Multiple materials on 1 slab

[litespeed]

Hi,

I am new to Revit, but came across the problem on my 1st project where we have a continious slab with 4 rooms on top. My problem is when i add a "skin" to the slab family with a material, it makes the while slab this material when i render.

I know that if i split the slab into multiple sections/rooms, then i can copy/duplicate the slab type and make each have a different material, but is there another way so I can keep the continious slab?


Thanks in advance for your help.

Litespeed.

[beegee]

Easiest way is to place thin layers of the floor material for the rooms.

So, for a tiled floor you would create a new floor type - Ceramic - and make it say 10 mm thick and place that by sketch in the rooms, on top of the monolithic slab..

[GuyR]

Easiest way is to place thin layers of the floor material for the rooms

Yep, and it makes it easier to schedule. Basically, try and model as will be built.

Guy

[knurrebusk]

I´m painting each wall/floor/ceeling on it´s own, with the addictive tool we all now!
Feel almost stupid when I try to be fast with my work in such a simple way

[knurrebusk]

I forgot to tell the most embarrassing part "I split floors/walls etc"
Not sure if I even wanna hear about the easy way of doing it!

[litespeed]

Easiest way is to place thin layers of the floor material for the rooms.

So, for a tiled floor you would create a new floor type - Ceramic - and make it say 10 mm thick and place that by sketch in the rooms, on top of the monolithic slab..

Thanks, seems so simple, makes me red faced!

Cheers for the help

[SCShell]

Hey there,

The other reasons why Beegee's method is so good:

1. In detailed views, the finish materials don't go under your walls and they can be set to show with different poches for clarity.
2. All of your dimensions can be from the concrete slab rather than the finish material. (You just have to remember to make the top of slab your FFL)
3. Scheduling is easier, including finish material quantities if needed.
4. Changes are easier if you need to revise only the materials.

Just a few quickies. I'm sure there are others.
Steve

[Scott D Davis]

To Add:

In Revit 8.0, there is now the ability to tag a floor, and schedule it. So you can make your thin floors for finishes, and then tag and scedule them. Steve Stafford has a nice example in another post. (Link to be posted as soon as I find it! Check back...)

[litespeed]

Easiest way is to place thin layers of the floor material for the rooms.

So, for a tiled floor you would create a new floor type - Ceramic - and make it say 10 mm thick and place that by sketch in the rooms, on top of the monolithic slab..

Would somone mind pointing me to a tutorial on how to make a new floor type?

I chose an existing slab and copyed/renamed it to "tile flooring" and made it 10mm thick, but when i assigned the tile material to it, my slab also changed to that material.

I assume this is something to do with the parient family relationship?

I am a little confused on why this happens.


Thanks
litespeed

[beegee]

Don't select your original floor first. ( If you do that, Revit thinks you are changing the properties of all instances of that floor type in the project )

Select a floor type from the Properties Floor Type drop down box, then use the Edit New - Duplicate and rename ( Ceramic ) and then assign the new properties - thickness and Surface pattern etc.