How do you align things in Revit?

What is the Align tool in Revit?

The Align tool allows you to align, distribute or organize selected elements, annotations, tags and text along the axis you specify. Furthermore, the Arrange feature will automatically neatly place your tags around the current view.

How do you align a drawing in Revit?

Align Views on a Sheet

1. Open a sheet view.
2. Click View tab Sheet Composition panel (Guide Grid).
3. In the Assign Guide Grid dialog, select Create new, enter a name, and click OK.
4. Click and drag the extent controls to specify the extents of the guide grid.
5. (Optional) Drag additional views onto the sheet.

How do you align and lock in Revit?

Note: Before selecting, move the cursor over the element until the part of the element to align with the reference element is highlighted. Then click it. If you want the selected elements to stay aligned with the reference element (if you later move it), click the padlock to lock the alignment.

How do you rotate and align in Revit?

Select the elements to rotate, and then click Modify | tab Modify panel (Rotate). Click Modify tab Modify panel (Rotate), select the elements to rotate, and then press Enter .

How do you lock something in Revit?

Select the elements to be pinned, and then click Modify | tab Modify panel (Pin). Click Modify tab Modify panel (Pin), select the elements to be pinned, and then press Enter .

How do I lock a grid wall in Revit?

In the illustrated example the align tool has been used to align and lock the brick wall to grid line 1. The grid line is selected first, then the wall, then the lock. To remove the constraint, just select the wall and then left-click on the padlock symbol.

How do you lock a model in Revit?

Open the Revit Server Administrator. In the tree control, select the item, and click (lock). Note: If you use the command-line utility to apply a lock, the lock icon displays after a refresh operation, and information about the model in use displays in the right pane.