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    Toggling back and forth

    Hi guys,

    Maybe it's all well known to you guys but this one hit me 3:00am this morning.

    I assume we all know how to use the Tab key to toggle? Let's say you have a Curtain Wall and need to adjust the placing of a Mullion. By default, if you place your cursor over the CW, Revit will highlight the entire wall. If you want to select Mullion, just press Tabkey until it highlights.
    Well then: it happens to me a lot that I get a little annoyed because this crappy piece of software STILL can't read my mind so I start to hit the tabkey as fast as I can and push it once too often. Until now I thought I would have to restart tabbing, or at least run through the whole cycle of options again.

    As it turns out you can use Shift-Tab to go BACK one or more steps in the cycle. Revit always uses the same cyclingorder (probably derived from some occolt rituals and a weird balance in the Revit Force) and therefor can move back and forth...

    Just figured I'd share this with you. Please, do not tell me in one voice you already knew this because to me this is a need little trick that takes away a lot of frustration (and I'll blame you for not sharing this before).
    Martijn de Riet
    Professional Revit Consultant | Revit API Developer
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    Planta1 Revit Online Consulting

    #2
    Wow, and it is so simple. Not sure why I had never thought of this either. Makes complete sense! Thanks!

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      #3
      Brilliant tip. + rep points
      -Alex Cunningham

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        #4
        Same thing for cycling through drawings, open views, open programs, etc. etc. Tab goes one way, shift + tab goes the other way.
        Dan

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          #5
          This is Windows default behavior. It works for anything, as noted above by dzatto.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Darken Rahl View Post
            This is Windows default behavior. It works for anything, as noted above by dzatto.
            Apparently, but I didn't know it also worked inside Revit. Never realised there was an "order of things" in cycling through Revit elements.
            Martijn de Riet
            Professional Revit Consultant | Revit API Developer
            MdR Advies
            Planta1 Revit Online Consulting

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              #7
              Sorry if I seemed belittling, it was unintended.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Darken Rahl View Post
                Sorry if I seemed belittling, it was unintended.
                None taken,I just never realised this would work in Revit too.
                Martijn de Riet
                Professional Revit Consultant | Revit API Developer
                MdR Advies
                Planta1 Revit Online Consulting

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