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WA
Wall
Creates an architectural or structural wall.
DR
Door
Places a door in a wall.
WN
Window
Places a window in a wall, or a skylight in a roof.
CL
Column
Adds an architectural or structural column.
CM
Place a Component
Places a loadable family instance.
GR
Grid
Places column grid lines.
LL
Level
Places a level in an elevation or section view.
RM
Room
Creates a room bounded by model elements and separation lines.
RP
Reference Plane
Draws a reference plane.
SB
Structural Floor
Adds a structural floor.
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BM
Structural Beam
Adds a load-bearing beam.
BR
Structural Brace
Adds a diagonal brace between beams and columns.
BS
Beam System
Creates a parallel beam layout.
FT
Wall Foundation
Creates a wall foundation.
RN
Reinforcement Numbers
Edits rebar and fabric numbering sequences.
DT
Duct
Draws ductwork.
PI
Pipe
Draws rigid piping.
CN
Conduit
Draws a rigid conduit run.
CT
Cable Tray
Draws a cable tray run.
LF
Lighting Fixture
Places a lighting fixture.
ME
Mechanical Equipment
Places boilers, furnaces, fans and similar.
SK
Sprinkler
Places a sprinkler.
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DI
Aligned Dimension
Creates an aligned dimension.
DL
Detail Line
Draws a view-specific line.
EL
Spot Elevation
Displays the elevation of a picked point.
TX
Text
Adds a text note.
TG
Tag by Category
Tags elements according to their category.
RT
Room Tag
Tags the selected room.
FR
Find/Replace
Finds and replaces text.
GP
Create Group
Groups the selected model or detail elements.
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AL
Align
Aligns one or more elements to a picked reference.
AR
Array
Creates a linear or radial array. Not Area — Autodesk assigns AR to Array.
CO
Copy
Copies the selection. CC does the same.
CS
Create Similar
Starts a new element of the same type as the selection.
DE
Delete
Removes the selection from the model.
MV
Move
Moves the selection.
RO
Rotate
Rotates the selection around an axis.
RE
Scale
Resizes the selection.
MM
Mirror — Pick Axis
Mirrors using an existing line as the axis.
DM
Mirror — Draw Axis
Mirrors using an axis you draw.
OF
Offset
Moves a line, wall, or beam perpendicular to its length.
TR
Trim/Extend to Corner
Trims or extends elements to form a corner.
SL
Split Element
Cuts a wall or line at a picked point.
SF
Split Face
Divides a face into material regions.
PN
Pin
Locks an element in place.
MA
Match Type Properties
Converts elements to match another element's type.
PT
Paint
Opens the Paint tool.
LW
Linework
Overrides a line style in the active view only.
LI
Model Line
Places a model, boundary, or rebar line.
MD
Modify
Returns to selection mode.
RC
Repeat Last Command
Repeats the previous command.
SA
Select All Instances
Selects all instances of the type across the project.
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WF
Wireframe
Draws all edges with no surfaces.
HL
Hidden Line
Draws edges except those behind surfaces.
SD
Shaded with Edges
Applies the shaded-with-edges style.
RY
Ray Trace
Opens the interactive photorealistic view.
GD
Graphic Display Options
Opens the Graphics dialog.
VG
Visibility/Graphics
Opens per-view visibility overrides. VV does the same.
TL
Thin Lines
Draws every line at single width regardless of zoom.
HH
Hide Element
Temporarily hides the selected element.
HC
Hide Category
Temporarily hides the selected categories.
HI
Isolate Element
Temporarily isolates the selection.
IC
Isolate Category
Temporarily isolates the selected categories.
HR
Reset Temporary Hide/Isolate
Restores everything hidden or isolated temporarily.
RH
Reveal Hidden Elements
Toggles the reveal-hidden mode.
CX
Reveal Constraints
Toggles constraint display in the view.
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ZA
Zoom All to Fit
Fits every open view.
ZF
Zoom to Fit
Fits the active view. ZE and ZX do the same.
ZR
Zoom in Region
Zooms to a dragged rectangle. ZZ does the same.
ZO
Zoom Out (2x)
Zooms the view out by a factor of two. ZV does the same.
ZP
Previous Pan/Zoom
Returns to the previous camera position. ZC does the same.
3W
Walk Mode
Simulates walking through the model.
3F
Fly Mode
Simulates flying through the model.
3O
Object Mode
Reorients the view around an object.
SE
Snap to Endpoints
Snaps to endpoints.
SM
Snap to Midpoints
Snaps to midpoints.
SC
Snap to Centers
Snaps to centres.
SI
Snap to Intersections
Snaps to intersections.
SN
Snap to Nearest
Snaps to the nearest point on an element.
SP
Snap to Perpendicular
Snaps perpendicular to an element.
ST
Snap to Tangents
Snaps tangent to an arc or circle.
SQ
Snap to Quadrants
Snaps to arc quadrants.
SO
Snaps Off
Turns snapping off for the next pick.
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PP
Properties Palette
Toggles the Properties palette. Ctrl + 1 and VP do the same.
KS
Keyboard Shortcuts
Opens the shortcut assignment dialog.
UN
Project Units
Opens the Project Units dialog.
SU
Sun Settings
Opens the sun settings.
ES
Electrical Settings
Opens MEP electrical settings.
MS
Mechanical Settings
Opens MEP mechanical settings.
RR
Render
Renders the current 3D view.
WT
Tile Windows
Tiles every open view.
WC
Cascade Windows
Cascades every open view.
ER
Editing Requests
Lists workset borrow requests.
RL
Reload Latest
Loads the latest central model. RW does the same.
EG
Edit Group
Enters group edit mode.
FG
Finish
Finishes editing the current group.
UG
Ungroup
Ungroups the selected group.
📜 Source: Autodesk Revit Keyboard Shortcuts Guide. Every shortcut below comes from Autodesk’s published Revit shortcut guide. Where Autodesk lists aliases for one command they are noted in the same row rather than split into duplicates. Checked 2026-08-02.
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