Finishing Structures

Rubia Overview›Working with Rubia›Creating and managing finishing structures

How to create and edit floor and ceiling and take them to other projects.

What is a finishing structure?

A finishing structure (or build-up) describes what Rubia puts into a room, e.g. “screed + parquet” for the floor or “suspended drywall ceiling” for the ceiling. Each structure consists of one or more layers with a name and a width.

There are two kinds: types that already exist in Revit, and your own build-ups created in Rubia. Your own ones are marked with <User> in the list.

Opening finishing structures

1. Choose a tab

   In the main window, switch to the Floors or Ceilings tab.

2. Click Edit

   In the Layers group, click Edit. The “Edit Floor Types” dialog opens (or the ceiling equivalent).

Creating a new finishing structure

1. Pick a starting point

   Under Choose Type on the left, select an existing build-up that is closest to your new one.

2. Duplicate

   Click Duplicate and enter a name in the “New Name” dialog, e.g. FL_Screed65_Parquet15.

3. Adjust the layers

   Under Edit Construction on the right, adjust the layers:

   • Add Layer / Delete Layer
   • Move Up / Move Down for the order
   • Enter the thickness in the Width column

4. Apply

   Apply saves your change, OK closes the dialog.

Renaming and deleting

• Rename: Rename shows you the old name and lets you enter a new one. If the name already exists, Rubia lets you know.
• Delete: Delete removes the build-up. If it's still used in rooms, Rubia asks first: “… rooms are using this FinishingStructure. Do you really want to delete them all?”

Importing & exporting finishing structures

To use build-ups in another project, export them and import them there:

1. Export

   In the main window under Miscellaneous, click Export and choose a location. The Export Report then lists all exported types with their status.

2. Import into the new project

   Open Rubia in the target project and click Import. The Import Report shows you what was added (e.g. “Added: 5 structure(s)”).