Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Inconsistent naming for the Paste Aligned tools

I noticed the other day that the Paste Aligned drop-down in Revit Structure has a case of " I don't know what I want to be called". Should I be called"Select Levels" or "Select Levels by Name" or should I be called"Pick Level Graphics" or "Pick Level"?

If you look at the drop-down selection from using the tool in the Modify contextual tab your list will look as follows:

  • Select Levels
  • Select Views
  • Current View
  • Same Place
  • Pick Level Graphics

If you look at the drop-down selection from using the tool in the Modify tab your list will look as follows:
  • Select Levels by Name
  • Select Views
  • Current View
  • Same Place
  • Pick Level
I personally like "Select Levels by Name" and "Pick Level Graphics" because that is what you are doing. Regardless of what they are called, all methods of placement appear to do the same thing. I am sure in a future version The Factory will decide on which names to go with.