Room Finishes

Creating, Editing, and Deleting Room Finishes

Up to 1500 user-defined room finish definitions may be stored in a database called the Room Finish Library. The database is stored outside of the drawing file and is part of the project preference set (typically, VA Defaults).

To create or edit a room finish:

1.	Create a space as described in Creating Spaces with the Space Tool.

2.	In the Object Info palette, click Assign Room Finishes.

The Assign Room Finishes dialog box opens.

3.	Click Edit Finishes to add, modify, or delete the available room finishes.

The Edit Room Finishes dialog box opens.

 

Parameter	Description
Location	Select the location of the finish to be edited
Finishes	Lists all defined finish items for the selected Location; select a finish and click Edit or Delete
New	Opens the Edit Finish dialog box to add a new finish
Edit	Opens the Edit Finish dialog box to edit an existing finish
Delete	Deletes the selected finish from the finishes list

4.	To add a finish, click New; to edit an existing finish, select it and click Edit.

The Edit Finish dialog box opens.

 

Parameter	Description
Key	Displays the ID that appears in the Room Finish Legend and Room Finish Schedule
Description	Displays the specification text that appears in the Room Finish Legend

5.	Enter information to add a new room finish, or edit the desired fields to change an existing room finish.

6.	Click OK to add or edit the finish and return to the Edit Room Finishes dialog box.

7.	When all editing is complete, click OK to close the Edit Room Finishes dialog box.

8.	Click OK again to close the Assign Room Finishes dialog box.

Assigning a Room Finish

Room finishes can be applied to space objects (see Creating Spaces with the Space Tool). The information displays in the Room Finish Schedule and in the Room Finish Legend (see Records and Schedules).

To assign finishes to a space object:

1.	Click on an existing space object.

2.	In the Object Info palette, click Assign Room Finishes.

The Assign Room Finishes dialog box opens.

 

Parameter	Description
Title Bar	Displays the name of the current preference set
Ceiling	Lists all of the defined finish items for ceilings
North, East, South, and West Walls	Lists all of the defined finish items for each wall
Base	Lists all of the defined finish items for baseboards
Floor	Lists all of the defined finish items for floors
Finish Remarks	Allows entry of additional remarks about the finishes
Edit Finishes	Opens the Edit Room Finishes dialog box (see Creating, Editing, and Deleting Room Finishes)

3.	Select the desired finishes for each part of the room.

4.

Click OK.

The information is associated with the selected space object.

5.	On the Object Info palette, click On Schedule to add the finish information to the Room Finish Schedule.

6.

The Room Finish Schedule can be added to the drawing from the VA Create Schedule command or the Resource Browser. From the Resource Browser, open the Libraries\Defaults\Reports~Schedules\Architectural Reports.vwx file that is included with Architect. Drag the Room Finish Schedule worksheet to the drawing. The worksheet is populated with information from the objects in the current drawing. (See Creating Schedules.)

7.	To add a legend for the Room Finish Schedule, use the Create Rm Finish Legend command (see Creating a Room Finish Legend).