What's your forgotten but useful features in Revit

[Prvoime]

Do you notice people simply not using some features that you find very useful?

I'll start with "Temporary view properties".

I've watched a ton of tutorials and videos, and people don't seem to use this at all. I find it very helpful to skip a trip to VG. I set a keyboard shortcut for "Enable temporary view properties" which both turns it on and off.

Hit the shortcut, open VG, hide non core layers of walls (for example), do what I need to do, hit the shortcut again, and I saved myself opening VG and hunting down the checkbox that I need to check.

Any you want to share?

[ The subject line of this post has been edited for clarity by @handjonathan Original: Forgotten but useful features]

[curtisridenour]

it is also nice for exploded views for different levels of a building

[GHASEM_ARIYANI]

I think the Ramp tool has been dead for years.
No features and capabilities have been added to it, and it has many limitations and bugs, we hope that Autodesk will soon think about this tool.

[Sahay_R]

Why on earth would we want to use Ramp when Sloped floors are available?

[GHASEM_ARIYANI]

If you mean this, should I use Floor or Toposolid for the ramp? Yes, I do the same.

But this method has its disadvantages.
For example, when we slope with shape editing or any method, its thickness changes.
In terms of category, it creates problems for the schedule and...
and other things...

Of course, there is a solution for every problem, but it is preferable that these items are enabled by default for ramp.

[theslacollier]

I agree not much updates and yes you can use slopes floors but they are under different category

i find this workflow interesting specially when dealing with parking structure that have radial or circular ramps for vehicular access

[RSomppi]

Squirrel!

[bsilvaTYLLB]

yes and I hope they make it easy to adjust the focal length.  

[bsilvaTYLLB]

and with regards to orienting to a specific view, this needs to be easier to find as well as easier to cycle through the views.  Sometimes the model has so many views that finding the one you need is dreadful.  It would be easier if you could select the view and be able to open it in 3D immediately. Kind of like "create 3d view from view" that can work as fast as the "find in project browser" feature. 

the workaround of selecting 3d elements and then clicking "selection box" is not as effective but it is decent enough for now. 

[sweetberry1579]

Temporary view properties" is indeed a gem in Revit! I appreciate you pointing that out. It's perfect for quickly tweaking views without altering the main view settings. I'd also suggest looking into "Selection Filters" if you haven't yet. They're great for selecting specific elements within a complex model, reducing the need to sift through everything manually.

Do you have other underused features you find useful? Let’s share and learn together!

[azad.Nanva]

enable spot elevation in model group like the Dimension

[azad.Nanva]

why the Graphic Override for defijn the Shortcut ,is not available anymore in R2025. that was so usefull.

[admaecc211151]

Well, in my case, I use Ramp for the slope for people walking,

and Floor for other using, like driveways.

The Warnings and auto changing total high of Ramp is helpful in a small and simple slope.

But I want more builtin parameters for Ramp to define it more detail, too.

[eleanna_panagoulia]

Setting the Project North by selecting the Project Base Point and changing the angle.

[GHASEM_ARIYANI]

It's ok. please install Update 2025.2

[azad.Nanva]

yes I see , it is well comeback.

دستشون درد نکنه

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[giovanni.bonavia.pela]

@handjonathan 

I feel that Depth Cueing is a feature that adds a lot and than remove all as soon as you want to print. Like shadows. They both add so much on the monitor, then when you want to print you discover that the entire work have been transformed into a raster image. And so you are not happy anymore.

Also why there is no Depth Cueing in plan view? It would be essential to have it and yet, it is missing, as far as I know.

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@giovanni.bonavia.pela wrote:

@handjonathan 

when you want to print you discover that the entire work have been transformed into a raster image.

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Did you try changing raster quality. Prints OK over here.

[giovanni.bonavia.pela]

Of course I have changed raster quality and prints oki. But print raster, not vector. That is the main issue really right?

[RSomppi]

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@giovanni.bonavia.pela wrote:

That is the main issue really right?

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No and totally off topic.

[Basam.Yousif]

Restore Backup.

Rollback a model or extract any of the previous versions. You can even use the tool to rebuild a missing model from its 'backup folder'.

Of course, for this to work, you need to set a few things up correctly from the beginning.

(1) make sure you have plenty of backups, not just a few (sadly '1' is common) when creating the central model. The maximum is 999 and I recommend it for all models. Here is the math: Assume each user syncs 10 times a day, times the number of users, times how many days you wish to have backups. e.g. 10 sync\day * 5 users * 14 days = 700.

(2) Also helpful is to write a comment when sync'ing - this is handy when viewing the model history. I would write a comment at least once a day, or before and after any major changes, e.g. Before\After applying a design option or changing floor-to-floor heights; so you can find and restore it later when needed.

(3) If the model was deleted, the command can 'recreate' it from its backup!

(4) In the cloud, everything is much simpler and backups are unlimited. I would still type a comment once a day.