Adding fireproofing to structural members

[chriskD6WP2]

I've got a client who would like to see something to represent fireproofing around some structural members. Actual material thickness. I guess that involves creating a new family based on the existing structural families? How would I do that?

[Tom_Kunsman]

There are numerous YouTube videos on Revit family building, I would recommend watching two or three videos on the subject and try building something? I don't think there are any specific videos on adding fire proofing to framing members, but the concepts covered in the videos should get you started.

There are some Dynamo scripts that I have seen that add fire proofing to framing members, but I have never been successful in getting those to work. 

When you have something feel free to add to this topic for people to help.

[RDAOU]

@chriskD6WP2 

You could  

1. model it as part of the structural family
   • Assign to it the proper material with fireproofing properties
   • Assign it to a subcategory to control its visibility
2. model it in a separate family (using a generic model template or a nonstructural column/beam) and place it either manually of using Dynamo

 Example in an existing column:

[Lama_2023]

Hi, how do I do that using Dynamo?

[chad.martinLZHG7]

What if I don't control the structural model? Ideally I would like add it in Architectural model but hosted by structural member.