In this short tutorial, you learn how to use the features of Revit Architecture to design, change, and document a building. You learn how you can make design changes in any view of ...

Design Bar

On the left side of the Revit Architecture window is the Design Bar, which lists the commands available for the currently selected tab. There are 10 tabs: Basics, View, Modelling, Drafting, Rendering, Site, Massing, Room and Area, Structural, and Construction. To see all the tabs, right-click on the Design Bar. To display a single tab, click the tab name.

Project Browser

To the right of the Design Bar is the Project Browser. The Project Browser is a listing of all views, families, and groups in the project. You can select any of the items listed in the Project Browser. A convenient way to open a view is to double-click the view name in the Project Browser list.

Status Bar

At the lower left corner of the drawing area is the Status Bar, which displays the status of the current command or the name of a highlighted element.

View Control Bar

At the lower left corner of the drawing area, above the Status Bar, is the View Control Bar. The controls are graphical shortcuts to various View commands, namely scale, detail level, graphics style, advanced model graphics, shadows, crop region, and temporary hide/isolate. Some views, such as sheets, drafting, and rendered views, have limited controls.

Drawing Area

The drawing area of the Revit Architecture window displays views (and sheets and schedules) of the current project. By default, each time you open a view in a project, the view displays in the drawing area on top of other open views. You can use commands on the Window menu to arrange the project views.
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