"Space is not in a properly enclosed region" error message

[Anonymous]

In our class, there are some users that are having trouble with the walls not showing up when practice files are selected. The error message that comes up when I open the file is "Space is not in a properly enclosed region." Any suggestions?

[ToanDN]

Find these rooms or spaces and see why the boundaries are not enclosed, then enclose them, or delete the rooms or spaces if they are not supposed to exist.

[Viveka_CD]

Hi @Anonymous

I see that you are visiting as a new member! Welcome to the Autodesk community!

Looks like you get this error message which can be due to any of the following reasons

• Room or Area or Space is not in a properly enclosed region
• Multiple rooms are in the same enclosed region
• The limits are not well defined (non-existing or overlapping elements)
• There are protruding floors from the level in which rooms are placed
• There are rooms placed in a level were moved to another level by changing its constraints.

Please try the following for me:

• Check room status in Room schedules.
• Delete ‘Not Placed’ / ‘Not enclosed’ rooms from schedules.
• Define correctly the boundaries of rooms.
• Delete redundant room
  

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question. Kudos welcome!

Regards,

[Anonymous]

Curious to know- has anyone at Autodesk ever worked in architecture? The inability to place multiple rooms in the same space really hinders our workflow in showing design options to clients. 

Also, the warning that comes up is utterly incomprehensible: 

"Multiple Rooms are in the same enclosed region. The correct area and perimeter will be assigned to one Room and the others will display "Redundant Room." You should separate the regions, delete the extra Rooms, or move them into different regions."

What does this mean? How would I even find, delete, or separate these regions that can only be isolated if move your cursor around forever trying to toggle it? Why do floors sometimes hide room separator lines? It makes no sense, but can't wait to hear some convoluted explanation for why it's designed this way. 

To further frustrate me, I'm somehow able to have some overlap on two sheets/two options... but not on a third. So even the thing that doesn't work, doesn't work. Revit can't even 'not work' in a way that is teachable. 

[Anonymous]

What if I want redundant rooms? When will Revit be the program we want, and the not the program that the Autodesk monopoly forces on us, without meaningful improvements, year after year? 

[peterdyer8]

Hi,

Thanks, My autodesk tutorial files downloaded this way? - "revit for Mechanical Design Professional Certification Prep".