Floor Finishes

[davidkerr]

Hi there could any one tell me how to separate floor finishes without creating
different floors. As you will see on the attached drawing i would like to have different floor finishes
on the same floor slab is this possible

Thanks

[Anonymous]

An option is to create your floor structure as one floor and then place
another floor on top of that which is actually your floor finish. That
gives you stacked floors.

When you place a floor, Revit places that floor based on the very top of the
floor. If you have different floors with different finish material
thicknesses, the actual floor structure or sub-floor information may not
line up correctly if you are not careful.

For example, let's say that you have a 4" concrete floor slab, with some
areas having 1/2" carpet, some areas having 1/8" vinyl tile, and some areas
having exposed concrete. If you have the 4" concrete floor slab as its own
floor system and place it in your model, you will use the 1st level
elevation as the top of the concrete floor and put it thoughout your model.
You then have a floor type which is 1/2" carpet and place it where you
desire with the "floor" offset at +1/2" to put the carpet on top of the
concrete. You also have a floor type which is the 1/8" tile and you place
it where you desire with the "floor" offset at +1/8" to put the tile on top
of the concrete. The concrete slab is consistent across the building and
the finishes sit on top of the concrete.

If you use the above option, you can get material take-offs for the various
floor materials. If you do not need material take-offs, you can just use a
basic concrete floor and split the surface at different areas and use the
Paint function to paint the various areas with different materials simply
for visual purposes.

Which approach you use can depend upon your final needs.

I hope that helps.

Doug
www.dougbowersconsulting.com
blog: http://aectechtalk.wordpress.com



"davidkerr" wrote in message news:6289494@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi there could any one tell me how to separate floor finishes without
creating
different floors. As you will see on the attached drawing i would like to
have different floor finishes
on the same floor slab is this possible

Thanks

[beacharchitect]

with the exception of wood decking, I rarely show the surface pattern of floors. I have created floor types that have only the basic structure and what ever substrate is appropriate. For residential, that is the joist plus 3/4" subfloor. That way I don't have to worry about creating and offsetting different floors. I can show materials with a filled region in plan and a detail component in sectional views. I do like to include the ceiling on the bottom of the joists but unfortunately, that does not allow for the placement of lighting and ceiling fixtures which require a real ceiling object.

Thad Broom, AIA

[MaddCatter]

How do i show a running bond brick floor pattern that terminate into a soldier border and then to a carpet floor ?

[andits22]

If the whole floor is one material, then your best solution is to set up different floor types. Just edit each floor, duplicate the type and change the material. You can also paint each floor with a different finish but this is not as nice of a solution because it is hard to see in properties. If you have different areas on a floor with different finishes, I suggest using a thin floor over your structural floor. But you can also split the face of the floor and paint on different finishes in each split area.

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[Ilic.Andrej]

You can create parts.

Another option is to have different floor types just for finishes. Draw a floor finish on top of a floor, then use join geometry tool to override the finish of a floor.

[TimELZ49]

After 11 years, the poster has probably found the solution already.

[martijn_pater]

or quit trying... 🙄