Shortcuts/cheat-sheet?

[Brian Myers]

Is there a list of Revit shortcuts/keystrokes that can be printed off anywhere? I've been using Revit for a few hours each day now learning the program, yet new "finds" are coming up every day.

Example: I just figured out that Shift allows objects to be copied and mirrored more easily from one wall to another.

So, does anyone have a cheat-sheet or shutcut list they like to use?

[dhurtubise]

Try the keyboardshortcut.txt file in C:\Program Files\Autodesk Revit Building 9\Program

[Brian Myers]

Try the keyboardshortcut.txt file in C:\Program Files\Autodesk Revit Building 9\Program

Ah, I will look at it in the morning!
Thanks!

[Dimitri Harvalias]

The keyboard shortcuts are simply the Revit commands out of the box that are accessible using two letter shortcuts. These can be customised any way you want. In additon to those always keep the two letter shortcuts for object snaps in mind. (visible under Settings/Snaps)
I think what Brian is after is other tricks. You'll find that Revit is pretty Windows compliant in terms of the way it works.

Just a brief list of more shortcuts

Ctrl-Tab Cycle through open windows
Shift-Ctrl_tab Reverse cycle through open windows
Shift-Click Add to selection set
Ctrl-Click Remove from selection set
Hover (pre-highlight) -Tab Select a chain of walls/objects or to cycle through available objects
Spacebar Rotate or flip oientation of walls/components while placing them
Hold Ctrl down while dragging a highighted object to copy it
Hold Middle mouse button+drag to Pan (2D and 3D views)
Hold Middle mouse button + Ctrl Dynamic Zoom
Hold middle mouse button + Shift Orbit (3D view)
Scroll wheel to zoom in/out
Right click in the horizontal/vertical scroll bars to reveal a context menu

The list goes on, but it's late

[Melarch]

Don't forget all of the MSWindow Window Key and Accelerator Key shortcuts at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449/en-us for releases prior to Windows 2000 or XP and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301583/en-us for later releases

[aaronrumple]

Select/Ctrl/Drag does a copy.
Spacebar flips objects.

[Dimitri Harvalias]

Thanks to Jim for another one I was not aware of.

You can use Alt+Enter to edit the Element properties of almost everything.

I found out today you can use Ctrl+Enter to toggle between Element and Type properties.

__________________
Jim Voight

[DaveP]

Shift-Click Add to selection set
Ctrl-Click Remove from selection set
Hover (pre-highlight) -Tab Select a chain of walls/objects or to cycle through available objects
Spacebar Rotate or flip oientation of walls/components while placing them

The list goes on, but it's late

Nice list, Dimitri, et. al. Thanks

I've got one correction, and two additions.
A Shift-Click REMOVES something from a selection set, and
a Ctrl-click ADDs to the selection set.

Also, if you hold the Delete key down, you can delete items one-by-one by clicking on them. It's often faster (although slightly more dangerous) than Click-Delete,...Click-Delete...Click-Delete....

And finally, when placing an object, if you move it over an angled object, Spacebar will not only rotate the object 90 degrees, but will align it with the object.

Hey, Wes. I know you're listening. When this thread slows down, can you add it to Tips & Tricks? (Or is that Steve? Or Scott? Who moderates T&T, anyway?)

[Brian Myers]

Thanks guys for the help!

[todd.69291]

Here is what we use for our office.