Room tags, columns and walls

[Dimitri Harvalias]

I have a situation where I have exposed concrete columns as part of the boundary of a room. When I draw walls that butt up against that column and then try to place a room tag I get the 'not in a properly enclosed region' error message.
Is there a way, without having to draw area separation lines, that allows that column to be read as part of the rooms perimeter wall and permits the room tag to be placed and report a correct area?

[sbrown]

Run the wall straight thru the column.

[Steve_Stafford]

Run the wall straight thru the column.and use Join Geometry if the column is structural to get them to "clean up".

[Dimitri Harvalias]

Thanks boys. Sometimes I forget what I remember :Oops:

[PaulB]

What about where you have a steel column (portal frame) which is an inserted family ?