Using Design Options for Project Phasing?

[Gene Kniaz]

Can anyone direct me to some learning resources re: using Design Options for "Project Phasing"? I have a renovation that will be done in 3 phases, and of course, each phase will have its attendant "demolition" as well, so I'm sure there needs to be some sort of Renovation Filter tie-in as well.

I'm just making the jump from v26 to v28, so "Design Options" are pretty new for me; sorry if this is a "noob" question.

Thanks in advance!

Gene Kniaz

SPIRAL ARCHITECTS

Tucson, AZ

[Nathan Hildebrandt]

Hi Gene,

Have a look at this short demonstration I put together on YouTube. Hope this shows you some of the things you need to consider using Design Options.

Regards Nathan

[Gene Kniaz]

Hi Nathan:

I actually found your demo on YT a short time after I made my post!

I watched through to the "Find and Select" portion, and it's been very helpful; especially how you show how the DO's need to relate to a set of Renovation Filters. One question - If my phased project begins with an existing site with an existing building - is all that existing "stuff" on the Main Model, i.e. there is 100% match of "Existing" on Renovation Filter, and "Main Model" on Design Options.

I have a "renovation and addition" project I've modeled fully, and now the client wants to "stage/phase", so I'll be taking the "whole enchilada" and re-assigning "demo and new" elements  to each D.O. 

I started the model in v26, and pulled into 28, so I can probably just "Groundhog Day" my way through it, but was hoping you might have thoughts on this aspect.

Thanks for the reply, and the video of course!

GK

[Nathan Hildebrandt]

Putting all in the main model depends. You might start with the model that way and then based on the phasing where existing elements are demolished you would then take those elements off main model and then add it to a design option that represents the phase that an existing element is demolished so you can control it being turned on or off.

It is very complex to get right, and really is a work around to using simple layers. But if you can keep on top of it, and the project isn't too complex it is possible.

Regards Nathan

[Ahmed_K]

i had a renovation project few weeks ago, i used design option for renovation and phasing , the idea is to use only the DO without renovation status, i created this DO sets : 

Main Model : elemens that wouldn't be touched AT ALL

• Phase 1 : 
  1. to be demolished phase 1
  2. to be constructed phase 1 
• Phase 2 demo - phase 1 constrcut : 
  1. to be constructed phase 1 and demolished phase 2 ( this have to be in a seperate folder to show it at the same time with "2. to be constructed phase 1".
• Phase 2 : 
  1. to be demolished phase 2
  2. to be constructed phase 2 
• etc...

combining that with graphic overrides to set the renovation color scheme 

[Gene Kniaz]

Thanks for the reply Ahmed; it would be nice to just have (1) category to manipulate, so thanks for sharing that methodology.