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Hogmodo

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Joined: Tue, Jan 6, 2004
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This is probably really stupid to ask but I will charge on and risk looking like an idiot.

I am doing 2D details in Revit 2012.  To draw a line I have to:

1. Click on the Annotate tab

2. Click on the Detail Line tab

3. Click on the Line Type (straight line, radius line, etc.)

4.  Then a locate the cursor where I want it and I click to start the line drag and click to end.

5.  If I want to draw another line, I have to do all of this AGAIN!

Right clicking will not let me repeat this process.  Is there a keyboard short cut or something like

the old autocad "hit space bar to repeat last command" available?

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WWHub

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In 2015, my right clicking will automatically repeat the line with my previously chosen linetype.   This may not have been available in 2012.

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pijpiwo

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Default keyboard shortcut for a detail line is DL. You can customize your shortcuts by typing KS.

During the line command (also true for some other objects), you can put a check mark by the ‘chain’ option on the options bar to continuously draw line segments from the end of the previous one. If you want to start a line somewhere else, hit the ‘escape’ key once (hitting twice will end the line command) and continue a line in the location of your choice.

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