Wall Gross Areas and Volumes

[ftimbro]

Hello to everybody,

i know to get wall gross areas and volumes

there is some turn arond like copy and control walls

or move booleans outside the wall volume dinamically

with parameters associated to dimensions;

but these are just turn around;

i submit the "Revit Idea" or to extend the "Cuts Geometry Parameter for Voids" parameter function to walls, roofs, ceilings, floors....

or add a parameter that is able to switch on/off the cut of the subtraction solid with the wall;

now "Cuts Geometry Parameters for Voids" works only if the subtraction solid is NOT subtracted to the wall and you have to:

- add a instance visibility parameter to control "Cuts Geometry Parameter for Voids" from model ".rvt" file;

- cut one by one walls with windows or door;

- if you have modeled walls side by side separtely you have to cut all the walls with the same window or door;

- if you have more subtraction solids into the window or door you could get unexpected results with the walls modeled side by side, because it works correctly only if the sub-solid is trought all the walls;

Thanks,

Fulvio.

 

[wr.marshall]

Would a wall "take-off" resolve this ?

[ftimbro]

Hello,

Using Schedules Revit shows properties data and shows the area cutted with
the window or door subtraction solid;

Using Buildingbook Extentions I've to activate the parameter "ignore" into
all the sub-elements "window" one by one";

A few boring when I use very large models (always) and considering the bill
of quantities is subjected to a lot of modifications during the project
evolution and management.

Usually I use or Revit schedules or when schedules are limited, an external
tool for improved parameters control that is able to read and export in
excel all kinds of parameter in Revit, but unfortunately the gross area is
not an available parameter,

Thanks for your question and interest,

Fulvio.