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[Generative Design](https://support.testfit.io/knowledge/site-development?hsLang=en#generative-design) May 5, 2026 # Generative Design: Retail Library ## Use Generative Design to solve your site with your Retail Assemblies To create your own Retail Assemblies take a look at this article: [Retail Library &  Editor Overview](https://support.testfit.io/knowledge/retail-library-editor?hsLang=en) --- Follow the steps below to run Generative Design with your Retail Assemblies: 1. With a site created make sure the following typologies are enabled: -  Retail - Massing - Surface Parking![](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-05-2026-01-10-21-7935-PM.png?width=329&height=257&name=image-png-May-05-2026-01-10-21-7935-PM.png) 2. Select one of the premium Retail presets to be ran with Generative Design by clicking the sparkle at the end of the preset.  ![](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-05-2026-01-12-15-7624-PM.png?width=342&height=111&name=image-png-May-05-2026-01-12-15-7624-PM.png) 3. From the Pinned Parameters panel, enable/disable the assembly tags that correspond to your pre-built assemblies. The assemblies with those tags will now be included in your ***All Solves*** list. Adjust any additional parameters at this time in this panel as well.  ![](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-05-2026-01-14-06-7042-PM.png?width=400&height=539&name=image-png-May-05-2026-01-14-06-7042-PM.png) 4. 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