Controls And Shape Handles; Drag Controls - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

The selection count on the status bar (
How Many Elements Are Selected?

Controls and Shape Handles

When you select an element, various controls and handles appear on or near the element. Use these controls
to move the element or modify its size or shape. The types of controls that are available depend on the type
of element selected and the type of view.
When a control has multiple functions, move the cursor over the control and press TAB to toggle between
the functions. For example, press TAB to display shape handles for most basic wall types when they are
highlighted in elevation or 3D views. In plan views, however, this only works for curtain walls. To display
shape handles for a basic wall in plan view, select the wall first, and then press TAB.

Drag Controls

Drag controls display at the ends of selected lines and walls in plan view. They also display along the ends,
bottoms, and tops of selected walls in elevation and 3D views, where they are labeled as shape handles. Click
and drag these controls to resize an element.
When a chain of walls or lines is selected, drag controls display at the coincident endpoints. Drag the controls
to change the layout of the chain. See
Revit Architecture uses the following types of drag controls:
Dots (
views. Drag a dot control to lengthen, shorten, or change the orientation of the element.
Drag controls (shown in blue) on a wall in plan
Single arrows (
to a line, but the outside direction is unambiguous. For example, a massing shape with no dimension
constraints displays with single arrows. Single arrow controls on a selected wall in 3D views can also be
used to move the wall. Place the cursor over the control and press TAB to change the control from a shape
handle that lengthens or shortens the wall to a drag control that moves the wall without resizing it.
Drag controls on massing form
) updates to display the new number of selected items. (See
on page 270.)
Selecting Chains of Walls and Lines
) display when movement is constrained to a plane, as with walls and lines in plan
) display as shape handles in elevation and 3D views when movement is constrained
on page 272.
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