Revit 2017 - Can't select certain elements

[Anonymous]

I've been working with a plan where not all of the elements are selectable - specifically all of the furniture and some of the walls. I have selecting links enabled, selecting pinned elements enabled, and selecting underlay elements enabled. All of the furniture is halftone, but when I head to VG overrides, mostly everything is grayed out except for the few marked checkboxes under halftone. However, I can't uncheck them - nothing happens when I click on the checkbox. I've read a little bit about Design Options, but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do with that menu. My goal is to select and rearrange the furniture. 

In case it's relevant, I work on shared files, but I'm the only one working on them right now. I am not the owner of the files.

Any help would be appreciated!

[Secttor]

hi @Anonymous

Could be related to the worksets.. which workset belong all that furniture? You have rights to move it? If not..request.

[Anonymous]

I am not sure which workset the furniture belongs to, but there is no owner listed for any of them except one. I am listed as the owner of the workset I created when I noticed this problem.

[RobDraw]

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@Anonymous wrote:

All of the furniture is halftone, but when I head to VG overrides, mostly everything is grayed out except for the few marked checkboxes under halftone.

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This tells me that the V/G settings are controlled by a view template but I don't think that will help with the selection issue.

[Secttor]

It's easier to upload your model here or..some screenshots.

[ToanDN]

Create a new floor plan view of the level so that the view is not template dependent and rearrange the furniture there.

[Kimtaurus]

You've mentioned Design Options. Are there any created in the project?

If the elements are in a Design Option you can only select/change them when that option is active.

[Anonymous]

So I've been working on this and you're right, I can only edit the elements
via Design Options. However, any changes I make to the Design Options are
then reflected in the main model, which is confusing. I'm not sure how to
only edit a specific design option OR change which elements are active in
said design options.

[Kimtaurus · Accepted solution]

The reason you're seeing the changes is probably because that option is set as a primary or the view is set to display that option.