Create a label showing active design option

studio_ch — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:35:08 GMT

Is this possible?

Thanks for any help.

Re: Create a label showing active design option

mhiserZFHXS — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:46:21 GMT

There can be multiple design options active at a time, so I don't know how it would be.

Re: Create a label showing active design option

obulesub — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:54:09 GMT

Hi @studio_ch ,

It looks like your question is still open and hasn't received a definitive answer yet. If you're still looking into this, feel free to share a bit more about what you're trying to achieve, as that may help the community suggest possible approaches.

Re: Create a label showing active design option

Mike.FORM — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:32:50 GMT

This would be best done in dynamo with the following nodes passing into a python script. You could then use those values to and fill them into a generic annotation in the view or to shared parameter associated to the view.

import clr
clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

clr.AddReference('RevitServices')
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager

doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument

# Safe unwrapping of view input
view_input = IN
unwrapped = UnwrapElement(view_input)

# Force extraction of a single view item if a list or nested list was passed
if isinstance(unwrapped, list):
    while isinstance(unwrapped, list) and len(unwrapped) > 0:
        unwrapped = unwrapped[0]
    view = unwrapped
else:
    view = unwrapped

# 1. Collect all individual Design Options
option_collector = FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(DesignOption).WhereElementIsNotElementType()
design_options = option_collector.ToElements()

# 2. Collect all parent Design Option Sets
set_collector = FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfCategory(BuiltInCategory.OST_DesignOptionSets).WhereElementIsNotElementType()
option_sets = set_collector.ToElements()

# 3. Read the current View's active design option override parameter safely
override_param = view.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.VIEWER_OPTION_VISIBILITY) if view else None
override_id = override_param.AsElementId() if override_param and override_param.HasValue else ElementId.InvalidElementId

# Map parent Set IDs to their string names
set_map = {s.Id: s.Name for s in option_sets}

# 4. Filter and combine only the visible/set options
combined_output = []

for opt in design_options:
    set_id_param = opt.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.OPTION_SET_ID)

    if set_id_param and set_id_param.HasValue:
        parent_set_id = set_id_param.AsElementId()

        if parent_set_id in set_map:
            set_name = set_map[parent_set_id]
            is_primary = opt.IsPrimary

            # Determine if this specific option is the one actively displayed in the view
            is_visible = False
            if override_id == opt.Id:
                is_visible = True  # It is the explicit view override
            elif override_id == ElementId.InvalidElementId and is_primary:
                is_visible = True  # View is on Automatic, so the Primary option is visible

            # Only append to the final list if it is the option actively set/displayed
            if is_visible:
                combined_output.append("{0} - {1}".format(set_name, opt.Name))

# Returns a clean, flat list of strings
OUT = combined_output

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