Revit Massing Diagrams with Floor Area Ratio Calculations

Revit has great tools for graphically representing massing strategies but it goes beyond that by offering parametric data for those masses, which can be used to calculate and constantly update Floor Area Ratios (F.A.R.).
1:05 Using the Floor tool to create the masses
2:50 Floor type for the site/property
3:15 Sidewalk & Street floor types
3:45 Labeling/Tagging the masses
5:20 Loading the floor tag
6:15 Modifying the floor tag so it displays area
8:40 Adding the Site Area parameter
10:40 Creating the Schedule
11:25 Adding the custom F.A.R. calculation field
13:15 Filtering the schedule to remove unnecessary floors
13:48 Sorting the schedule by type
14:24 Formatting the schedule
15:10 Rounding the F.A.R. calculation result
16:15 Final calculation result
16:35 Modifying the floor masses to test parameters and see updated F.A.R.
17:25 Refining the mass graphics using the linework tool

[@Rebecca-abi-gee]

Thank you Legend! For the people that know how to use revit well enough skip to 12mins for the calculating FSR . like this comment if it helped you.

[@FrogieFishOfficial]

Great tips ! The only drawback is that you need to create different floor types if you have varying floor to floor heights within the same usage. I wonder how to make that step easier. It would be great if the volumes could simply snap to the floor levels. By moving the floor levels, the mass would automatically adjust its height.

[@rezaamini1326]

This is a great idea,... A question; what if we don't wanna see the site area in all the rows but still see it once in front of the total!

[@eastudio-K]

thanks thats a good idea to use floors, ive used Generic models for this which didnt work out so well, also I had a problem every time I created a view I had to hide them, so that wasn't the greatest.

[@SirKombabomba]

Its wicked

[@mariuszteoriospiskowy4849]

Could you kindly share your Graphic Display Options/Sun Settings/Shadow Settings used in that 3D View?

[@TRUSS3D]

Hi Mariusz. Sorry for the delayed response. The settings for the look of that model are pretty simple. In the "Graphic Display Options" in the Model Display section Shaded is the Style and I have Show Edges and Smooth lines with antialiasing checked. Both shadow types (Cast Shadows and Show Ambient Occlusion) are checked. In the Lighting section I have Sun and Ambient Light set to 100 and Shadows at 18. The Sun Setting is Calgary, Canada at 10:15 am on June 21. Let me know if you need any other info and thanks for watching the video.

[@maschinelab8598]

Only works for parallelepipeds.

[@ferdilnursabda4384]

thanks....😭