Revit Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

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Revit Keyboard Shortcuts Page

Annotate 1

Analyze 1

Architecture 2

Collaborate 2

Context Menu 3

Contextual Tabs 3

Create 4

Manage 5

Modify 5

Navigation Bar 7

Snaps 7

Structure 8

System 9

View 10

View Control Bar 10

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Annotate

KEY(S) COMMAND DESCRIPTION

DI ALIGNED DIMENSION Creates an aligned dimension.
DL DETAIL LINE Creates view-specific lines
EL SPOT ELEVATION Displays the elevation of a selected point.
FR FIND/REPLACE Find and replace.
MODEL GROUP:CREATE
GROUP; DETAIL
GP GROUP:CREATE GROUP Creates a group of elements.
RT TAG ROOM; ROOM TAG Tags the selected room.
Applies tags to elements based on their
TG TAG BY CATEGORY categories.
TX TEXT Adds text

Analyze

KEY(S) COMMAND DESCRIPTION

Adjusts the analytical model of the structural
member in relation to those of the elements to
AA ADJUST ANALYTICAL MODEL which it joins
Examines the mechanical systems in a project
to verify that each system is assigned to a
DC CHECK DUCT SYSTEMS user-defined system, and properly connected.
Verifies all circuits for proper connections to
EC CHECK CIRCUITS panels and valid system assignments
LD LOADS Applies point, line and area loads to a model

HEATING AND COOLING Prepares a heating and cooling load analysis

LO LOADS report based on an existing building model
Examines the piping systems in a project to
verify that each system is assigned to a
PC CHECK PIPE SYSTEMS user-defined system, and properly connected
PS PANEL SCHEDULES Generates a panel schedule for a specific panel

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Restores the analytical model alignment

RA RESET ANALYTICAL MODEL methods to auto-detect

Architecture

KEY(S) COMMAND DESCRIPTION

COLUMN; STRUCTURAL Adds a vertical load-bearing element to the

CL COLUMN building model
CM PLACE A COMPONENT Place a component
DR DOOR Adds a door to the building model
GR GRID Places column grid lines in the building design
LL LEVEL Places a level in view
Creates a room bounded by model elements
RM ROOM and separation lines
RP REFERENCE PLANE Creates a reference plane using drawing tools

RT TAG ROOM; ROOM TAG Tags the selected room

SB FLOOR:FLOOR: STRUCTURAL Adds structural floors to a building model
WALL; WALL:WALL: Creates a non-bearing wall or a structural wall in
WA ARCHITECTURAL the building model
WN WINDOW Places a window in a wall or skylight in a roof

Collaborate

KEY(S) COMMAND DESCRIPTION

Displays a list of usersí requests to borrow
elements in worksets, as well as pending
ER EDITING REQUESTS requests
RL or RW RELOAD LATEST Loads the latest version of the central model

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Context Menu

KEY(S) COMMAND DESCRIPTION

Move the model relative to a shared coordinate
MP MOVE TO PROJECT system
DEFINE A NEW CENTER OF Relocates center of rotation when rotating
R3 ROTATION elements
RA RESTORE ALL EXCLUDED Restores all excluded parts and elements
RESTORE EXCLUDED
RB MEMBER Restores an excluded member
RC REPEAT LAST COMMAND Repeats the last command
Selects all of the elements that are similar to the
SELECT ALL INSTANCES: IN selected element in the current view, or
SA ENTIRE PROJECT throughout the project

Contextual Tabs

KEY(S) COMMAND DESCRIPTION

Applies a division grid along a surface in a
// DIVIDE SURFACE conceptual design
Adjusts the analytical model of the structural
member in relation to those of the elements to
AA ADJUST ANALYTICAL MODEL which it joins
AD ATTACH DETAIL GROUP Creates an attached detail group
AP ADD TO GROUP Adds elements to a group.
Creates a layout that is used to control the
STRUCTURAL BEAM SYSTEM; number and spacing of a series of parallel
BS AUTOMATIC BEAM SYSTEM beams
CG CANCEL Cancels an action
DI ALIGNED DIMENSION Creates an aligned dimension
EG EDIT GROUP Edits a group
EL SPOT ELEVATION Displays the elevation of a selected point
EP EDIT PAR Edits a part element
EU UNHIDE ELEMENT Edits a part element
EW EDIT WITNESS LINES Edits a witness line

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FG FINISH Finishes editing a group

HT SHOW HELP TOOLTIP Displays the Help Tooltip
JP JUSTIFICATION POINTS Sets a justification point for relocating elements
JY ZOFFSET Offsets an element in the z direction
JZ SHOW HELP TOOLTIP Displays the Help Tooltip
MODEL LINE; BOUNDARY
LI LINE; REBAR LINE Places a new line
PP or CTRL-1 PROPERTIES; TOGGLE
or VP PROPERTIES PALETTE Toggles the Properties palette
RA RESTORE ALL EXCLUDED Restores all excluded parts and elements
RG REMOVE FROM GROUP Removes elements from a group
TOGGLE REVEAL HIDDEN
RH ELEMENTS MODE Toggles the Reveal Hidden Elements Model
RP REFERENCE PLANE Creates a reference plane using drawing tools
UG UNGROUP Ungroups members of a group
VU UNHIDE CATEGORY Enables a hidden category to appear in view

