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How you keep your project organized within Revit′s Project Browser will go a long way toward efficiency in the workflow of a project. Having a consistent Project Browser organization will make working on several projects at once easier. You always want to know where to find specific types of views …

The reason for setting standards is so that project documents will look the same within a construction document set and so different sets of documents appear to have come from the same 26| Chapter 2 CreatInGan effeCtIve projeCt teMplateplace. Some companies care about how their drawings look more than others, …

A lot of work goes into putting together a building design project. It takes not only the coordination of design intent but also the coordination of the means to communicate the design intent. Anyone interested in saving time and money to achieve the goals required by a project will immediately …

Navigate the ribbon interface. The ribbon is an efficient user interface style that works well in Revit. The ability to house numerous tools in a single area of the interface allows for maximum screen real estate for the drawing area. Master It Along with the standard tabs available on the …

Though the ribbon interface is designed for efficient workflow, context menus can be the easiest, most effective way to access settings or make changes to components of your Revit projects. A context menuis one that appears when you right-click in open space, on an item in the Project Browser, or …

The Graphics tab of the Options dialog box allows you to set the selection, highlight, and alert colors used in the drawing area. The drawing area’s background color can be inverted if you are more comfortable using a black background. Settings for temporary dimensions are also available to make them …

You can access the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box by clicking the User Interface button on the View tab. There is even a keyboard shortcut for the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box: KS. You can sort the list in ascending or descending alphabetical order by clicking the desired column. Once you have …

On the User Interface tab of the Options dialog box is a button that enables you to customize your keyboard shortcuts. Clicking this button activates the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box. In this dialog box, you can filter the commands to make the list easier to manage and edit. You can …

The menus within Revit MEP 2012 offer access to many tools for user interface settings. Rightclick context menus also contain various tools based on the selected item. The Application menu includes options for exporting, printing, opening, and saving files. This menu also has an Options button for accessing settings that …

Many components of the Revit MEP 2012 user interface can be turned on or off for workflow efficiency or to maximize screen real estate. The User Interface button, located at the far right of the View tab, allows you to select which user interface components are visible, as shown in …