round patio area

[Ema Gia]

Hello everyone, 

I need to calculate the area of this patio (back and front of the house). 

Basically I need to exclude the 2 buildings and calculate the area of the orange + the white part. Thanks!

[Jeff Prince]

for a 2D workflow

Create a continuous outline for each patio using the Polyline tool (or polygon with paint bucket).

Select the two outlines and look at the OIP.  The area will be displayed.

Select one and its area will be show, Select both and the combined area will be displayed.

 

for a BIM workflow

Use the hardscape tool to develop the patio

Use a data tag to report the area with a note

and/or

create a report to qualify the patios automatically

[Jonathan Pickup]

I like Jeff's idea of using the hardscape to find the area, as it allows you to do a lot more than just find the area. If you use a hard cape, you can also set the 3D elevation of it and you could even use the handscape along with the buildings to do solar studies. Here is a movie I made to show you:

 

[Ema Gia]

That's super helpful!! Thank you both!