make a design option primary

[dynolivar]

Im using the orchid nodes, and im using also a python script to set a design option to primary.
My issue with all the information can be found here: https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/make-a-design-option-primary/92485
software version:
Revit: 2021.1.5
Dynamo Core: 2.6.1.8786
Dynamo Revit 2.6.1.8850
Orchid: 206.6.0.5842

The issue

see this link: https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/make-a-design-option-primary/92485

[erfajo]

I don't participate in the dynamobim forum...

[dynolivar]

Hi @erfajo ,

I understand. I also solved some issue's within the custom python node. Im trying to write a graph to set a non primary design option to primary. But i reached a dead end... Im using the orchid nodes for input. Could you please help me out?

Could you please help me out?

graph with error:

file:
make designoption primary - dynamo graph (2023).zip

[erfajo]

I am not aware if there exists any option to set DesignOption as primary, and I cant find any documentation that something like this exists.

I can see that you have tried to write your own method

# Function to set the primary design option
def set_primary_design_option(option_set, option):
    try:
        option_set.SetPrimary(option)
        return True
    except:
        return False

but I dont know where you have found "SetPrimary(option)", I cant find it in the documentation for the Revit api.

[dynolivar]

that makes sense now.. I got this recommended from a colleague. thank you for your help though. It's a pity that the revit api documentation does not offer a method to set a option to primary.

[erfajo]

I agree, there are so many things that still are hidden for users/codes by Autodesk... this is just one of the things :-S