Getting the Area of a Structural Area Reinforcement in a schedule.

[luis_brionesalonso]

I am looking for a way to add the area of a Structural Area Reinforcement to my Structural Area Reinforcement Schedule. I can't seem to find a way to integrate this as there only seems to be a Reinforcement Volume parameter.

However, it seems to me that the area of a Structural Area Reinforcement should be an obvious property of the Area Reinforcement (just like it is for floors). Am I overlooking something or is it just not possible to get this information into a Structural Area Reinforcement schedule? 

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Hi @luis_brionesalonso 

Please take a look here:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-structure-forum/adding-area-field-to-structural-area-reinforcem...

[luis_brionesalonso]

Hi Rafal,

Unfortunately that is not what I am looking for, I am looking for the area defined by the boundary lines of the Structural Area Reinforcement. I am assuming it is not possible to include this information in the SAR schedule then?

[luis_brionesalonso]

Still waiting for a reply on this...

[PavelAnd · Accepted solution]

Hi @luis_brionesalonso. You can use Dynamo (script in the attachment). Open Dynamo, select the reinforcement in it, write the name of the parameter in which you want to write the area, and run the script.

[ovidiu_paunescu]

Hi @luis_brionesalonso 

This is only possible by using the API, one example being Dynamo, like @PavelAnd recommended.

[luis_brionesalonso]

Thank you for your response Pavel,

I had actually gotten as far with Dynamo (albeit with a different method), the issue is that this calculation doesn't subtract the floor openings and shafts from the calculated area, even though they are taken into account in the Reinforcement Volume parameter of the SAR (and the area parameter of floors), which leads to inconsistenties between the Reinforcement Volume and Area in our material take-offs. Our current workaround is to add boundary lines in the SAR where the shafts and openings are and to use Dynamo to subtract this area from the total area.

Seems like this is the only solution for now, I still find it strange that the Area is not included automatically similar to floors since it is probably the most important parameter of the SAR after diameter and spacing.