Have
you ever wanted to get a bit more out of your Revit schedules? If so,
than here's a video for you! Schedules can be a very powerful tool in Revit--and if used correctly, can
have multiple uses. For example, why not start using schedules as a design
check to increase productivity? Who knows, maybe by simply unleashing some
power inside Revit Schedules, you might eventually abandon that trusty
calculator by your desk since you can now add parameters, create formulas based
on said parameters and even add a conditional format to bring your schedules to
life with colour.
In the attached video, we will figure out if we are meeting the
minimum square foot requirement for our rooms in our model by:
- Creating a custom parameter
(Area Required).
- Creating a room schedule
(Number, Name, Area, Area Required).
- Editing the Area Required
parameter for each room.
- Creating a calculated value
called Area Check (Area Required - Area).
- Adding shading (new in Revit
2014) to the Area Check column in our schedule.
- Creating a conditional format
called Area Check (Area Check > If Between -10sf to 10sf make the
schedule field Green). This lets us know if we are within our specified
requirement.
- Modifying walls and watch the
fields change colour.
In earlier versions of Revit, you could only shade with 1 colour
through a conditional format. It is only in the latest Revit 2014 you can
add shading right from the ribbon when viewing a schedule.
If you are a Revit MEP
mechanical user, why not use the same workflow to design check your air flow
requirements inside of the spaces against the air flow parameter in an air
terminal. For electrical users, you can check your foot candles inside your
spaces against the foot candles in a light fixture.
