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CHAPTER 1 Exploring thE UsEr intErfacE
Clicking the Options button opens the Options dialog box, which has several tabs for dif-
ferent settings within Revit MEP 2012. The General tab now contains a slider that allows you to
control how frequently your file will update when working in a worksharing environment and
utilizing the Model Updates option of the new worksharing display features.
The General tab is also where you define your username for Revit MEP 2012. This is impor-
tant for worksharing because Revit uses this name to identify you for editing requests, workset
ownership, and element borrowing.
The User Interface tab shown in Figure 1.13 is where you can set some general behavior for
the interface. For example, you can choose between a light gray or dark gray theme for the inter-
face from the Active Theme drop-down list.
The Tab Display Behavior section in the center of the tab is where you define how the ribbon
tabs will behave after an action is completed. There are settings for the behavior in both the
Project and Family Editor environments. The check box for displaying a contextual tab on selec-
tion allows you to have the ribbon tab switch immediately to the contextual tab when an object
is selected. If that check box is not selected, the contextual tab will still appear on the ribbon, but
it will not automatically become the active tab.
Figure 1.13
User Interface
tab of the Options
dialog box
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