Revit Architecture 2014: Tips

by John Flanagan

•  Tip 1:  Hold down the Control Key and click the Tab Key to cycle through open

            project views.

• Tip 2:  Hold down the Control and Shift Keys to re-cycle through open project

           views.

• Tip 3:  Type Z and enter to perform a zoom extents simultaneously in several tiled

           views. This saves a lot of time on large projects.

• Tip 4:  Select an element and type vh to quickly hide it.

• Tip 5:  Double click in the blue area at the top of a tiled view window to change it to full

                 screen.

• Tip 6:  Type SM for Mid-Point snap.

• Tip 7:  Snap overrides can be found on the Ribbon’s Manage Tab.

Use the keyboard shortcuts to activate you chosen snap preference.

• Tip 8:  When using the modify tools in Revit such as Move, Copy, Rotate, Mirror and

           Array, you usually select items first and then the command. However, some tools

           you select first before selecting an item include the trim commands at the bottom

           of the modify panel.

• Tip 9:  When using the rotate command in Revit Architecture there are two ways to alter

           the centre of rotation. You can click and drag or use the place option from the

           options bar underneath the Ribbon.

• Tip 10:  The Aligned Dimension tool is located on the Annotate Tab but it is quicker to

             access it from the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT).