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Making design oPtions For design iteration 401

Preserving Your Design Iterations
in our experience, we have heard many stories about vast amounts of effort that have been wiped
out when various actions are taken in a revit model, usually for the sake of improving performance.
one classic scenario is when several design options are created and only one is moved forward after
certain project milestones. if you utilize the design options tool, be sure to create an archive copy
of your project model before you activate potentially destructive commands such as accepting the
primary design option or deleting an option set.

Deleting an Option Set
Do not confuse the ability to completely delete an option set with the ability to accept the
primary option and delete all other options within the set. If you delete an option set, all options
within the set are deleted. This workflow is less common because you usually study options for
some element of your design that will need to be included in one form or another. Sometimes
you may just need to study a potential addition to the scope of your project and it doesn’t get
accepted. This is where it is useful to completely delete an option set.
To delete an option set, return to the Design Options dialog box and select an option set.
Click the Delete button in the Option Set area, as shown in Figure 10.68. As in the previous
exercise, you will be prompted with a series of warnings and confirmations because of the
content you are about to permanently delete from your project.

Figure 10.68
deleting an
option set

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