Calculating Occupancy in Revit, Automatically

On this episode I will be joined by Dana De Filippi to talk about automatically calculating (and tagging) occupancy loads in Revit. Dana is a co-host on the BIM Thoughts Podcast and a BIM technologist within the field of architecture and kicks all kinds of Dynamo butt.

Dana will be sharing the workflow she developed that will automatically (and accurately) calculate your occupancy loads and place them into tags for you! Something I know you all just love doing manually ... ;)

Topics Covered:
- Creating and using Area Schemes in Revit
- Constructing key values and using conditional formatting in Revit schedules.
- Use Dynamo to collect Revit and Excel Data
- Discover how to integrate user selection of different code requirements.

This is a DO NOT MISS for all of my fellow Architects out there!

Links Mentioned:
Download the Sample Files: https://therevitkid.blogspot.com/2020...
Follow Dana on Twitter:   / danadefilippi  

TimeStamps
0:00 - Video Initiating
0:41 - BIM BOX
4:03 - Dana De Filippi Introduction
11:07 - Dana's Favorite project in HOK and DC
11:59 - Creating and using Area Schemes in Revit
16:00 - Constructing key values
17:16 - LS Set up Function of Space Key
19:56 - Using Dynamo to Collect Revit and Excel Data
25:11 - Revit Hiccup Factor
26:00 - Associating Function of Space
27:51 - Creating Parameters File
30:26 - Fixed Seeding Category
31:51 - Occupancy Calculation Formula
36:45 - Occupant Load Factor
43:45 - Generic Annotation Family
48:23 - Occupant Load by Percentage
51:57 - Speeding the Process
52:34 - Can we Import Area Plane?
57:29 - Getting Colors in Schedule
1:01:53 - Dana's Final Thoughts
1:02:44 - Second Dynamo Script
1:04:28 - Outro



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My Main Revit Computer (BIMBOX) - https://bimbox.bimafterdark.com/
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