Allocating Components to Spaces and Counting Components

Explains the concept of allocating components to and counting components in spaces of a model.

In MEP or BIM projects, depending on the design, it is necessary to clearly assign building components to rooms. This allocation is used, for example, for the installation and maintenance of building services components, facility management, or the solicitation of bids for services. The Room Allocation function allows you to check the allocation of components to spaces in the model and modify it if necessary. To this end, the function lists the probability of a correct allocation, known as the confidence. In some situations, the room allocation is ambiguous—that is, it does not have a 100% confidence level—when a component intersects space or is located near spaces, but the room sensor point is not clearly located within the space. If more than one space is eligible for allocation, you can change the allocation and verify it using a color-coded visualization in the model. You can then use the room allocation created in this way to break down component lists (schedules) by room or to generate Revit keynotes. You can use keynotes, for example, when planning building automation.

Room allocation can also be used as a preparatory step for counting room components using the Count Room Components function. If the room assignment is unique for all components, this function can be used to save the number of components to rooms. To track the count, you must create a shared parameter and include it in the project with the data type "Number" or "Integer". Using Count Room Components, you can then map elements with LINEAR categories and component classes to the parameter in which the count of these elements is stored. You can then use the quantity of each component to break down schedules by room or to generate Revit keynotes.