What to do with multiple options

[Llian]

I need to do a couple of layout options.
I started on saving them as modules. But just wondering if I could create a new view and give it a different layer combination.
Any suggestions?

[Barry Kelly]

Some use the renovation filters - although this is not really what they are designed to do - but you can get 3 different models using new, existing and to be demolished options.

Others use layers and layer combinations but you have to be careful of the layer intersection priority numbers.
You will want these to be different for each of your design options otherwise the hidden layers will interact with the elements in the current layers.

Or use modules as you are doing (they can just be separate PLN files) and hotlink them into a master file using the hotlink master layer to turn them on or off.

Barry.

[Lachlan Green]

As Barry said, there's really only the 3 options Layers, Modules & Renovation Settings. Neither is a perfect solution. However, I'd like to expand on the Renovation Tool option as it can be quite powerful.

Essentially it takes advantage of the often forgotten setting 'Show on Renovation Filter...' that lives in each element's settings under 'Categories & Properties'. As it's name suggests it will only show on the selected Reno Filter.

So use the Existing, Demo, New status as normal. However set up a new filter called 'Option 1', 'Option 2' etc. Model that option and under each element's settings, change the 'Show on Renovation Filter' to the relevant Reno Filter. Now you can have plans for Existing, Demolished, Option 1, Option 2 etc just by flipping through the different Renovation Filters.

It's certainly not perfect solution, however it avoids all the issues of modules and attribute management as well as avoiding a huge bloated layer list. It really comes down to the extent of the different options and personal preference.