Here is some of favorite Revit keyboard shortcuts to create and organize your 

model. Keep reading to learn how to create your own shortcuts.


Elements Selection

CTRL – Select multiple elements

MD – Activate the Modify tool

Arrow Keys – Nudges the selected element

Shift + Arrow – Nudges the selected element 10x.

TAB – Cycle through multiple overlapping elements

SHIFT + TAB – Reverse the order of TAB cycling

Elements Creation & Modification

CS – When element is selected, creates new similar element

SL – Split elements

DL – Create detail lines

M + Space – Match properties

MV – Move

UP – Unpin

RM – Create room

DR – Create Door

TG – Tag elements

RT – Insert room tag

Views

TL – Thin Lines

HI – Isolate element

HH – Hide element

HC – Hide category

SD – Shaded with edges

WF – Wire frame

VV – Visibility / Graphics dialog for the current view

ZE – Zoom to fit

SHIFT + Middle Mouse – Orbit in 3D views or pan in 2D views. Selecting an object before pressing SHIFT + Middle Mouse will cause the orbit to rotate around the selected object.

File Operations

CTRL + O – Open a new file

CTRL + N – Create a new project file

CTRL + S – Save the current file

Create Your Own Revit Shortcuts

You can easily create your own Revit keyboard shortcuts. For that, go to 

View > User Interface > Keyboard Shortcuts or type “KS”.
revit ks

This will open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box with the list of default keyboard shortcuts.

Shortcuts listed in gray is a system shortcut and cannot be changed. 




To add a shortcut, find the command in the “Command” column or enter the command name in the “Search” field. 

Once you’ve selected the command, enter the shortcut combination in the “Press new keys” text box then click the “Assign” button.

Note: A single command can have multiple shortcuts. Likewise, a single shortcut can be used on multiple commands. In this case, you use the arrow keys to cycle through the commands as displayed in the status bar. Once you have the command you want, press the space bar to execute the command.

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