Solving Options
Once you have defined and designed all options, you can create
different design alternatives of the house by solving the options.
You can first check the options with the function Testing Options. Once all options work correctly
you can solve the options. The program will move the components of
the selected option into place by adjusting the locating point of
the option and the locating point in the floor plan. You can select
several options at the same time, as long as they do not have a
common locating point.
When you solve the options, you can create the job specific
floor plan, elevation, section etc. drawings of the solved house.
The drawing sheets to be generated are the same
drawing sheets you can create and refresh with the function
Opening and
Updating Drawing Sheets. After solving the house, you
can open the drawing sheets with the same function.
- Select Option System > Solve
Options.
- Select the options to be solved from the Select Options list.
Select Options
List
- The program checks whether the objects belonging to an option
has links to objects outside the option. If links are found, the
program warns about them. You can choose how to proceed the
function by selecting one of the following options:
- Yes - The checking continues going through all the
objects.
- No - The checking does not continue. You will move
directly to solving/activating options.
- Cancel - The checking and the entire solving/activating
process is interrupted.
- Do either of the following:
- Click Yes in a message box to create the job specific
drawings.
- Click No in a message box to solve the model but not to
create the job specific drawings.
- If necessary, select a detail collecting directory or a detail
book in the Generate Detail Sheets dialog box.
Generate Detail
Sheets
(This feature is available, when the BDSXX
keyword group contains the keyword detail_collect_mode =
1.)
The program solves the options and refreshes the model and
drawing files of the building. The solved model remains active. You
can check the status of the project from the title bar of the
working window.
Note
- When you solve the options the system will store and deactivate
the original model and drawing files of the project. After solving
the options, you can restore the
option model and create and solve additional options.
- Before solving the options, modify all drawings that are
affected by the option. In other words, if a fireplace is added as
an option, the foundation plan, first floor plan, first floor
framing, second floor plan, second floor framing, roof plan etc.
should have an option reflecting the changes that will be made. An
exception to this is the roof's eave line. Adding it to the floor
plan of just one floor is sufficient.
- All the available options for the project are listed in the
Select Options list. On the list, there may be options which cannot
be selected at the same time, or options which must be processed at
the same time. You can control the selection of options by setting
option rules.
- You can also optionalize the drawing sheets for different
options.
Updating
Piece Schedules During Option Testing/Solving
Testing Options
Restoring an Option Model
Automatic
Dimensioning During Option Solving
Job Specific Document
Sets
Master Set
Option System Functions
Defining Component
Change Rules
Generating an Eave
Line to a Floor Plan
Editing
Keywords