Revit room Data Sheets & Whitefeet plugin update
Currently my 5th most popula post on my blogsite is How to Set Up Room Data Sheets in Revit with (NOW FREE) WhiteFeet add-in . I’d loaded Whitefeet plugin and was playing with it. So I wasn’t actually using it in anger as such, on a real project, more as an exercise on what that part of the Add-in could do and how I’d use it for a Facility Management project.
In his programme he links it with Access. The issue with that is you need Access 64 bit with Revit and i only have Access 32 bit. I’m not prepared to purchase the Office licence just to test it out, but it is good that there is a database link. A great add-in that is now free, go to the Whitefeet website to download.
An actual project for Data sheets
I’ve actually got a project that i want to use data sheets on now, and the client is elsewhere, so I want to send room data sheets to them to review and adjust, so when the project moves forward we’ve got the best information at the time.
So, as I used Whitefeet before i thought I’d use it on an actual project. In the previous exercise I didn’t need an active and funcrional document, on this project I do. On reviewing the video I made of the process there were a couple of things left out that I’ve taken a while to figure out since. I want to document these for any later projects I might use them on.
The original videorelating to the original post below :
Room Family Tag issues
When I went to follow it I had problems with the Room tag and location it, so recorded a video on that:
For the actual Shared Parameter File and Revit family tag file you can download HERE.
Sheet setup
I’m used to working on A3 sheet size, but the client only has an A4 printer, so I need to make it as easy as possible for them to read the documents. This is a case where you have to make their convenience the priority so you get buy in and action, if its inconvenient, they’ll glance at the A3 sheets on screen and will not give good input. It has been my experience that if you make it easy for them and they in turn will usually put more effort in.
