Best option for modelling skirting

[mp_thompson]

Which is the best option for modelling skirting to rooms and can dynamo be used to make the process quicker.

[ryan.duell · Accepted solution]

Check out this post:

https://www.revitforum.org/dynamo-bim/23381-skirting-dynamo-based-off-room.html

There is also an addon:

https://apps.autodesk.com/RVT/en/Detail/Index?id=5641957956279354474&appLang=en&os=Win64

Thanks!

[mp_thompson]

Thanks @ryan.duell 

I'd seen the add in before but wasn't sure/comfortable with it being a wall. I can see the logic though as joining will create openings at doors. Would use of a wall also be an issue for scheduling?

[ryan.duell]

Thanks.  You should still be able to filter it out of a wall schedule, potentially using a parameter or a built-in parameter.

[FGPerraudin · Accepted solution]

HI @mp_thompson,

At the practice we do not model the skirtings in the rooms. We integrate the data in the room finishing properties, and let the building companies evaluate the quantities.

That said, I would use wall sweeps to do it, them being integrated to the wall type or modeled in place. You should be able to quantify them as well that way.

Here is a picture showing how to integrate a sweep as part of the wall type:

wallsweep.PNG

1: you need to be in section view

2: you access the sweep menu

3: you set your sweep up

Here is the menu for in-place wall sweeps:

inplacesweep.PNG

Dynamo can help you quantifying without modeling them very easily, but modeling them via dynamo might be a bit more difficult!

Cheers,

François-Gabriel

[loboarch · Accepted solution]

You could do wainscoting on a wall in a few ways the "best" option might depend on the workflow you are using and if the skirting needs to be scheduled/tagged sepatatly from the wall, etc... I will give a few choices you can try and see which might work best for you.

1.  Add a a sweep to the wall type - You can create a profile the thickness and height of the wainscoting now when you use this wall type you will get the wainscoting.
2. Add a sweep as a separate element - You can use the wall sweep tool and a profile but not applied to the type so you can place the wainscot one by one on each wall
3. You could create a stacked wall - The stacked wall is a wall made up of 2 walls the lower one having a layer that is wainscoting the upper without.
4. Create separate walls - The wainscoting is placed a a thin wall independent of the adjacent wall. Must be placed manually, but is going to be the easiest to tag and schedule.

Other people might have different idea to accomplish this. As for using Dynamo for this, you can most likely script the manual adding of a second wall or a wall sweep (options 2 and 4) this could make the process go quicker. I am not a Dynamo expert, but am fairly confident this action could be done via script. 

[mp_thompson]

Thanks @FGPerraudin that's what I've opted for in the past, I just wondered if there was a better/quicker way.

Benefit is we can quickly switch profiles etc if required and schedule off.

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

All good options!

Keep in mind that Built-in wall sweeps and manually placed wall sweeps are horizontal only.  If you ever need to have skirting along a sloped wall, such as at a ramp, then those won't work.  In such case, you could use:

- Railing

- Model In-place sweep

- Adaptive family

[mp_thompson]

Indeed @ToanDN and good point about the sweeps thanks.

More than one way to crack a nut, just sometimes that leaves me wondering if I've picked the right option! Thanks to everyone for their input.

Still, in my head there's a way of using probably a model in place sweep and dynamo to do it quickly/manually for larger projects.

[mp_thompson]

Another point to note for wall sweeps. Where you have intersecting walls and door openings, you need to split the sweep and adjust it to suit.

For a door opening before split and manual adjustment:-

Skirting 1.JPG

and after

Skirting 2.JPG

[Anonymous]

you don't have to split manually if you know the overlap you can set the Default Setback to that distance and it will automatically stop at the door frame.....

i was looking at a way of hiding all walls but leaving the skirting any options please ??