Assigning a Room Finish

Room finishes can be applied to space objects (see Creating Spaces from Existing Walls). The information displays in worksheets and in the Room Finish Legend (see Creating a Room Finish Legend).

To assign finishes to a space object:

1. Select an existing space object.

2. In the Object Info palette, select On Room Finish Schedule to add the finish information to the Room Finish Schedule. Click Assign Room Finish.

The Assign Room Finishes dialog box opens.

Alternatively, click Settings to open the Space Settings dialog box, and select the Room Finishes pane.

►    Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
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

3. Select the desired finishes for each part of the room and click OK. The information is associated with the selected space object.

4. Select Tools > Reports > Create Report to add a Room Finish Schedule to the drawing. Alternatively, from the Resource Manager, select Vectorworks Libraries\Defaults\Reports_Schedules\Architectural Reports.vwx. Drag the Room Finish Schedule worksheet to the drawing. The worksheet is populated with information from the objects in the current drawing.

To add a legend for the Room Finish Schedule, use the Create Rm Finish Legend command.

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Concept: Resource Libraries

Creating, Editing, and Deleting Room Finishes

Creating a Room Finish Legend

Using Preformatted Reports

Space Settings

Creating Spaces with the Space Tool

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