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2. In a 3D view, select all the masses and click the Mass Floors button in the contextual tab
of the ribbon.

3. In the Mass Floors dialog box check the boxes for all the available levels. This allows you
to assign a conceptual floor plate wherever each selected level intersects a mass form.
Click OK to close the dialog box.

Wherever the selected levels intersect the mass forms, floor faces will be generated, as shown
in Figure 8.18. Now the masses and floor faces can be calculated and scheduled. If you select
any one of the masses and observe the parameters in the Properties palette, you will see that
Gross Floor Area now reports an area that will change depending on how many mass floors are
assigned to that mass.

Figure 8.18
floor area faces
assigned to mass
forms

Scheduling Masses
With the Mass Floors created, you can now schedule them and begin to understand what kind
of areas you have for floor plates in these shapes. Remember, you can do this exercise with any
type of Mass shape, and it can be a great way to validate your building’s program against a
variety of building forms.
Let’s continue with the exercise by following these steps:
1. From the View tab in the ribbon, click Schedules ➢ Schedule/Quantities, and you’ll be
given the option to schedule the Mass category itself or various subcategories including
Mass Floor (Figure 8.19). In this case select Mass, and we’ll schedule the masses so we can
do a comparative analysis between the different mass types.

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