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Anybody using revit to draw tract homes with multiple elevations and multiple options. We are drawing houses that usually have 4 elevations, this includes different roof framing, a different footprint at the front of the house, i.e. pop-outs and also usually front porches change too. Besides that they have numerous options, fireplace/media niche, usually optional back patios "a" "b" & "c" (also with optional walk deck when 2 story), Maybe a den instead of a bedroom, 1,2 or 3 car garages, and the toughest one to deal with structually, even a optional 3rd floor sometimes. So the roof becomes a floor in that option. My question is would you do all this in one model and can all this all be handled with design options?? It seems to me, as a newbie to revit with close to zero 3d experience, that trying to show all that in one model is a little much.
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What I would do is create the basic model in one file. Then as you need to make changes to the file, do them then use the "Save As" and save it as a different file. That way you keep the model simple and you can find the file you are looking for easier. Hope this helps!!
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I agree with gregmeurer......and as you have very little experience it may be the smart way to go. However you could handle the changes needed with the option tool, but it would be a tough one to build. Have you stepped through the option tutorial?
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I've used options a lot and i wouldn't attempt doing something that complex with regards to options. Definitely possible but it would require a lot of prior thought as to what elements need to belong to which options and personally i believe the design option tool is still missing some tools to make it a little easier to use...
I'd suggest you have a few different models for the "design" differences and the use options for the "visual" (smaller) differences.
HTH.
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