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Revit MEP 2013
Using Rooms & Spaces for Leverage R ➲
ooms and spaces are some of the most multifaceted elements in Autodesk® Revit® MEP. They are essential for everything from room names and numbers to energy modeling. This will be a quick look into ways we can use rooms and spaces to leverage our models to design more efficient. One of the first questions that always arises is, “What’s the difference between rooms and spaces and why do we need both?” The answer is simple: architects and engineers use them differently. The best illustration of this is a shell office building. An architect will name the open office area as one room. An engineer will see at least five: north, east, south, west, and core spaces. This is because the engineer is looking for thermal loads due to exposure. So there are differences in them and occasions to use each.
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by: David Raynor
www.augi.com
CREATION Conceptually a room or space is a point that expands like a balloon in all directions until it encounters a bounding element, such as a wall, window, ceiling, etc. The bottom of it will be associated with the same level as the current view during creation. The top, however, has some flexibility. It can either be given a set height or be set to the bottom of the level above (don’t forget to set the offset to zero).
May 2012