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Hey Revit users, I just figured out how to get around the "Inconsistent Units" error in some formulas. I was trying to figure out a material cost per sq ft formula. I set up a calculated value in a material takeoff and wrote the following as the formula. Total cost = (Material: Area/1) * Material: Cost. I put the area/1 to return a "number" type instead of an "area" type and that allowed me to multiply the result in the parenthesis by the cost parameter. You can use a similar method to figure total cost and unit cost in the same schedule.
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what you are talking, Revit recommends doing it this way: For Formula, enter Material: Area*Material: Cost /(1'^2). The /(1'^2) is required to remove the formatting of the fields so the cost estimate value can be calculated.
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Just because one way is "recommended" doesn't mean that it is the only way. I just posted this as an alternative method that maybe someone can understand better, I know I did. Also I'm fairly certain you can use this formula for both imperial and metric units without typing any other syntax.
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i was just posting the Revit recommendation as an alternative method like you said. there's always more than one way to do anything. that's why will have sites like this. i sure someone will post a different method, and on and on.
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When i enter that code into Revit Architecture 2008 i get a invailid message. And which schedule are you meant to do that in?
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http://www.revitup.co.za/_mgxroot/page_10829.html
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Thanks James and coreed I was just playing around with both methods and was wondering why i was getting the wrong answers with the revit Recommended method. the answer was with the 1' in the Material: Area*Material: Cost /(1'^2) . Its Impirial, where as i do not use that so if your using metric the1' will have to be replaced with your metric units, in my case 1000mm. Oh and there is no fullstop in either formula, that got me on both :-/
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This was just what I was looking for...thanks guys
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