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CHAPTER 1 InsIde RevIt stRuctuRe
Using the Graphical User Interface (GUI)
When you double-click the Revit Structure 2009 icon on your desktop, you open the preview
dialog box. This dialog box shows projects and families on which you have recently been work-
ing. Click one of the existing file icons to open them, or click New to begin a new project (see
Figure 1.1).
If you click New, the New Project dialog box will appear. In that dialog box you either choose to
create a new project template or use a specific project template. Click OK, and then Revit Structure
puts you into the main graphical user interface (GUI).
The Revit Structure GUI (see Figure 1.2) is task oriented, with a compact footprint and semi-
rigid structure. The task-oriented layout and grouping of like commands makes project man-
agement and modeling within Revit Structure logical and efficient. The compact footprint of the
GUI is due in large part to the lack of excessive toolbars and dialog boxes, which tend to clutter
other platforms. This allows a large area in which to work and view the model. The location and
size of most GUI components are reset to their defaults when you restart Revit Structure, mak-
ing the interface somewhat rigid with regard to user customization.
The GUI (see Figure 1.2) contains a menu bar, toolbars, Options bar, Type Selector, Design
bar, Project Browser, drawing area, View Control bar, and a status bar, all described in the fol-
lowing sections.
Figure 1.1
Opening dialog box
with graphical file
display
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