The ability to create mass floors from masses has been enhanced to enable analysis of conceptual designs. (In Revit 2008, mass floors were called floor area faces.) When you create mass floors in Revit Architecture 2009, the software now calculates the area, exterior surface area, volume, and perimeter of each mass floor. This information is stored in the instance properties for mass floors. You can include these values in schedules and tags.
You can then use this information to deter
mine the following:
- The best mix of uses (such as retail, residential, and office space) for the building
- Rough cost estimates for the exterior of the building, based on linear dimensions or surface area
- HVAC (heating/ventilation/air conditioning) requirements for different levels of the building
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