Floor Finish

[daniel.hurtubise70031]

When in a room i got more then one floor finish. Say i got a square room made of wood,but in the middle i got a round insertion of carpet. What is the best way to do that?
I used two different floor types, any idea would be much appreciated.

Other thing is in ADT i can get the calculation display of all those surfaces, can i get it in Revit to ?

[zanzibarbob7]

You can use the Split Face tool and create as many seperate surface areas as you want. Each will fill as you indicate.

[sbrown]

make a second floor ontop of the first, then use the join geometry tool to "hide the hatch of the first". Now if you need to schedule the floors, edit the first and pick the perimeter of the second so it truely cuts out the floor.

[DanielleAnderson]

Other thing is in ADT i can get the calculation display of all those surfaces, can i get it in Revit to ?

To get the area of the floor, just go to properties and it will be under the dimensions list there.

[daniel.hurtubise70031]

Not sure about the 2 floor thing. Isnt there a more simple way to do a floor finish insertion ?

[SkiSouth]

Not sure about the 2 floor thing. Isnt there a more simple way to do a floor finish insertion ?

Is there a simple way to build a real finish floor with an insertion? Remember, with Revit, draw it like you would build it. The debate over how to show floor finishes is on going. Some like the thought of building the slab, then placing a second "floor" on the first - which would be the finishes - just like it would be built. The alternative is to "fake-it" and split the face of the floor and paint the areas with finishes. It just depends on what you need. While it might sound difficult, the methods mentioned are fairly simple to accomplish, just get use to "unlearning" the traditional CAD mentality.

[SCShell]

Hey there,

I like adding floor finishes as additional floors on top of the concrete "finish floor" elevation slab. It makes for better dimensioning from FFL since you rarely dimension to floor finishes. Plus, in renderings, you seem to get better control of finish heights and changes in materials. Floor finish areas are easier to calculate as well I think when they are separated like this.

Good Luck
Steve

[aaronrumple]

I also use the floor finish technique. In addition to quantities, it allows me to put those finishes in a separate Interiors workset.

I also don't attach my base trim to the wall, but rather the finished floor as a slab edge. Too many sweeps on walls can be a real pain to update all the time, but slab edges can be applied to the entire room with just a couple of mouse clicks. (...guess I should post this one as a tip 'o the month.)

[sbrown]

creating a floor is as quick as creating a filled region, draw 4 lines, finish. Now you can copy this floor all over your model and edit it as needed. So you create a few floor finish types of floors with the appropriate surf pattern on them an you are ready to rock. And if you need to know how much of each type you have you can generate a floor schedule.

The only thing you can't do unfortunately is tag floors so you can't associate a finish tag with the floor type.

[Phil Palmer]

Lets just hope that sooooooon the factory will give us a 'floor finish' catagory.

This will make it easier to handle display issues rather than having to always use worksets to out floor finishes on.
Skirting boards as floor slab edges is just so simple and easy to accomplish for each room as Aaron has said.

[SkiSouth]

Skirting boards as floor slab edges is just so simple and easy to accomplish for each room as Aaron has said.

This is a different approach to base detailing. Will the doors still cut the base if associated with a floor rather than a wall?

[Phil Palmer]

The Doors will not cut out the baseboard but its very quick to just select the hosted profile and move the blue dots (drag points) to create the door opening.
A few additional clicks but lots of control I think.

[daniel.hurtubise70031]

Good idea Phil, can you post the file so i can share with other ?
I also post a little video of my floor thinggy, i find it cool so i thought sharing it was worth it :-)

Thanks for your help again guys

[Phil Palmer]

No Problem - Like the Video Also !

[daniel.hurtubise70031]

Thanks a lot

[dazza163968596]

Daniel

I can't get your video to play what codec do you need to view it.

Thanks

[daniel.hurtubise70031]

http://www.getafile.com/cgi-bin/merlot/get/techsmith/tscc/TSCC.exe

Get it from here
www.techsmith.com, they have a screen capture tool

[bowlingbrad]

What about rooms with floors that have multiple finishes? Like a stone border around carpet? Or even a carpet border?

[sbrown]

Great Tip Aaron, definately going to help me on the next interiors job we are doing.

[dazza163968596]

http://www.getafile.com/cgi-bin/merlot/get/techsmith/tscc/TSCC.exe

Get it from here
www.techsmith.com (http://www.techsmith.com/), they have a screen capture tool
Thanks Daniel it worked, wierd to see revit moving on its own.

[Phil Palmer]

What about rooms with floors that have multiple finishes? Like a stone border around carpet? Or even a carpet border?
Take a look at Daniel's video - That does what you are asking