Revit Chimes when Deleting Elements

[Anonymous]

Hi!

I am working in my Revit project file and am constantly deleting and replacing furniture items and walls. Every time I delete an element, there is a loud chime that goes off. It is the same chime that goes off when a warning box pops up, but I was able to turn those off. The only way I can turn off the "deleting elements chime" is by muting my entire computer, but sometimes I share my screen on Zoom and need to hear people on the call. Does anyone know how to turn off the sound that occurs when deleting elements?

Thanks in advance!

[barthbradley]

Why is it chiming?  What's the error?   

[Anonymous]

Hi barthbradley,

It is chiming every time I delete an item. No error or warning message appears. If I place a couch, wall, or any other item but decide to delete it, it chimes. It is so strange!

[barthbradley]

Well, there's a warning or error associated with the chime.  You don't see anything?  Did you have a dual monitor setup at one time? 

If you did, the warning/error dialog box may be off screen. 

[ToanDN]

http://revitoped.blogspot.com/2013/08/silence-warnings.html

[Anonymous]

Good to know. I have never had a dual monitor set up with this laptop, so I don't know where the error/warning box has disappeared to... do you know how to get it back? I just did some research and it tells me to go to Manage -> Inquiry -> Review Warnings but the Review Warnings button is greyed out. I appreciate all of your help.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, ToadDN! Hopefully once I get my error/warning box to appear again, I can use this to turn off the chime.

[barthbradley]

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@Anonymous wrote:

the Review Warnings button is greyed out. 

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That's a good thing.  No Warnings. Pat yourself on the back.  

Now, where the heck is the warning box that's associated with the chime? Got me. 

[Anonymous]

Now I'm manually causing an error (drawing a wall on top of an existing wall) and the error box appears, but NO CHIME! There is still a chime with every item I delete. I'm at a total loss 😞 

[Anonymous]

Also, I'm using Revit 2019 - Student Version. Not sure if that'll change anything for anyone helping me troubleshoot.

[barthbradley]

You sure it isn't your phone?  

Kidding.  

Very weird. 

[martijn_pater]

Turn off your sound...

[RobDraw]

Are you using the keyboard delete key or the Revit command? Does it still make a sound if you delete in an alternative method?

What kind of error could be happening? (Delete by itself does not make a sound.) Are these elements pinned?

Have you ever had a second monitor plugged in? If so, try connecting another one so you can see that error message.

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

Turn off Windows system's "Exclamation" sound then.

[barthbradley]

….or change your wav from Chimes to Electric Love. he, he.

 

[Anonymous]

You're onto something here... I used the delete button in Revit and there was no chime. The chime only occurs when I delete something using my keyboard. I have turned off the sound from my computer settings and it fixed the issue. Thank you for your help!

[RobDraw]

So, your keyboard has a feature to make a sound when the delete key is pressed. Check your keyboard settings.