Finish Pattern Set-Out

Overview

The Finish Pattern Set-Out tool allows you to instantly generate 2D tile, brick, and paving patterns perfectly projected onto any flat surface (floors, walls, ceilings, or roofs) in Revit. Beyond just drafting lines, the tool calculates precise tile quantities grouped by room and automatically generates construction schedules.

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Interface Breakdown

1. Pattern Selection & Dimensions

• Search / Select Pattern Type: Choose from a wide variety of built-in parametric patterns, including Stacked Grid, Running Bond, Herringbone, Hexagon, French Pattern, and more.
• Length & Width: Define the physical dimensions of your base tile unit.
  • Intelligent Constraints: The tool automatically locks the Width parameter for patterns that require perfect square proportions (like Hexagons, Triangles, or the French Pattern). Conversely, it will actively warn you if you attempt to use square dimensions for a pattern that requires a rectangular ratio (like Herringbone).
• Joint Gap: Input the grout line or joint thickness. The mathematical engine automatically factors this into the layout and net quantity calculations.

2. Placement Settings

• Set-Out Pt (Alignment): Choose whether your origin point represents the Corner of a tile or the exact Center of a tile.
• Rotation: Rotate the entire grid relative to the selected surface.
• X-Offset / Y-Offset: Shift the starting point horizontally or vertically to balance cut tiles at the edges of the room.
• Line Style: Select which Revit Line Style the pattern will be drawn with (defaults to <Thin Lines>).

3. Tagging

• Tag Set-Out Point: Check this box to automatically place a 2D crosshair marker at your exact origin click. This is incredibly useful for site contractors to know exactly where to start laying tiles.
• Marker Appearance: You can customize the Line Width (1-16) and choose a custom Color so the marker stands out clearly on busy, black-and-white floor plans.

4. Quantities Dashboard

• Room / Select (Searchable): As you place patterns, the tool intelligently detects which Room the surface belongs to. Use this searchable dropdown to review quantities room-by-room.

• Project Totals Toggle: Click the Preview Project Totals button to flip the dashboard and see a macroscopic view of all tiles required across the entire Revit project, broken down by pattern type.

  

• Assumed Wastage %: Input an anticipated waste margin (e.g., 10%). The tool calculates a “Total Tiles” required amount by adding the waste percentage to the net tiles and rounding up to the nearest whole tile.

• Generate Schedule: With one click, the tool injects the necessary Shared Parameters into your project and generates a fully formatted Revit View Schedule grouping all your patterns by Level and Room.

  

5. Action Bar

• Create: Prompts you to click a flat surface, and then click a starting point (origin).
• Update: Select an existing pattern line in your model to completely replace the entire grid with your new settings.
• Purge: Select an existing pattern line to instantly delete the entire grid and its associated quantity data from the project.

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💡 Tips & Best Practices

• The Cookie-Cutter Engine: You don’t need to worry about complex room boundaries, curved walls, or floor drains. Just click the surface! The engine perfectly trims the pattern lines to the exact boundary of your floor or wall, including any internal holes.
• Herringbone Rotation: The Herringbone pattern has a built-in 45-degree angle. If you leave the Rotation setting at 0, it will draw diagonally relative to your crosshairs.
• Seamless Updates: Because the tool writes hidden tracking data to the lines, using the Update or Purge buttons ensures you never accidentally leave duplicate lines sitting on top of each other.
• Live Status Bar: Keep an eye on the bottom-left corner of the window. The tool will provide step-by-step prompts (e.g., “Select a flat surface…”, “Pick a set-out point…”) to guide you through the multi-click placement process.