Create

KEY(S) COMMAND DESCRIPTION

CM PLACE A COMPONENT Place a component

D ALIGNED DIMENSION Creates an aligned dimension
FR FIND/REPLACE Find and replace
MODEL GROUP:CREATE
GROUP; DETAIL
GP GROUP:CREATE GROUP Creates a group of elements

MODEL LINE; BOUNDARY

LI LINE; REBAR LINE Places a new line
LL LEVEL Places a level in view
Enters selection mode to select elements to
MD MODIFY modify

PP or CTRL-1 PROPERTIES; TOGGLE

or VP PROPERTIES PALETTE Toggles the Properties palette

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RP REFERENCE PLANE Creates a reference plane using drawing tools

TX TEXT Adds text

Manage

KEY(S) COMMAND DESCRIPTION

Accesses dialog box to specify wiring
parameters, voltages definitions, distribution
MEP SETTINGS:ELECTRICAL systems, cable tray and conduit settings, and
ES SETTINGS load calculation and circuit numbering settings
Accesses dialog box to configure component
MEP SETTINGS:MECHANICAL sizes, and the behavior and appearance of the
MS SETTINGS mechanical systems
ADDITIONAL SETTINGS:SUN
SU SETTINGS Opens the sun settings dialog box
UN PROJECT UNITS Opens the Project Units tool

Modify

KEY(S) COMMAND DESCRIPTION

Aligns one or more elements with selected
AL ALIGN element
Creates a linear or radial array of selected
AR ARRAY elements
CO or CC COPY Copies selected element(s)
CP COPE; APPLY COPING Applies coping to steel beam or columns
Creates an element of the same type as the
CS CREATE SIMILAR selected element
Removes selected element(s) from the building
DE DELETE model
DI ALIGNED DIMENSION Creates an aligned dimension
Reverses the position of a selected model
element, using a user-generated line as the
DM MIRROR - DRAW AXIS mirror axis
EH HIDE IN VIEW:HIDE ELEMENTS Hides an element from view

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EL SPOT ELEVATION Displays the elevation of a selected point

OVERRIDE GRAPHICS IN Changes the graphic display settings for

EOD VIEW:OVERRIDE BY ELEMENT selected elements in the current view
MODEL LINE; BOUNDARY
LI LINE; REBAR LINE Places a new line
Overrides the line style of selected line in the
LW LINEWORK active view only
Opens the Match Type tool to convert one or
more elements to match the type assigned to
MA MATCH TYPE PROPERTIES another element
Reverses the position of a selected model
MM MIRROR - PICK AXIS element, using a selected line as the mirror axis
MV MOVE Moves a selected element
Moves a selected model line, detail line, wall, or
beam a specified distance perpendicular to its
OF OFFSET length
PN PIN Locks a model element in place

PP or CTRL-1 PROPERTIES; TOGGLE

or VP PROPERTIES PALETTE Toggles the Properties palette
PT PAINT Opens the Paint tool

RC COPE:REMOVE COPING Removes coping

RE SCALE Resizes the selected element
RO ROTATE Rotates selected element around an axis

RP REFERENCE PLANE Creates a reference plane using drawing tools

Divides the face of an element into regions for
SF SPLIT FACE application of different materials
Cuts an element (such as a wall or line) at a
SL SPLIT ELEMENT selected point
Trims or extend one or more elements to form
TR TRIM/EXTEND TO CORNER a corner
Unpins an element that is locked in position or
UP UNPIN an element that is driven by its host system

HIDE IN VIEW:HIDE
VH CATEGORY Hides an element category from view

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Navigation Bar

KEY(S) COMMAND DESCRIPTION

Navigates the view using only 2D navigation
32 2D MODE options
3F FLY MODE Simulates flying through a model
Navigates and reorients the view in the
3O OBJECT MODE direction of the controller cap
3W WALK MODE Simulates walking through a model

ZA ZOOM ALL TO FIT Zooms to fit all in view

ZE or ZF or ZX ZOOM TO FIT Zooms to fit
ZO or ZV ZOOM OUT(2X) Zooms out the project view by 2X

ZP or ZC PREVIOUS PAN/ZOOM Returns to previous pan or zoom

ZR or ZZ ZOOM IN REGION Zooms to a region

ZS ZOOM SHEET SIZE Zooms to sheet size

Snaps

KEY(S) COMMAND DESCRIPTION

PC SNAP TO POINT CLOUDS Snaps to point cloud

SC CENTERS Snaps to center
SE ENDPOINTS Snaps to endpoints
SI INTERSECTIONS Snaps to intersection
SM MIDPOINTS Snaps to midpoint
SN NEAREST Snaps to nearest
SO SNAPS OFF Turns snaps off
SP PERPENDICULAR Snaps to perpendicular
SQ QUADRANTS Snaps to quadrant

