BATx2
2007-07-05, 03:49 PM
For this project I'm still using Revit 9.1.
I have a building with a floor plan big enough to require 11 areas per level in order to print at 1/8"=1'-0". With some "areas" having multiple floors and others not I have a total of 37 areas, so for each type of plan I have 37 sheets.
I need to graphically show the owner the floor finishes that are being applied to each room. I don't want to show materials per se, I just want to color a room green that has carpet, red that has rubber, blue that has concrete, etc. I've assigned the appropriate materials in each room object and have a custom tag that lists the floor finish. I can duplicate each finish plan view (so I don't screw up anything I've already done for Construction Documents) and apply a color fill. I've created a color fill legend that colors by floor finish. In order to display only the appropriate extents of each area I've used crop regions. If the color fill legend is not inside the crop region, the legend does not display, but the colors in the rooms do display. If I make the crop region big enough for the legend to fit, too much of the building is displayed for that area view and in many cases the color fill legend would have to be placed on top of the floor plan. So I created a plan view that only has the color legend displayed and tried to drop it on to multiple sheets, but Revit doesn't let me.
What I want is for the color fill legend to act like other legends so I can drop it on to multiple sheets. Is there a way to do this, or will I have to duplicate the legend-only floor plan view 37 times? Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Blake
I have a building with a floor plan big enough to require 11 areas per level in order to print at 1/8"=1'-0". With some "areas" having multiple floors and others not I have a total of 37 areas, so for each type of plan I have 37 sheets.
I need to graphically show the owner the floor finishes that are being applied to each room. I don't want to show materials per se, I just want to color a room green that has carpet, red that has rubber, blue that has concrete, etc. I've assigned the appropriate materials in each room object and have a custom tag that lists the floor finish. I can duplicate each finish plan view (so I don't screw up anything I've already done for Construction Documents) and apply a color fill. I've created a color fill legend that colors by floor finish. In order to display only the appropriate extents of each area I've used crop regions. If the color fill legend is not inside the crop region, the legend does not display, but the colors in the rooms do display. If I make the crop region big enough for the legend to fit, too much of the building is displayed for that area view and in many cases the color fill legend would have to be placed on top of the floor plan. So I created a plan view that only has the color legend displayed and tried to drop it on to multiple sheets, but Revit doesn't let me.
What I want is for the color fill legend to act like other legends so I can drop it on to multiple sheets. Is there a way to do this, or will I have to duplicate the legend-only floor plan view 37 times? Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Blake