topic Re: Design Options - Wall overlapping issue in Revit Architecture Forum

Design Options - Wall overlapping issue

ctough — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:54:38 GMT

I've recently been using design options to some success and have implemented the correct views in my template etc- great! However, I have recently noticed that if I draw two individual walls, one of top of the other, both of which are assigned to their respective options, I get a section missing from Option 2, due to Option 1's wall passing through it.

No sure why this is happening, surely one option shouldn't affect the other. Any ideas please?

Re: Design Options - Wall overlapping issue

barthbradley — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 19:07:50 GMT

Did you join the walls? Looks like it. Join Geometry removes volume at the union.

Re: Design Options - Wall overlapping issue

526996629 — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:40:00 GMT

Maybe try cut and 'paste to same place' when you drop the wall into another option.

Re: Design Options - Wall overlapping issue

ctough — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:44:39 GMT

No, haven't joined walls.

Re: Design Options - Wall overlapping issue

526996629 — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:47:29 GMT

Or maybe post your file so we can directly have a look

Re: Design Options - Wall overlapping issue

ctough — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:49:48 GMT

If I paste Option 1 wall into Option 2, then I get this:

Re: Design Options - Wall overlapping issue

ctough — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:54:52 GMT

If I try and put a door over the clashed area, I get this:

Re: Design Options - Wall overlapping issue

526996629 — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:59:18 GMT

The door and the wall are not in the same option. One might be in the main model and one might be in the option.

Re: Design Options - Wall overlapping issue

526996629 — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:59:21 GMT

Attached file for your reference. If your problem still cannot be solved, I suggest you upload it for review.

Re: Design Options - Wall overlapping issue

ctough — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:50:57 GMT

Thanks for sending that project across, that's proof that it can be done.
Please see my template attached, I've removed company work sheets, logos etc...

Open Proposed>Master to view both walls and then each Option view

Re: Design Options - Wall overlapping issue

526996629 — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:56:19 GMT

No file attached

Re: Design Options - Wall overlapping issue

ctough — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:22:57 GMT

Can't upload!
Try this:

Link removed by OP

Re: Design Options - Wall overlapping issue

526996629 — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:05:39 GMT

You have 2 design option sets rather than 2 design options. If these walls are for 2 design options, there put them in different options in one design option set. Doors: go to the design option and then place the doors.

Re: Design Options - Wall overlapping issue

526996629 — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:07:32 GMT

Please note that design options and design option sets are different.

Re: Design Options - Wall overlapping issue

ctough — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:14:34 GMT

Right... gotcha! The reason there are two set, is that we have to split proposed models up into different planning applications. So looks like I need to add another 'Option' to each set.

Thanks for your help with this, greatly appreciated.