In this Autodesk Revit tutorial I am going to explain the use of the “Pin” tool to you. If you’d like to watch the video version of this tutorial first, simply click in the box below….
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One of the best features of Revit (and there are many) is that it is very easy to edit elements once they are in your model- including moving them. It is also very easy (often “too” easy) to delete elements. Take the simple model below…..
We could simply hover over any of the 3 elements (the 2 walls and the table) and click (and hold our left mouse button) and drag those elements to a new location. Conversely, we could just select one of the elements and hit the “delete” key- and it’s gone! But what if you wish to safeguard against accidental movements and deletions? This is where the “Pin” tool comes into play. The Pin tool allows us to “pin” an element in it current position and stop it from being moved. This…