As an example, let’s create a Revit shortcut for the Unifi add-in. Tile Views / Tab Views (2019 and up only)Ĭreating Your Own Revit Keyboard ShortcutsĪlong with the out-of-the-box Revit shortcuts that I listed above, you can assign your own keystrokes to execute commands (and even add-ins) in Revit.

Miscellaneous Modeling Tools (there are several more!) Below is a short list of the top 10 keyboard shortcuts that we find the most useful. In the image below, “WA” is the Revit shortcut for modeling a Wall.Īlong with several of the common keyboard shortcuts (CTRL + S for save, CTRL + Tab to switch windows, CTRL + W to close a file), Revit has its own set of keyboard shortcuts to help save time. The keystroke is in the parenthesis right next to the name of the command. You can easily find the keyboard shortcut for commands in the tooltips that appear when you hover over the buttons on the Revit. Simply type the keystroke and the command will execute. Keep in mind that the ENTER key is not required for Revit keyboard shortcuts. If you have a background in AutoCAD, you’ll be tempted to type the keyboard shortcut and hit the ENTER or SPACE BAR keys on your keyboard. We’ll also show you how to create your own Revit keyboard shortcuts for the commands that don’t have a keyboard shortcut assigned out of the box. In this post, we’ll cover the top 10 Revit keyboard shortcuts that we find the most useful. Although, using Revit keyboard shortcuts seemingly only saves you a few seconds of time, they also serve to prevent users from the headache of having to search through dozens of menu items and ribbons to launch a command.

Revit keyboard shortcuts are often overlooked by beginner Revit users, yet highly coveted by power users.