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Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 5:41:07 AM | surface are of families

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is there a way to extract the surface area of created in place families, solid extrusions?   i'd like to be able to do this for countertops.  right now, i copy the outline of the solid form to a filled region then clik on the properties of the filled region and just read it.  pretty clumsy.

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Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 6:33:20 AM | surface are of families

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For parametric countertops, this could be scheduled depending on how you build your family.

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Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 6:47:45 AM | surface are of families

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these are irregular shapes, not parametric: just created in place families. 


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Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 10:13:25 PM | surface are of families

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I am suffering the same problem with a different modeled in place.

I have a wall that is basically bare studs wrapped on one side with strips of translucent plastic (image attached)

I am now trying to figure out the area of plastic.. how many 4x8 sheets will be required.  

In order to ensure the panels are aligned I used a solid blend (the main arc actually is a cone shape, narrowing towards the ceiling).

 

Any advice?  Even how to re-build it in a schedule-able method? Maybe a wall hosted to a solid?

 

 



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Sun, May 14, 2017 at 11:37:22 PM | surface are of families

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Dear SteveB

Did you get the solution?

I am also facing same problem, if you have solution now, please share.

Thanks


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Mon, May 15, 2017 at 8:06:41 AM | Surface area of families

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Zakazai.  Yes, here it is...

You can paint surfaces with a material, then use a material schedule to quantify areas.  
  1. Create a material with a name of your choice...   manage/materials/"+" button at bottom/right clik and rename.   http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2017/ENU/?guid=GUID-AC8941BE-1A36-49E6-A1EC-57EB7AEAB345
  2. Paint the surfaces you are interested in.   Note - you have to paint while in the model in place mode.  http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2017/ENU/?guid=GUID-8BAA7C07-D174-4F02-AA81-239FD33BE363
  3. Create a material schedule:  view/schedule/material schedule   https://db.tt/FFy3hLrHOS
  4. You can filter for just the one name you are interested in of course.  create all the materials with a prefix to yield sorted schedules.  Example:  use a name like  "CTOP_at_xxx" to make a schedule with all the ctops in the job.  https://db.tt/MRwwyyS38i  
The field "material: as paint"  reports as "no", even though it was indeed painted.  Not important, this method works well.  

 


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Mon, May 15, 2017 at 8:14:01 AM | surface are of families

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Thank you Very much User MenuSteveB

 

it is great info.


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