TABLE OF CONTENTS Once you've started modeling with Revit, you'll probably need to make changes to the model as your design evolves and becomes more refined. You'll need to move, mirror, and array elements; change properties of elements; apply different graphics to various elements; and even hide and unhide elements. This is where the editing tools and graphic override features come into play. The basics of these tools will be explained in this chapter.
This chapter reviews the essential modification tools available in Revit. Topics we'll cover include:
Standard editing tools
Additional editing tools
Graphic and visual overrides
This section describes some of the standard editing tools in Revit. For each of these tools, you first need to select elements, and then invoke the appropriate command:
Copy, paste, and cut
Move
Copy
Rotate
Array
Mirror
Resize
Copy, paste, and cut are familiar tools used in almost all software applications, and Revit has the basic shortcuts that You'd expect for these interactions (Ctrl+C for copy, Ctrl+V for paste, and Crtl+X for cut). It also has some surprising timesaving options when you're pasting elements that are driven by the nature of a building model.
To copy any element to the clipboard, select it and press Ctrl+C to copy or Ctrl+X to cut. Elements are now ready to be pasted. To paste, press Ctrl+V. In the majority of cases, Revit will place your selection on your cursor, with a dashed box that represents the size of the bounding...
