Dockable Windows

Dockable windows can be moved and resized. They can be floated or docked to a location within the Revit application window, or dragged out of the Revit application window into its own window and moved to another monitor.

Video: Dockable Windows

The following windows are dockable:

• Project Browser
• Properties palette
• System Browser
• MEP Fabrication Parts
• P&ID Modeler
• Reconcile Hosting
• Open views in the drawing area

Note: The listed dockable windows are native to Revit; however, applications created by third parties may also use dockable windows.

A docked window shares one or more edges with adjacent windows and toolbars. If a shared edge is moved, the windows change shape to compensate. You can also float windows anywhere on the screen or move them to another monitor.

An undocked window is one that has been separated from the application window. Each undocked window can be moved around the screen or screens as desired. Undocked windows can be resized and grouped.

Tip: You can quickly dock and undock a window by double-clicking the window's title bar.

Grouping windows

A window group is a way to have more than one window occupy the same amount of space on the screen. When windows are grouped, each window is represented by a tab at the bottom of the group. In a group, click a tab to display that window. You can group or ungroup windows as necessary.

Note: You can group windows of the user interface (such as the Project Browser and the Properties palette), and you can group views, but you cannot create a group that contains both user interface windows and views.

In the following image, the Project Browser and Properties palette are grouped. Notice that the Properties palette is the active tab.

To show or hide a dockable window of the user interface

1. Click View tabWindows panel (User Interface).
2. Select or clear the check box next to the desired window in the drop-down list.

To move a dockable window

1. Click and drag the title bar at the top of a user interface window, or the tab of a view.
2. Optional: To prevent a window from automatically docking while you drag it, hold down the CTRL key.
Important: When moving dockable windows, it helps to pay attention to the cursor position and the visual cues. For example, say that the Project Browser and Properties palette are currently undocked and you want them to be stacked and docked on the left. To dock the Project Browser on the left, position the cursor in the title bar, and drag the window until the cursor is touching the edge of the Revit interface on the left. The outline of the window gives you a preview. Using the same method, drag the Properties palette. Position the cursor on the lower edge of the title bar of the docked Project Browser, and notice in the preview of the window that the palettes will stack one above the other. (If you position the cursor within the title bar however, above the lower edge, the palettes will display as overlapping tabbed windows.)

To group dockable windows

1. Click and drag the title bar of the user interface window or the tab of the view to be added to another window or group.
2. Drop the window on the title bar of the receiving window or group.

To ungroup dockable windows

1. Within the group, click the tab for the window you want to remove.
2. Click and drag the window tab out of the group.
3. Drop the window to ungroup it.