Essential Revit Tips for Improved Design Efficiency

BIM Software Tip: Useful Revit Tips

1. Rotate Components Using the Spacebar

In a Revit project, select a component and press the spacebar to rotate it clockwise by 90 degrees. Repeated presses will rotate the component through 180°, 270°, and 360°.

2. Quickly Move Components

Select a component in Revit and use the arrow keys on your keyboard to nudge it in any direction. To move the component faster, hold down Shift while pressing the arrow keys.

3. Parameter Rounding

The Revit Family Editor offers an Integer type parameter that rounds input values based on standard rounding rules. For example:

• If the input value is 3.25, it rounds down to 3.
• If the input value is 3.5, it rounds up to 4.

But what if you need to apply different rounding methods, such as always rounding up or always rounding down?

Let’s consider a simple example:

Suppose you want to round up the number of steps, meaning any decimal value from x.01 to x.99 should be rounded up to x + 1.

Here’s how to do it:

1. Change the number of steps parameter to Integer type.
2. Use this formula: total height / step height + 0.49

4. Shortcut Key Prompt

Pressing the Alt key once quickly displays available shortcut keys in Revit.

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