Basics of Room Data Sheets

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Let's start by reviewing the basics of Room Data Sheets and the types of information we should include in the document.

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So, what exactly are Room Data Sheets?

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Room Data Sheets are a compilation of the architectural program information.

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Now a lot of times, we'll create spreadsheets for the program information specifically,

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so we can look at the various room types and spatial requirements.

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Now, Room Data Sheet lists out each room in the building and its program requirements.

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So it's often times a lot more detailed than a program spreadsheet.

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A lot of times Room Data Sheets are presented in a book format, and that way each page will have its own room,

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and it may include a graphic in either a Floor Plan or a Floor Plan and Elevation.

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You could even include Sections as well.

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And a lot of times you list equipment, furniture or other schedules as part of the Room Data Sheet.

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It's a comprehensive look at all the requirements for that particular room.

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So there are a lot of challenges when producing a Room Data Sheets.

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First of all, there is a lot of data,

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so if you have one page for each room and you have 1000 rooms in your building, you're talking about 1000 pages,

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and it could be even more for even larger projects.

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And it takes a lot of time to compile the documents.

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So, if you're adding graphics or views for each of the rooms, you have to go through the process of creating all of those views.

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And really, there's no magic bullet.

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You need a solid workflow. You need a good naming convention.

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You're going to need a specific Title Block inside of Revit.

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And there are some add-ins that can help, but they're not necessarily free.

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So, here's the scenario we're going to use for this course.

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You're working on a health care project, and you need to get the clients sign off for all the room and equipment requirements.

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You're going to prepare the model to create Room Data Sheets, and it needs to be done fast.

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Here's how we're going to do it.

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We're gonna create Shared Parameters in Revit, and then we're gonna export our Revit data to an external format.

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We're gonna make some additions to the data, and then we're gonna import it back into Revit.

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Now time's a-wasting. Let's get to it.