Rooms and room tag calculations in Revit Building 9

In the latest edition of Autodesk Revit®, Revit Building 9, rooms do not have to be tagged at all and can be independent from room tags in Revit Building 9. By unchecking "tag on placement" on the options bar a room can now be placed in an enclosed area, acting as its own object.



The room can then be scheduled illustrating properties such as area and volume, which is also a new feature of Revit Building 9.

It is now easy to reflect volume as part of a room tag. Simply click on the Room command on the Basics design bar and click to place a room tag.


Using the default template you will notice three types of room tags in the Type Selector:



If you select Room Tag with Volume, you will get the following tag:


Go to the Settings pull-down menu and then select Room and Area settings, checkmark Compute room volumes and then notice how the room tag updates with the volume shown.



Going to the Settings pull down and selecting to compute room volumes will always calculate the volumes for any tagged room.

You can determine what the volume of a room is without using the volume room tag. For instance, after applying a Room Tag with Area tag, hover your cursor close to the boundary of the room until you see a diagonal cross:


Select the cross and go to Properties on the Options bar. Notice that volume is shown under the Dimensions category:



The default template uses the wall finish as its boundary location when calculating the area, perimeter and volume of a room. The boundary location can be changed in the Room and Area dialogue box. For instance, if the location is set to wall center, the boundary line adjusts accordingly.




If volume units need to be in liters or meters, go to the Settings pull down and then Project Units and select Volume to change its units.


On a further note about room tags, you can now tag rooms in section views using the Room Tag command on the Room and Area design bar.








 

This page last edited on Tuesday, September 19, 2006