CAD and BIM: Workflow for Areas in Facilities Management

Learn how to develop area plans from CAD models using Revit.

Introduction

• The CAD and BIM workflow for areas in FM
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files
• Using RVT files and version compatibility

1. Exploring Areas in Revit

• Exploring the Room & Area panel on the Revit ribbon
• Working with a project with defined areas
• Area properties: Identity data
• Area number
• Area name
• Area square footage

2. Creating an Area Plan

• Creating an area plan and setting the level
• Setting area boundaries
• Generating area tags
• Creating a new area tag family

3. Adding New Areas to the Area Plan

• Adding areas to the area plan
• Tagging new areas in the area plan

4. Working with Area Tags

• Editing area tags
• Editing area numbers

5. Working with Gross and Rentable Area

• Showing both areas; gross and rentable area
• Changing area plan names to suit FM workflow

6. Generate Area Legends in the Area Plan

• Creating a new color fill legend for areas
• Editing the color fill schema to highlight area numbers
• Editing the color fill schema to highlight area names

7. Creating Area Schedules

• Creating a new area schedule
• Adding area information to the schedule
• Adding the schedule to a sheet

Conclusion

• Next steps