Autodesk has recently released an English language extension previously only available in German, called the Roombook Extension.  It’s essentially that bridge we’ve been waiting on between Room Objects and the “bounding objects” such as Walls, Floors and Ceilings they touch.  I wasn’t sure about it until I tried it a few days ago, but it’s an amazing piece of software worth a look for those interested in generating quantities of materials from their Revit rooms and the modeled objects they touch.

The Roombook Extension

Here’s a description from the Autodesk Subscription website:

http://subscription.autodesk.com/

The Roombook Extension for Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 software helps calculate the surface area of walls, floors and ceiling elements, room circumferences and the total number of furnishing elements within a project.

In addition to the automated detection of room areas and surfaces, this extension helps users configure these elements manually to local requirements, as well as achieve more accurate model take-offs. Quantified results can be exported to Microsoft® Excel® software and Autodesk® Quantity Takeoff (QTO) 2010 software.