Finish Area for Finish Report.

[DanielGimi4]

Hello dear Vectorworks community, I been trying to solve a problem for a while.

 

I´m doing a Finish Schedule for a project were need to give the approx prices for all the finishes materials. For this operation I am using the space tool, with the information from the space finishes option, and the Area Record,  I am able to show the material type and the quantity (m2) for every Space floor and ceiling. I need to do the same with my walls finish material. Right now I am able to show the material but not the surface area of each wall. There is a function which name is Wall Area but it gives me the total area of every component of the wall, which is not what i need. I am using the space tool so I assume the function I need for this case would be a function related with the Space and not with Wall tool. 

 

I been around this problem for a while already and any youtube tutorial shows anything close to do this. 

 

I appreciate if you could help me with this issue. 

 

 

[Pat Stanford]

There are a bunch of different Surface Area options specified in the Worksheet Function Reference in the Specialized for Walls section.

 

https://developer.vectorworks.net/index.php?title=Worksheet_Functions#Specialized_for_Wall

 

Take a look at those and see if you can find the ones that do what you need.

[Tom W.]

On 4/17/2024 at 3:04 PM, DanielGimi4 said:

Hello dear Vectorworks community, I been trying to solve a problem for a while.

 

I´m doing a Finish Schedule for a project were need to give the approx prices for all the finishes materials. For this operation I am using the space tool, with the information from the space finishes option, and the Area Record,  I am able to show the material type and the quantity (m2) for every Space floor and ceiling. I need to do the same with my walls finish material. Right now I am able to show the material but not the surface area of each wall. There is a function which name is Wall Area but it gives me the total area of every component of the wall, which is not what i need. I am using the space tool so I assume the function I need for this case would be a function related with the Space and not with Wall tool. 

 

I been around this problem for a while already and any youtube tutorial shows anything close to do this. 

 

I appreciate if you could help me with this issue. 

 

 

 

I don't think it's possible to return the surface area of Walls based on the Space they enclose...

[Michael Siggers]

On 4/17/2024 at 3:04 PM, DanielGimi4 said:

Hello dear Vectorworks community, I been trying to solve a problem for a while.

 

I´m doing a Finish Schedule for a project were need to give the approx prices for all the finishes materials. For this operation I am using the space tool, with the information from the space finishes option, and the Area Record,  I am able to show the material type and the quantity (m2) for every Space floor and ceiling. I need to do the same with my walls finish material. Right now I am able to show the material but not the surface area of each wall. There is a function which name is Wall Area but it gives me the total area of every component of the wall, which is not what i need. I am using the space tool so I assume the function I need for this case would be a function related with the Space and not with Wall tool. 

 

I been around this problem for a while already and any youtube tutorial shows anything close to do this. 

 

I appreciate if you could help me with this issue. 

 

 

Hi @DanielGimi4

 

I read you post with interest as I am trying to create the Room Finishes Schedule.

 

I have managed to do this but I can not get it to show the Floor Areas for the floor finishes. I have added a column and used the Space Finishes option with Net Area, buut it keeps returning 0, even though when I select the space Object Itself, it shows the area correctly.

 

I can not seem to figure out why I can not get the value to show in the report.

 

Any suggestions would be welcome. The spaces I have created are not associated with the walls but are 3D.

 

Kind regards

 

Mike