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Part 1General Project Setupu Chapter 1: Exploring the User Interfaceu Chapter 2: Creating an Effective Project Templateu Chapter 3: Worksets and

10 | CHAPTER 1 Exploring thE UsEr intErfacEThe option at the bottom of the list allows you to set the location of the QAT either above or below the r

UsEr intErfacE fEatUrEs | 11You can dock the Options Bar at the top of the screen, below the ribbon (which is the default location), or at the bottom

12 | CHAPTER 1 Exploring thE UsEr intErfacEThe properties shown in the Properties palette are instance properties. You can click the Edit Type button

UsEr intErfacE fEatUrEs | 13A new button has been added to the View Control Bar that enables you to save and lock the orientation of a 3D view. When

14 | CHAPTER 1 Exploring thE UsEr intErfacEsettings take precedence over any view filters that may be applied to the view. If you override the graphic

UsEr intErfacE fEatUrEs | 15file. If activating Hardware Acceleration causes problems because of your video driver, you can choose not to activate it

16 | CHAPTER 1 Exploring thE UsEr intErfacEYou can access any editing requests by clicking the small button next to the active workset indicator. Thi

MEnUs and sEttings | 17The User Interface button provides not only a way to display or remove interface compo-nents for more screen real estate, but

18 | CHAPTER 1 Exploring thE UsEr intErfacEClicking the Options button opens the Options dialog box, which has several tabs for dif-ferent settings w

MEnUs and sEttings | 19In addition, you can define the level of information provided by tooltips from the Tooltip Assistance drop-down menu. If you ar

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20 | CHAPTER 1 Exploring thE UsEr intErfacEShortcut AccessYou can access the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box by clicking the User Interface button on t

MEnUs and sEttings | 21GraphicsThe Graphics tab of the Options dialog box allows you to set the selection, highlight, and alert colors used in the dr

22 | CHAPTER 1 Exploring thE UsEr intErfacEThe options displayed on a context menu depend on the object selected when the menu is accessed. One nice

thE bottoM linE | 23When you right-click a family in the Project Browser, you get a context menu with options to edit, rename, or reload the family.

24 | CHAPTER 1 Exploring thE UsEr intErfacEUtilize user interface features. Many features are available in the Revit MEP 2012 user interface tha

Chapter 1Exploring the User InterfaceAutodesk Revit MEP 2012 utilizes a ribbon interface, allowing for easy access to the tools needed for mechanical,

4 | CHAPTER 1 Exploring thE UsEr intErfacERevit are repeated on different tabs. Depending on your screen resolution, some of the buttons on panels ma

thE ribbon | 5Architect Revit MEP 2012 is capable of modeling much more than just the components of an MEP engineering system. The Architect tab

6 | CHAPTER 1 Exploring thE UsEr intErfacEoptions have a separate button for each use, such as the Mirror, Split, and Trim/Extend tools. The tools fo

thE ribbon | 7Family Editor TabsThe tabs in the Family Editor environment differ from those in the Project File environment. When you open a family fi

8 | CHAPTER 1 Exploring thE UsEr intErfacEModify The Modify tab in the Family Editor environment is the same as the one found in the Project File

QUick accEss toolbar | 9You can control the visibility of the ribbon tabs by clicking the small button to the right of the tabs. This button will cyc