Refers to Issue #3530
This change adds the Area of hosted elements within a host to a parameter. So far, no such parameter is available. This becomes especially important for windows and doors where the Area of removed elements can be essential. For instance, prefabricated timber elements are normally produced as a whole, and then these parts are removed, which is somewhat wasteful (even though they may be re-used).
Others will benefit from this change as such essential information is not yet available in Speckle.
Changes:
Add a method to get the Area of a Hosted element in a Host
Add the Area as a new Parameter to the Base object
Description & motivation
Refers to Issue #3530 This change adds the Area of hosted elements within a host to a parameter. So far, no such parameter is available. This becomes especially important for windows and doors where the Area of removed elements can be essential. For instance, prefabricated timber elements are normally produced as a whole, and then these parts are removed, which is somewhat wasteful (even though they may be re-used).
Others will benefit from this change as such essential information is not yet available in Speckle.
Changes:
To-do before merge:
We chose to use the approach described in https://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2015/03/ifcexportutils-methods-determine-door-and-window-area.html. However, this solution refers to the Revit.APIIFC.dll which is not part of the Revit Converters or Dynamo Converters, yet.
Validation of changes:
The contribution has been verified with several Revit models where windows and doors are added to walls.
Checklist: