Keytips -keys tips to shortcuts

I'm re-posting this earlier post of mine because I have recently re-discovered this nice little feature which helps you remember the short cut commands.

I stumbled across this the other day when I inadvertently hit the Alt key while keying in a Revit command. stoopid keys aren't always where they should be... :-)

Keytips provide a way to access the application menu, the Quick Access toolbar, and the ribbon using the keyboard. To display keytips, press the Alt key.

You can use keytips to navigate through the ribbon. Type the keytip for a ribbon tab to bring that tab into focus and to display the keytips for its buttons and controls. If a ribbon tab has an expanded panel containing additional tools, type its keytip to display the panel and see keytips for those tools.

When you select a keytip, more keytips will be displayed for that tool, for example if I select "H" for the home tab in 2012 it will then show me the shortcuts for the tools on the home tab...

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Common Revit Keyboard Commands

I have updated my list of common Revit Keyboard commands.
These are the most common used commands with Keyboard shortcuts.

Here it is...

·         AL = Align

·         CM = Place Component

·         CO = Copy

·         DI = Dimension

·         DL = Detail Line

·         DM = Draw Mirror point

·         DR = Door

·         DE = Delete

·         ER = Editing Request

·         EW = Edit Witness Lines

·         GR = Grid

·         GP = Create Group                                     

·         LI = Model Lines

·         LW = Line work

·         MA = Match Properties

·         MD = Modify

·         MM = Mirror (along reference plane)

·         MO = Modify

·         MV = Move

·         OF = Offset

·         PN = Pin

·         PP = Properties

·         RE = Resize (Scale)

·         RH = Reveal Hidden Elements

·         RM = Room

·         RO = Rotate

·         RT = Room Tag

·         RL = Reload Latest

·         SE = Snap End

·         SL = Split Elements

·         SM = Snap Mid

·         SO = Snap Off

·         SP = Snap Perpendicular

·         SQ = Snap Quadrant

·         SS = Turn off overide

·         SU = Sun Settings

·         SX = Snap Points

·         SZ = Close

·         TG = Tag

·         TL = Thin Line

·         TR = Trim (Fillet, Trim Extend)

·         TX = Text

·         UP = Un-Pin

·         UN = Project Units

·         VG = Visibility Graphics

·         WA = Wall

·         WN = Window

·         WT = Window Tile

·         ZA = Zoom All (Used with tiled windows)

·         ZF = Zoom Fit

·         CTRL +S = Save

·         CTRL+O = Open

·         CTRL+Z = Undo

·         CTRL+Y = Y Redo

CTRL = to add to selection

SHIFT = to subtract from selection or force horizontal or vertical

TAB = Cycle through selection or snaps

Common Keyboard Commands

If like me you came from an AutoCAD background  before using Revit you found you were most proficient when you had one hand on the keyboard and one hand on the mouse. Quick short cut keys made it easy and quick to type commands than hunt and peck the icons.

Now with Revit we are more icon based because what we are drawing (or creating) is more complex than "dumb lines" so simple keyboard commands no longer cut it as more input is typically required.

HOWEVER..... there are times when keyboard commands can be used....... here is a list of the most common keyboard commands.

·         ZF = Zoom Fit

·         WT = Window Tile                                       

·         ZA = Zoom All (Used with tiled windows)

·         TL = Thin Line

·         MO = Modify

·         AL = Align

·         SE = Snap End

·         SM = Snap Mid

·         SQ = Snap Quadrant

·         SP = Snap Perpendicular

·         SO = Snap Off

·         SX = Snap Points

·         SZ = Close

·         SS = Turn off overide

·         MM = Mirror (along reference plane)

·         DM = Draw Mirror point

·         TR = Trim (Fillet, Trim Extend)

·         CO = Copy

·         RO = Rotate

·         OF = Offset

·         MV = Move

·         SL = Split Elements

·         PN = Pin

·         UP = Un-Pin

·         WA = Wall

·         DR = Door

·         WN = Window

·         LI = Model Lines

·         DL = Detail Line

·         LW = Line work

      ·         RM = Room

·         CM = Place Component

·         DI = Dimension

·         TX = Text

·         TG = Tag

·         RT = Room Tag

·         GR = Grid

·         VG = Visibility Graphics

·         GP = Create Group

·         PP = Properties

·         MA = Match Properties

·         SU = Sun Settings

·         UN = Project Units

·         CTRL +S = Save

·         CTRL+O = Open

·         CTRL+Z = Undo

·         CTRL+Y = Y Redo

CTRL = to add to selection

SHIFT = to subtract from selection or force horizontal or vertical

TAB = Cycle through selection or snaps