Spaces

Place spaces in all areas of the building model to store values used for performing Systems Analysis on the building model.

Analyze tabSpaces and Zones panel (Space)

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About Spaces
Place Spaces Automatically
You can use the Create Automatically tool to automatically create spaces in an architectural model that is opened in Revit.
About Space Creation During Project Upgrade
Under certain conditions, spaces are automatically created during project upgrade when a project that was created in a previous version of Revit is opened.
About Volume Computations
Spaces are required to allow calculating the volumes of the areas that demand heating and cooling. The volume computation for a space is based on its room-bounding components and is calculated as the area of its base multiplied by the height of the space.
Placing Spaces
An accurate Systems Analysis can only be accomplished if spaces are placed (created) in all areas to account for the entire volume of your building model.
Account for the Volume of Cavities, Shafts, and Chases
It is critical to a heating and cooling loads analysis to account for the entire building volume.
Resolve the Volume of Cavities, Shafts, and Chases
Interior and exterior room-bounding components must be correctly identified to create an accurate Systems Analysis. Whenever possible, you should place a space component in cavities, shafts, and chases. However, some areas are too small to allow placing a space.
Modifying Spaces
At some point while working with spaces in your MEP project, you will need to modify them. This may occur due to a change in the specifications or to adjust a heating and cooling loads analysis.
Viewing and Selecting Spaces
You use a floor plan, section view, or the System Browser to work with spaces in the building model.
Creating a Space Schedule
Creating a space schedule is the same as creating any type of schedule in Revit.
About Applying a Color Scheme to Spaces
You can apply a color scheme to spaces as you do with rooms.
Verify Spaces
After placing spaces or if spaces were automatically created from existing rooms during Project Upgrade, you should always verify them.
Using Space Separation Lines
Space separation lines are special model lines that are room-bounding. You use space separation lines to separate one area into many areas where a wall between areas is not desired or not possible. The new areas become full-bounded even though they are unbounded or semi-bounded by architectural components.
Working with Spaces in a Linked Model
You can place spaces in a project that is located on your computer or in a linked model.
About Working with Phases and Spaces
You can use phases with spaces (and zones) as you do with other components in a Revit project.
Space Properties
You can access space properties in various ways.
Assign Space Names from the Architectural Model to the MEP Model
The Space Naming tool assigns the names and numbers from architectural rooms to MEP spaces used for building performance analysis. Project-specific names from the architectural model are assigned to the spaces in the MEP model.
Video: Using the Space Naming Tool
The Space Naming tool assigns the names and numbers from architectural rooms to MEP spaces used for building performance analysis.

Parent topic: Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP)