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Ok - I know you can't do subcategories in Design Options, but I'm curious to know how others have been handling this issue. Example: If I have 2 building types (one standard, and another as a mirror just for sake of argument) and within those building types they have different options for foundation, roof, etc. Has everyone just been making individual DO for each condition - i.e. Option Set for "Standard Bldg - Roof" and Options within that set for "Flat Roof, Sloped Roof, etc." and then an Option Set for "Mirrored Bldg - Roof" and options for it as "Flat Roof, Sloped Roof, etc. etc. etc. Any tips or tricks that can alleviate some of the pain?...
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In some of our prototypes, we have multiple option sets with multiple options in each. I'm not sure what pain you are having. Remember, that you can always do something in the main model and add that to multiple options and that you can copy from one option and paste into another.
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The problem I'm having is trying to figure out the best way to arrange this so that I can have the choice between Building Type A and Building Type B, and within each of those types I can have Foundation Type A, Foundation Type B, Roof Type A, Roof Type B, etc. It would be very nice if I could select Building Type A, and then within that Building Type be able to have a list of subcategories to further define the building - so the question is what is the best way to set that up and still achieve something similar without having a rediculously complicated file to then manage? Currently the only way that keeps coming to mind is setting up the Option Sets with "Building Type A - Foundation" and then have the options for the foundation. Then set up another Option Set with "Building Type B - Foundation", and the options for that. With that setup the user would then have to delete the option sets that they don't want (i.e. if they want Building Type A, they simply delete all of the Option Sets for Building Type B), and then select the different options for the different components for the Building Type they want. This just seems really complicated, and a bit of a nightmare to maintain - seems easier to just set up 2 files - one for Building Type A, and the other for B....suggestions?
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Bradley, If you have different walls in differnt options that require foundations, those foundations will have to be in that option anyway. If the foundation is the same but the wall changes, then the foundation can just reside in the main model. BTW - You don't need to delete options you don't want. Just accept the options you do want. That will automatically delete the un-wanted options.
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