 Special thanks to Bright Design Associates

Get the Code Information
into a Key Schedule
 First Task - Create a key schedule which holds the
code information.
1st task - Code info to key schedule

From the menu:
View / New / Schedule-quantities
 Select the
room category.
give it a name
like
\"Occupancy
IBC table
1004.1”
 Select
Schedule
Keys. Then
give it a key
name like
\"Occupancy”
 Select OK
1st task - Code info to key schedule

Adding Parameters
 Add two
new
parameters
by clicking
the Add
Parameter
button.
 Name: \"S.F.PerPerson\" as an
integer Choose Integer for type of
parameter. \"Other\" is fine for the
Group.
 Name: \"Occupancy S.F. Type\" as
Text for type of parameter. Other is
1st task - Code info to key schedule

Adding Code Information
 Click the new button fore each occupancy and enter
information from the code.
1st task - Code info to key schedule

Task 2 – Create a
Calculating Room
Schedule
2nd task – Create a calculating room schedule

From the menu View /
New / Schedule-quantities
 Select the room
category. give it
a name like
\"Occupancy
Tabulation per
2006 IBC Table
1004.12”
 We are
scheduling
Building
components.
Select
appropriate
phase. Click OK
2nd task – Create a calculating room schedule

 Add the following parameters
From the left column
\"Number\", \"Name\",
\"Occupancy Type\", \"Area\",
\"S.F.PerPerson”.
 Add a
Calculated
Value called
\"Persons\"
with the
calculated
value button.
 The formula for Persons will be
as follows and is case sensitive.
\"(Area / S.F.PerPerson) / 1' ^ 2\"
2nd task – Create a calculating room schedule

General Formula Notes:
 Our formula: (Area / S.F.PerPerson) / 1' ^ 2)
 Parameters used in formulas are case sensitive. Ie:
“AREA” or “area” will not work if the parameter is
“Area”
 Revit loves keeping track of its units. The division by
one square foot is there to strip the S.F. units and
satisfy revit when an area is calculated with a
unitless integer or number.
2nd task – Create a calculating room schedule

Format the schedule:
 Under the
formatting tab
select the
\"persons\"
parameter
and check the
calculate
totals box.
 This can also
be done for
the square
footage.
2nd task – Create a calculating room schedule

Sorting the schedule:
 Then under the
sorting tab sort
by the
\"number\"
parameter and
select the
grand totals
check box and
show totals
only.
 Also select the
itemize every
instance check
box.
2nd task – Create a calculating room schedule

How to use this schedule:
 Find our schedule called \"Occupancy Tabulation per 2006 IBC
Table 1004.1\" in the project browser and double click on it.
 In a project with rooms defined You will notice that for Room
Occupancy there are a bunch of \"(none)\" values.
 Click on the none and you will have a pull down which you can
select the occupancy.
 When the user selects a value the schedule will automatically
fill in the appropriate s.f. per person and calculate the persons
for that room area.
2nd task – Create a calculating room schedule

The next Level: Creating a required
plumbing fixture schedule.
 Taking the code analysis to another level. Both in
calculations and Revit formulas.
3rd task – Create a required plumbing fixture schedul

To start:
 In the project browser scroll down and locate your \"occupancy
tabulation per 2006 IBC table 1004.12\" schedule.
 Right click on it and select Duplicate View / Duplicate.
 Now right click on the table and click Rename.
 Rename the table something like \"MINIMUM PLUMBING
FACILITIES PER TABLE 2902.1 BUSINESS\"

Add calculated values:
(Sample formulas for Business
occupancy)
 Parameter name – Type – “Formula ”
 Men - Number – “Persons / 2”
 WCMen - Number – “if((Men < 50), (Men / 25), (2 + (((Men - 50)) / 50)))”
 LavMen - Number –” if(MEN < 50, MEN / 40, (2 + (MEN - 50) / 80))”
 Women - Number – “Persons / 2”
 WcWomen - Number – “if(WOMEN < 50, Women / 25, (2 + (Women - 50) / 50))”
 LavWomen - Number – “if(Women < 80, Men / 40, (2 + (Men - 80) / 80))”
 DF - Number – “(Men + Women) / 100”
 Service Sink – Number – “1”
3rd task – Create a required plumbing fixture schedul

Add calculated values:
(Or for Mercantile occupancy)
 Parameter name – Type – “Formula ”
 Men - Number – “Persons / 2”
 WCMen - Number – “Men / 500”
 LavMen - Number – “Men / 750”
 Women - Number – “Persons / 2”
 WcWomen - Number – “Women / 500”
 LavWomen - Number – “Women / 750”
 DF - Number – “(Men + Women) / 1000”
 Service Sink – Number – “1”
3rd task – Create a required plumbing fixture schedul

Next format the table:
 At the Formatting tab make the following fields hidden:
 Area
 S.F.Per Person.
 Remove
(from the fields tab)
or make
the following
parameters hidden
as well:
 Number
 Name
 Room Occupancy
3rd task – Create a required plumbing fixture schedul

More formatting:
Make the following fields a Calculated Total.
 S.F.Per PersonPersons
 Men
 WcMen
 LavMen
 Women
 WcWomen
 LavWomen
 DF and Service Sink
3rd task – Create a required plumbing fixture schedul

Sorting / Grouping
 At the sorting /
grouping tab
make sure that
grand totals
and itemize
every instance
is NOT
checked.
 Sort by (none)
3rd task – Create a required plumbing fixture schedul

The final product:
 This schedule should self calculate your project
once you fill out the room occupancy schedule.
3rd task – Create a required plumbing fixture schedul

Refinement:
 There are many ways to refine these schedules:
 Adding other code analysis based on occupants
(egress width, etc.).
 Make the appropriate calculated parameters
integers.
 Add rounding to the plumbing fixture calculations so
that a value of 0.49 or less will not result in a “zero”
for an integer parameter.

Fin.
 If you have questions or comments please feel free
to contact Jake Boen.
 Jboen@cox.net or Jboen@brightdesignassoc.com
 Special thanks to Bright Design Associates