# Panel Layout

* Use the **Panel Layout** command to subdivide an existing Revit floor into smaller segments.
* You can define Floor Supports beforehand, or you can lay out floor panels independent from floor supports.
* **Floor Panel Layout Planning** is for dividing and splitting a floor into prefabricated panels.

Note: You can control every division line and automate the division process by modifying rules.

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Let's go through the options in **Panel Layout.**

In the **Floor Panel Layout** menu, select **Panel Layout.**

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Now select **Region Layout Settings** at the top of the list in the **Floor Panel Layout Planning** menu. Note that Region Layout is for coarse partitioning of floors; these regions can later be divided into panels for prefabrication.

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Regions can be created automatically by using floor edges and supports (split lines), as well as using **Generic** or **System Openings** with predefined distances.

Looking in the **Region Layout Settings** dialog:

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* **Use Symbolic Family for Layout Lines** – tick ON to add Symbolic Family to represent layout arrangement and direction
* **Place Layout on Bottom Face** – tick ON to create Floor Panel Layout on floor’s bottom face; tick OFF to create layout on upper face
* **Automatically Split Panels** – tick ON to create panels along with regions when using either the **Create Region Layout for Floor’s Face** function or **Create Region Layout for the whole Floor** function.

Looking at the **Split by Openings** section:

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* **Generic Openings** – tick ON to offset splits on both sides by a predefined Distance from Generic Opening that exceeds the predefined Minimum Generic Opening Width
* **System Openings** – tick ON to offset splits on both sides by a predefined Distance from System Opening that exceeds the predefined Minimum System Opening Width

**Panel Split Settings –** click this button to open a dialog wherein settings for panel layout planning can be predefined to automatically split floor panels by size, spacing, orientation, or offset.

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* **Panel Split Orientation –** allows you to orient panel vertically, horizontally by slope, or horizontally

Panel Split by Spacing

* **Panel Width/Split Spacing** – predefined spacing for panel splitting
* **Maximum Panel Width/Split Spacing** – predefined maximum spacing for panel splitting
* **First/Last Panel Offset** – predefined first/last spacing for panel splitting.

**Split by Maximum Spacing** - splits selected region by maximum spacing as predefined in configuration in Panel Layout Settings.

**Split by Middle to Both Ends** - splits selected region from the middle to both ends by spacing as predefined in configuration in Panel Layout Settings.

**Split in Middle and to Both Ends** - splits selected region in its middle and arrays splits to both ends by spacing as predefined in configuration in Panel Layout Settings.

**Split from Start/End** - splits selected Region from Start/End by spacing as predefined in configuration in Panel Layout Settings.

**Split from Both Ends -** splits selected Region from both ends by spacing as predefined in configuration in Panel Layout Settings.

**Create Region Layout for Floor's Face/whole Floor**

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* Multi-select all floors of the same type
* Select **Create Region Layout for Floor's Face/whole Floor** from **Floor Panel Layout Planning** menu to create region layout by predefined rules for the selected face of a floor or an entire floor.

Note: Regions are indicated with dashed red lines.

**Panel Layout Settings**

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* Multi-select all floors of the same type
* Select **Create Panel Layout for Floor's Face/whole Floor** from **Floor Panel Layout Planning** menu to create panel layout by predefined rules for the selected face of a floor or an entire floor.
* Regions can be divided into panels by predefined spacing (as shown previously)
* Panel layout is used to split a floor into segments for prefabrication
* Panel layout later will be converted into actual Floor panels

Note: Panels are indicated with dotted blue lines

Let's look at the remaining functions available in the Floor Panel Layout Planning menu.

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**Update Panel Layout for Floor’s Face** - updates region and panel layouts according to floor geometry changes for the selected face of a floor. Region and panel layouts will be re-created by the default region and panel layout settings.

**Update Panel Layout for the whole Floor** - updates region and panel layouts according to floor geometry changes for the entire selected floor. Region and panel layouts will be re-created by the default region and panel layout settings.

**Modify Panel Layout** - modifies selected panel layout. You can define layout rules and spacing.\
**Update Panel Layout** - updates panel layout according to **Modify Panel Layout** settings.

**Align Layout Lines with Other Element** - aligns all layout lines in one region with one selected line from another region. \
**Align Layout Lines with Two Other Elements** - aligns all layout lines in one region with two selected lines from another region.

**Delete Panel Layout from Region** - deletes panel layout from the selected region.\
**Delete Panel Layout from Floor’s Face** - deletes region and panel layouts from the selected face of a floor. \
**Delete Panel Layout from the whole Floor** - deletes region panel layouts from the entire selected floor.

**Split in Half -** splits selected region or panel in half.

**Split by Maximum Spacing** - splits selected region or panel by maximum spacing as predefined in configuration in panel layout settings.

**Split by Middle to Both Ends -** splits selected region or panel from the middle to both ends by spacing as predefined in configuration in panel layout settings.

**Split in Middle and to Both Ends -** splits selected region or panel in its middle and arrays splits to both ends by spacing as predefined in configuration in panel layout settings.

**Split Copy from first Selected -** creates a copy and splits selected region or panel from the first selected line by spacing as predefined in configuration in Panel Layout Settings.

**Split from First Selected** - splits selected region or panel from the first selected line by spacing as predefined in configuration in panel layout settings.

**Split from Both Ends** - splits selected region or panel from both ends by spacing as predefined in configuration in panel layout settings.

**Join Regions/Panels** - joins two regions or panels into one by deleting the selected line.

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