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Part 1General Project Setup u Chapter 1: Exploring the User Interface uChapter 2: Creating an Effective Project Template uChapter 3: Worksets and W

10 | CHAPTER 1 EXPLORING THE USER INTERFACEYou can establish the switching behavior of the tabs on the ribbon to determine what tab is displayed when

USER INTERFACE FEATURES | 11The option at the bottom of the list allows you to set the location of the QAT either above or below the ribbon. Setting

12 | CHAPTER 1 EXPLORING THE USER INTERFACEvery important to the task you are engaging in. When placing Space objects, for example, pay close attenti

USER INTERFACE FEATURES | 13If you do not have the Properties palette turned on, you can access it by clicking the Properties button located on the M

14 | CHAPTER 1 EXPLORING THE USER INTERFACEAnother change to the View Control Bar is the addition of styles to the Visual Styles tool. The Consistent

USER INTERFACE FEATURES | 15Workset Indicator Design Option IndicatorYou can access the Worksets dialog box by clicking the Worksets button next to t

16 | CHAPTER 1 EXPLORING THE USER INTERFACEFigure 1.7Additional Help optionsUser Interface ControlMany components of the Revit MEP 2011 user interfac

MENUS AND SETTINGS | 17Figure 1.9Application menuClicking the Options button opens the Options dialog box, which has several tabs for differ-ent sett

18 | CHAPTER 1 EXPLORING THE USER INTERFACEFigure 1.10User Interface tabof the Options dia-log boxWhat Do I Type?With Tooltip Assistance set to at le

MENUS AND SETTINGS | 19you can select the command to activate the Press New Keys window at the bottom of the dialog box. Input the desired keys that

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20 | CHAPTER 1 EXPLORING THE USER INTERFACEYou can export your keyboard shortcut settings by clicking the Export button at the bottom of the Keyboard

MENUS AND SETTINGS | 21A context menu is a menu that appears when you right-click in open space, on an item in the Project Browser, or on an object i

22 | CHAPTER 1 EXPLORING THE USER INTERFACEFigure 1.13Context menu showing recent commandsFigure 1.14Selection set optionsYou can also right-click an

MENUS AND SETTINGS | 23Figure 1.15Context menu for a view selected in the Project BrowserFigure 1.16Context menu for a selected family typec01.indd

24 | CHAPTER 1 EXPLORING THE USER INTERFACEYou can also use a right-click context menu to manage linked fi les through the Project Browser. Figure 1.1

Chapter 1Exploring the User InterfaceRevit MEP 2011 is the second release of Revit utilizing the ribbon-style interface. Having a good knowledge of wh

4 | CHAPTER 1 EXPLORING THE USER INTERFACEset up and how you can customize it to better suit your workfl ow, though, you will see that it is an optima

THE RIBBON | 5Analyze Tools for model analysis and systems checking are located on the Analyze tab. There are some other tools on this tab that al

6 | CHAPTER 1 EXPLORING THE USER INTERFACEManage On the Manage tab, you can fi nd the tools needed to establish project settings. The Inquiry panel

THE RIBBON | 7you select an actual system, only the system tab appears. The panels and buttons on contextual tabs cannot be removed or rearranged on

8 | CHAPTER 1 EXPLORING THE USER INTERFACEAnnotate On the Annotate tab within the Family Editor environment, you will fi nd the types of annotation

THE RIBBON | 9You can move panels on a tab to different locations on the tab by clicking a panel name and dragging it to a new location. Figure 1.2 s