Settings - Spaces

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The Spaces dialog allows you to configure whether Revit elements remember the Room or the Space in which they are located for the Space column (column E) of the "Component" COBie worksheet. There is a list of all the pertinent Revit categories with a toggle to designate whether the Room or Space data is used to track their location. The buttons on the right will change the toggles based on their descriptions.

The following table lists the Revit categories and whether they use Room or Space location data based on the button selected.

REVIT CATEGORY	DEFAULT	ALL MEP ELEMENTS	ONLY MEP RUNS
Air Terminals	Space	Space	Room
Cable Tray Fittings	Space	Space	Space
Cable Trays	Space	Space	Space
Casework	Room	Room	Room
Ceilings	Room	Room	Room
Columns	Room	Room	Room
Communication Devices	Room	Space	Room
Conduit Fittings	Space	Space	Space
Conduits	Space	Space	Space
Curtain Panels	Room	Room	Room
Curtain Wall Mullions	Room	Room	Room
Data Devices	Room	Space	Room
Doors	Room	Room	Room
Duct Accessories	Space	Space	Space
Duct Fittings	Space	Space	Space
Ducts	Space	Space	Space
Electrical Equipment	Space	Space	Room
Electrical Fixtures	Room	Space	Room
Fire Alarm Devices	Room	Space	Room
Flex Ducts	Space	Space	Space
Flex Pipes	Space	Space	Space
Floors	Room	Room	Room
Furniture	Room	Room	Room
Furniture Systems	Room	Room	Room
Generic Models	Room	Room	Room
Lighting Devices	Room	Space	Room
Lighting Fixtures	Space	Space	Room
Mass	Room	Room	Room
Mass Exterior Wall	Room	Room	Room
Mass Floor	Room	Room	Room
Mass Glazing	Room	Room	Room
Mass Interior Wall	Room	Room	Room
Mass Roof	Room	Room	Room
Mass Skylight	Room	Room	Room
Mechanical Equipment	Space	Space	Room
Nurse Call Devices	Room	Space	Room
Parking	Room	Room	Room
Pipe Accessories	Space	Space	Space
Pipe Fittings	Space	Space	Space
Pipes	Space	Space	Space
Planting	Room	Room	Room
Plumbing Fixtures	Room	Space	Room
Railing Handrails	Room	Room	Room
Railing Supports	Room	Room	Room
Railing Terminations	Room	Room	Room
Railing Top Rails	Room	Room	Room
Railings	Room	Room	Room
Ramps	Room	Room	Room
Roof Fascias	Room	Room	Room
Roof Gutters	Room	Room	Room
Roof Soffits	Room	Room	Room
Roofs	Room	Room	Room
Security Devices	Room	Space	Room
Site	Room	Room	Room
Site Pads	Room	Room	Room
Specialty Equipment	Room	Room	Room
Sprinklers	Space	Space	Room
Stair Landings	Room	Room	Room
Stair Runs	Room	Room	Room
Stair Supports	Room	Room	Room
Stairs	Room	Room	Room
Structural Area Reinforcement	Room	Room	Room
Structural Columns	Room	Room	Room
Structural Connections	Room	Room	Room
Structural Fabric Reinforcement	Room	Room	Room
Structural Foundations	Room	Room	Room
Structural Framing	Room	Room	Room
Structural Path Reinforcement	Room	Room	Room
Structural Rebar	Room	Room	Room
Structural Stiffeners	Room	Room	Room
Structural Trusses	Room	Room	Room
Telephone Devices	Room	Space	Room
Wall Sweeps	Room	Room	Room
Walls	Room	Room	Room
Windows	Room	Room	Room

Below is a brief description of each of the methods:

Room for all = select Room for all categories.
Space for all = select Room for all categories.
Space for MEP elements = any category that is considered MEP.
Space for MEP runs = just MEP categories that are used as carrying paths (duct, pipe, conduit, cable tray).
Reset defaults = Same as All MEP Elements, except anything that is considered more MEP equipment is assigned to Spaces and MEP devices and fixtures are assigned to Rooms (as an architect will often initially place these). Space Name: Using the Name Builder, you can configure how the COBie.Name field is constructed for exported spaces in your model. You can add, remove, and reorder fields, include manual text, and have a field separator to build the name. A preview below the table shows you what the output name will be. Spaces in Zones: This area lets you decide whether the spaces listed for each zone on the COBie Zone worksheet are listed in one cell, comma-separated, or listed as a separate row for each space.

For more information, sample files, and downloads, visit the COBie Extension for Revit page on the Autodesk Interoperability Tools website.