topic Re: Best practice for applying material on linked model? in Revit Architecture Forum

Best practice for applying material on linked model?

raafa — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:21:35 GMT

Hello everyone,

I wanted to ask what is the best practice recommended when I have a structural model linked into my architecture host model and want to apply materials over the structural walls?

I've been doing something that I know it's not the best solution. I've been creating a second wall over the structural wall to apply other layers of material, but I know this is going to give problems further ahead, i.e. placing doors.

In the print screen, I have an example in which the elevator shaft is from the structural linked model and I have to apply different materials over the concrete wall. In some cases, I need to apply plaster over the concrete and in others, I need to create a brick wall with plaster or sheetrock.

Should I create a wall type in the architecture model that includes the concrete walls from the linked model and have duplicated elements or is there another solution?

thanks for your help! 🙂

Re: Best practice for applying material on linked model?

RDAOU — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:40:52 GMT

@raafa

Why would you create a new walls when you can copy monitor the ones from the link and use the same to apply finishes

Re: Best practice for applying material on linked model?

raafa — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:52:51 GMT

@RDAOU thanks for your help!

I started with that option, but what I've found out was that when I copy/monitor the element I can only apply a material using the "Paint" tool, and this only allows (as far as I know) to use one single layer of material. My problem is when I have to create a "second wall" like a brick wall for the plumbing over the concrete one (print screen). Is there a way to do this with the paint tool or any other solution?

once again thanks for your help!

Re: Best practice for applying material on linked model?

RDAOU — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:03:29 GMT

@raafa

You can change the material of a copied/monitored wall as you wish, edit its structure, add and remove layers as you wish...

Make sure you have all updates/hotfix installed maybe what you are having is a bug in some build

Re: Best practice for applying material on linked model?

raafa — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:08:44 GMT

@RDAOU this is perfect! thank you!

Never thought of changing the material of the copy/monitored element! Always assumed that I shouldn't change that element or it would generate an error.

Re: Best practice for applying material on linked model?

RDAOU — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:20:42 GMT

@raafa

Not an error... A warning alert which will pop up and later show in the Coordination Report. However, this does not apply to material change...

The warning alert you have in mind will occur when

Move the wall
change the core;s thickness (ie: adding 2 extra layers to the core and reducing their cumulative thickness from the original core layer will not generate an alert)
change/edit profile of the wall
Add an opening to the wall
Change the walls constraints