options,
• Make the changes in the model
• Switch between the options using visibility graphics(vg)
• Open a 3D cut section view and review the area for potential other changes that you cant see in the 2D views, and finally
• Make a new revision and bubble the changes in the printing sheets.

The video took longer for me to explain than i expected(35 mins), so if you haven't got the full time to watch it now you can download it here 08.2 Revisions - Part 2 (design options) and watch at your own pace offline. To watch now click on video below.

Enjoy

Peter