Selecting windows and editing window properties

Step-by-step guide

Edit the size of one window, a selection of windows, or all windows of a certain type using the Properties palette.

1. Open the project DW-Arch_Place Windows_RVT2021.rvt. It opens in the Level 1 plan view.
2. In the Project Browser, double-click the view name to open the views Elevations > West and 3D Views > {3D}.
3. On the View tab > Windows panel, click Tile Views.

4. Press ZA to zoom all the views to fit each tiled view.

To change the size of one window:

5. In the West elevation view, select one of the windows.
6. In Properties, change the Sill Height to 2'-0".
7. Move the cursor into the view, and the Sill Height of the window updates in all 3 views.

8. From the Quick Access Toolbar, Undo this change.

To change the size of a selection of windows:

9. In the Level 1 plan view, select all the elements along the left of the building.
10. In the Modify | Multi-Select tab > Selection panel, click Filter.

11. In the Filter dialog box, select Check None, and then select Windows.
12. Click OK.

Now, only the windows are selected.

13. In Properties, change the Sill Height to 2'-0". All the windows in the selection update.

14. Click Modify.

To change the size of all windows of a certain type:

15. In the West elevation view, select one window.
16. In Properties, click Edit Type.

17. In the Type Properties dialog box, in the Dimensions section, change the Width to 4'-0".
18. Click OK.

All windows of that type update.

19. Undo the change to the windows.
20. Save the project.