Square footage calculation

[richelleharp]

Is there an easy way to keep track of the square footage?

[Overconstrained]

Create a room schedule perhaps?

[christo4robin]

Check out area plans - use the pick feature to select walls as boundaries. As you update the model, the areas will update with it (as long as you are moving walls, not deleting and adding them).

[richelleharp]

Create a room schedule perhaps?

Thanks, I still am fighting old CAD habits. Embarrassing as it is. You remember create model look at ti in 2-d draw polyline list polyline. Sad isn't it?

[richelleharp]

Check out area plans - use the pick feature to select walls as boundaries. As you update the model, the areas will update with it (as long as you are moving walls, not deleting and adding them).

Thanks, I am still learning, this is my pilot project. I know Revit is designed to coordinate all of the building information. I am determined to use it properly.

[Overconstrained]

Thanks, I still am fighting old CAD habits. Embarrassing as it is. You remember create model look at ti in 2-d draw polyline list polyline. Sad isn't it?

Nah, that's not sad.....it took me a couple of months to stop typing in AutoCAD keyboard shortcuts while using Revit....that's sad!

[cliff collins]

A couple of other ways to calc. area:

(although Area Plans are the "correct" Revit way)

1. Filled regions--check properties for area

2. Floors--check properties for area

cheers......

[Steve_Stafford]

Nah, that's not sad.....it took me a couple of months to stop typing in AutoCAD keyboard shortcuts while using Revit....that's sad!That's okay, I try to enter keyboard shortcuts into Excel and Word. I have to check for zz and za in documents before I send them out. I also try to enter Revit shortcuts into Acad and forget to hit enter, fortunately I don't have to use Acad much.