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SR SNAP TO REMOTE OBJECTS Snaps to objects that are not near the element

SS TURN OVERRIDE OFF Turns off override feature

ST TANGENTS Snaps to tangent

SW WORK PLANE GRID Snaps to the work plane grid

SX POINTS Snaps to points

Structure

KEY(S) COMMAND DESCRIPTION

Adds a load-bearing structural beam element
BM STRUCTURAL FRAMING: BEAM to the building model
STRUCTURAL FRAMING: Adds diagonal members that are connected to
BR BRACE beams and columns
Creates a layout that is used to control the
STRUCTURAL BEAM SYSTEM; number and spacing of a series of parallel
BS AUTOMATIC BEAM SYSTEM beams
COLUMN; STRUCTURAL Adds a vertical load-bearing element to the
CL COLUMN building model
CM PLACE A COMPONENT Places a component
STRUCTURAL FOUNDATION: Creates a wall foundation for the building
FT WALL model
GR GRID Places column grid lines in the building design
LL LEVEL Places a level in view
Defines or edits numbering sequences by
RN REINFORCEMENT NUMBERS partition for rebar and fabric sheets
RP REFERENCE PLANE Creates a reference plane using drawing tools
SB FLOOR:FLOOR: STRUCTURAL Adds structural floors to a building model
WALL; WALL:WALL: Creates a non-bearing wall or a structural wall
WA ARCHITECTURAL in the building model

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System

KEY(S) COMMAND DESCRIPTION

AT AIR TERMINAL Places a register, grille or diffuser
CM PLACE A COMPONENT Place a component
CN CONDUIT Draws a rigid conduit run
CT CABLE TRAY Draws a cable tray run
CV CONVERT TO FLEX DUCT Converts a section of rigid duct to flexible duct
Adds duct accessories, such as dampers, in
DA DUCT ACCESSORY duct systems
Places duct fittings (elbows, tees, end caps,
DF DUCT FITTING and so on) in duct systems
DT DUCT Draws ductwork in the building model
Places electrical equipment, such as panels
EE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT and switchgear
EW ARC WIRE Draws an arced wire run
FD FLEX DUCT Draws flexible ductwork in the building model
FP FLEX PIPE Draws flexible pipes

LF LIGHTING FIXTURE Adds a lighting fixture element

Places mechanical equipment such as boilers,
ME MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT furnaces or fans
NF CONDUIT FITTING Places conduit fittings
PA PIPE ACCESSORY Adds pipe accessories
PF PIPE FITTING Draws a pipe fitting in a piping system
PI PIPE Draws rigid piping
PX PLUMBING FIXTURE Places a plumbing fixture
RP REFERENCE PLANE Creates a reference plane using drawing tools
SK SPRINKLER Places a sprinkler
TF CABLE TRAY FITTING Places cable tray fittings

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View

KEY(S) COMMAND DESCRIPTION

Finds components that are not assigned to a
FN9 SYSTEM BROWSER system
KS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Assigns key sequences to tools
PP or CTRL-1 PROPERTIES; TOGGLE
or VP PROPERTIES PALETTE Toggles the Properties palette
RD RENDER IN CLOUD Renders 3D views online
Enables access to multiple versions of
renderings, render images as panoramas,
change rendering quality, and apply
RG RENDER GALLERY background environments to rendered scenes
Creates a photorealistic image of the building
RR RENDER model
Displays all lines on the screen as a single
TL THIN LINES width, regardless of zoom level
Controls the visibility and graphic display of
model elements, datum elements, and
view-specific elements for each view in a
VG or VV VISIBILITY/GRAPHICS project
Arranges all open windows in a series in the
WC CASCADE WINDOWS drawing area
WT TILE WINDOWS See all open views at the same time

View Control Bar

KEY(S) COMMAND DESCRIPTION

TOGGLE REVEAL
CX CONSTRAINTS MODE Toggles the constraints in a view

GD GRAPHIC DISPLAY OPTIONS Opens the Graphics dialog box

HC HIDE CATEGORY Hides all selected categories in the view

HH HIDE ELEMENT Hides an element from view
HI ISOLATE ELEMENT Hides an element from view

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Displays the image with all edges and lines

HL HIDDEN LINE drawn except those obstructed by surfaces
RESET TEMPORARY Restores any temporarily hidden elements or
HR HIDE/ISOLATE categories
IC ISOLATE CATEGORY Isolates selected categories
RD RENDER IN CLOUD Renders 3D views online
Enables access to multiple versions of
renderings, render images as panoramas,
change rendering quality, and apply
background environments to rendered
RG RENDER GALLERY scenes
TOGGLE REVEAL HIDDEN
RH ELEMENTS MODE oggles the Reveal Hidden Elements Mode
Creates a photorealistic image of the building
RR RENDER model
Opens Ray Trace visual style, enabling a
photorealistic rendering mode that allows
RY RAY TRACE panning and zooming around the model
SD SHADED WITH EDGES Applies a shaded edge
Displays the image of the model with all
edges and lines drawn, but with no surfaces
WF WIREFRAME drawn

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