![]() Other noticeable changes to the UI include resizable dialogs as well as a workset and design options improvements. The QAT is now customisable as it has its own dialogue box which allows you to reconfigure tools quickly if required. ![]() If you don't like the PP palette on screen all the time you can hide it with a keyboard short cut, but this then causes you a bit of an issue as the Type selector is no longer accessible, but you can get around this as you are able to add the type selector to the QAT (quick access toolbar). After a short time, I found that you do get use to it and access to properties requires far less picking and clicking. It takes a bit of getting use to and does take up screen real estate, but it can be docked onto another monitor if you have a dual screen setup. This reduces the need to “click” open the type or instance properties, as settings are always quickly visible. The Modeless Properties Palette can remain open or closed. ![]() This is not going to be to everybody's taste as it now resides in a modeless Properties Palette. The other obvious change is the disappearance of the Type selector from the Ribbon. The Ribbon also seems to be a lot faster and there is icon clarity with other Autodesk solutions. When you select a tool and start to work with it, the modify tools are constantly at hand. 2011 allows rapid access to modification tools, no more clicking backwards and forwards between Ribbon tabs. The most obvious improvement and a complaint I personally had with 2010, was actually getting access to modification tools. Modify Tab is both static and contextual.So these are the headliners for UI improvements. So let me start with the interface, as this has been a constantly debated, argued, discussed subject amongst many a Revit user on the AUGI forums. ![]() Whilst this blog just covers the main features it does not cover everything, but I do plan to cover specific functionality in future articles. So what's in RAC 2011 you may ask? RAC 2011 introduces some new concepts, an improved interface (needed too after the grief that Autodesk got about the Ribbon for 2010) as well as some genuine user feature requests. But then I am always passionate about a new release of Revit, as it opens up new opportunities, gives us new toys to play with and helps drive the adoption of BIM within our industry. ![]() Having spent the last 7 months participating in the alpha and beta program, I am genuinely excited about this release. :-) and after a wink and a nod from Autodesk I can also finally reveal what's new in 2011! No, not the year, but this year's release of Autodesk Revit Architecture. So its the 25th March 2010 and its my daughters 4th Birthday HAPPY Birthday Bethan. ![]()
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