All keyboard shortcuts stopped working

[kymberh]

Hey everyone! I'm using Revit Architecture 2015, although same thing in my 2014 student version and 2015 LT trial. Here's the problem:

Out of the blue not that long ago, all of my keyboard shortcuts stopped working -- the new ones I created, as well as the ones that come with the program. I tried locating the keyboardshortcuts.xml file and deleting it, replacing it with an older version, re-importing it in the options menu, and importing an older version's xml file. I tried deleting the shortcuts within the program and reassigning the letters. I tried repairing and reinstalling Revit.

The status bar in the lower left corner displays the text as I type, and it offers the suggestion as to what command I'm typing, but the commands do not execute. The problem exists in every project file I open, including the sample Revit projects. 

Is this a problem anyone else has had? Is it a computer problem or a software problem? Is there anything else I'm missing or haven't tried?

Thanks so much! Not even being able to Tile Windows is driving me crazy, and I haven't been able to find a solution anywhere.

Cheers!

[dzanta]

i would do a repair on your revit

if that doesn't work, do a reinstall

if that doesn't work, do a clean uninstall and reinstall

[dbrainard]

I think I've experienced something similar this past month. 2 times now, something odd has occured where I loose keyboard shortcut, middle mouse and correct properties display - Can't reproduce when or why. Closing the project and reopening it did nothing to fix it, but restarting Revit did. I assumed it might be one of the Add-Ins acting up, but now I'm not so sure.

[dzanta]

have you tried resetting your Revit UI?

[Anonymous]

restart the Revit , if not working
restart your computer

[elias_munoz_neyra]

It's 2019 and I'm having this issue

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[RobDraw]

It's October 27, 2019 to be more presise.

Did you try all of the suggestions above?

[elias_munoz_neyra]

I have closed the RVT and started the program again, it works now. My point is: it's 2019 and I'd like to know what causes this problem.

[RobDraw]

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@elias_munoz_neyra wrote:

My point is: it's 2019 and I'd like to know what causes this problem.

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Not really sure how the year is relevant. This thread is from 2015. It didn't get many responses and none of them were marked as a solution. It hasn't had anyone else post with a similar issue until now. It was most likely a one off thing. Probably fixed itself like from a restart.

In order to determine the cause the problem needs to be repeatable and from the looks of this thread it's not an ongoing issue. You can always start a new thread with the details of your problem so that you can mark a solution, if you'd like. 

[Anonymous]

@elias.munoz.neyra I have experienced this quite a number of times now where keyboard shortcuts immediately stopped working. Restarting Revit seems to be the only solution. You said that  "In order to determine the cause the problem needs to be repeatable" well I hope this will help in find a more reliable solution. When ever I do a match property and accidentally press "msa" instead of just "ma" the keyboard shortcut stops working.

I hope autodesk can solve this mystery because restarting Revit is a pain in the A$$.

[RobDraw]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I hope autodesk can solve this mystery because restarting Revit is a pain in the A$$.

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If you want Autodesk to solve it, you will have to wait a while, they only come around here occasionally and there has to be a legitimate widespread issue for them to take immediate action.

Maybe some of us lowly users can help.

Have you modified the keyboard shortcut file in any way?

[elias_munoz_neyra]

Indeed

I've dealt with this problem partially. WHen this occurs while I'm editing section views or detail views if you open edit crop mode and then close it it should refresh your shortcuts and prevent you from restarting RVT. DOwnside: the larger your model the longer it takes to open edit mode.

Still, this doesn't work in other edit modes.

[elias_munoz_neyra]

Indeed

I've dealt with this problem partially. WHen this occurs while I'm editing section views or detail views if you open edit crop mode and then close it it should refresh your shortcuts and prevent you from restarting RVT. DOwnside: the larger your model the longer it takes to open edit mode.

Still, this doesn't work in other edit modes.

[Anonymous]

Uncropping a plan view on a sheet and then recropping it worked for me. No need to restart Revit. Thanks!

[RSpurrier]

I get this problem from time to time, but the last couple of days have been particularly bad - probably because Revit knows I have a tight deadline...

The quickest way I've found to bring back the keyboard shortcuts is to synchronise with the central model, but tick the box to compact the central model. It takes longer than a normal sync but is faster than restarting Revit.

I've experienced this on every version of Revit I've ever used (2012-2019), and I've never been able to find out the cause. I hope Autodesk becomes aware of it and fixes it though!

[dzanta]

The times I have seen this issue is because my computer is running a graphics card and driver that is unsupported by Revit (personal laptop).  My work laptop that is properly spec'd does not have this issue.

Perhaps a graphics card or driver update/change is needed?

Kudos on the uncrop/crop temporary solution though...better than restarting Revit.

[Anonymous]

Solution:
Had the same problem many times, i tried restarting the revit(didnt work) i tried restarting pc and it worked... turnes out the restating pc worked because it reseted the keyboard language to english cause i had change it to another language (cause english is not my native language). So to sum this up if you change the language to English (or whatever your Revit has as a default language ) it should work. 

[michael.coviello]

Hello @kymberh   Did any of the solutions here work for you?   I found an article on this topic if you are using remote access where the keyboard shortcuts stop.   Does this apply to your problem?
Keyboard shortcuts stop working in Revit

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

changing the keyboard input language in Windows worked for me.

(Windows Key + Spacebar)

[akadL7Z44 · Accepted solution]

I usually fix this by locking my windows (Win + L) then login in again. You don't need to close any software.