Mastering Autodesk

Revit MEP 2016

CHAPTER 1: Exploring the User Interface

CHAPTER 1: Exploring the User Interface

The Ribbon
• Tabs
– Easy access to tools
– Organized by panels
• Contextual Tabs
– Selection-specific modification
tools
– System-related tools
• Customizable
– Quick Access Toolbar
– Floating panels

CHAPTER 1: Exploring the User Interface

The Ribbon
• Family Editor Tabs
– Tools for content creation

• Contextual Tabs
– Selection-specific modification
tools

CHAPTER 1: Exploring the User Interface

User Interface Features
• Options Bar
– Allows direct application of
settings
• Properties Palette
– On-screen access to instance
parameters
– Type Selector

CHAPTER 1: Exploring the User Interface

User Interface Features
• Project Browser
– Organization of all project views
– Component and System families
• Organization
• Access for editing
– Sheet views
– Access to linked files

CHAPTER 1: Exploring the User Interface

 User Interface Features
• Info Center
– Access to Help and additional product information

• View Control Bar

– On-screen access to visual properties and display of
current view
• Status Bar
– Editing request notification

– Access to worksets and design options

CHAPTER 1: Exploring the User Interface

User Interface Features
• User Interface Control
– User Interface button on View tab
• Turn on/off features of the UI
• Access to Browser Organization
settings
• Access to Keyboard Shortcuts
settings

CHAPTER 1: Exploring the User Interface

Menus and Settings
• Application Menu
– File open, save, and new file
creation
– Recent file access
– Printing, publishing, and export

• Options
– File locations
– Graphic display of UI
– Ribbon behavior

CHAPTER 1: Exploring the User Interface

Menus and Settings
• Keyboard Shortcuts
– Accessed from User Interface
button on View tab
– Customizable per user
– Exportable and importable
• KeyboardShortcuts.txt
(C:\Program Files\Autodesk Revit
MEP 2011\Program)

CHAPTER 1: Exploring the User Interface

Menus and Settings
• Context Menus
– Right-click access to repeat
previous command
– Right-click access to recent
commands used
– Tools specific to selected item or
connector
– Select all instances per view or
entire project

CHAPTER 1: Exploring the User Interface