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CHAPTER 1 EXPLORING THE USER INTERFACE
set up and how you can customize it to better suit your workfl ow, though, you will see that it is
an optimal interface for a BIM and design application.
Tabs
The ribbon portion of the user interface consists of several tabs, each organized by panels that
relate to the topic of the tab. Each panel contains one or more buttons for the relevant features
available in Revit MEP 2011. You can access a tab by simply clicking the name at the top of the
ribbon. Although each tab is designed to provide a unique set of tools, some of the features of
Revit are repeated on different tabs. The panels and tools for each tab are described here (not all
panels are shown for each tab):
Home The Home tab is the main tab for MEP modeling tools. This tab is divided into pan-
els that are specifi c to each of the main disciplines. This tab is where you will fi nd the tools to
build an MEP model. Each of the discipline panels has a small arrow in the lower-right cor-
ner that provides quick access to the MEP settings dialog box for that discipline.
Insert The Insert tab contains the tools for bringing other fi les into your Revit projects. The
tab is organized by panels for linking and importing fi les and also contains tools for load-
ing Revit families. The small arrow at the lower right of the Import panel is for accessing the
Import Line Weights dialog box, where you can associate imported CAD color numbers to
a Revit line weight. The Insert tab also contains the Autodesk Seek panel, which provides a
search window for content available on the Autodesk Seek website.
Annotate On the Annotate tab you will fi nd the tools needed to add annotations to your
model views along with drafting tools for creating details. The Dimension and Tags panels
can be extended by clicking the arrow next to the panel name, revealing the tools for estab-
lishing settings. The Symbol button is used for placing annotation families onto views or
sheets. The small arrow at the lower-right corner of the Text panel provides access to the Type
Properties dialog box for creating or modifying text styles.
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