Practice Revit keyboard shortcuts

Drill all 88 until you don't have to think about them.

two-letter BIM grammar, no Enter

Revit fires a two-letter shortcut on the second keystroke — no Enter, no command line. Drilled here as two-key sequences, exactly like the real thing. VV also opens Visibility/Graphics; VG is the one drilled.

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The progression

Every deck is graded 1 to 6: level 1 is the reflex core, the top level is where the specialists live. One move from each, so you can see how far it goes.

1. Level 110 moves

   Start drawing a wall

   W thenA

   the most-placed element in any building model

   …and 9 more at this level

2. Level 213 moves

   Place a column grid line

   G thenR

   grids are the skeleton every plan hangs on

   …and 12 more at this level

3. Level 317 moves

   Pin the selection in place

   P thenN

   pins keep grids and links from wandering

   …and 16 more at this level

4. Level 421 moves

   Draw a reference plane

   R thenP

   reference planes are the invisible scaffolding that aligns and constrains a model

   …and 20 more at this level

5. Level 514 moves

   Draw batt insulation in a detail view

   I thenN

   fill wall cavities in details fast

   …and 13 more at this level

6. Level 613 moves

   Lay out a structural beam system across a bay

   B thenS

   fill a bay with joists in one move

   …and 12 more at this level