Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010, User Manual

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Moving Elements
Revit Architecture offers a variety of ribbon options, keyboard actions, and on-screen element controls for
moving elements in the drawing area, either independently or in association with other elements.
Moving a wall
You can move a hosted component from one host to another. For example, you can move a window from
one wall to another wall. See
Rehosting on page 811.
You can also move a component that is dimensioned to another element (by distance or angle) by changing
the dimension. See
Changing a Dimension Value on page 286.
Moving Elements by Dragging
You can click and drag a selected element to a new location in the drawing area. If multiple elements are
selected, they all move when you drag one. The spatial relationships among them are preserved.
TIP When moving elements one at a time, select Press & Drag on the status bar to drag an element without
selecting it first. When using this option, the element is selected as you drag it.
Some elements can move only horizontally or vertically by default; Revit Architecture provides visual cues
about the way that a selected element can move. To remove this constraint, press and hold
Shift while
dragging the element.
Conversely, some elements can move in any direction by default. To constrain their movement, press and
hold
Shift while dragging the elements. For example, you can move a window freely in an elevation or a 3D
view, but pressing Shift constrains the movement of the window so that its elevation does not change.
Likewise, you can normally move walls, lines, or gridlines freely in any direction. Pressing Shift constrains
their movement to directions perpendicular to the wall or line.
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