Create windows in Revit

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In Revit, windows are hosted components that can only be created in walls—or to an in-place roof, in the case of a skylight.

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Windows can be added in plan, section, elevation, or 3D views.

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Revit automatically cuts the opening on a specified wall and places the window.

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Before placing any windows, ensure you already have walls in your drawing.

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To complete this exercise, open the CreatingWindows [2024].rvt exercise file.

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Then, on the Architecture ribbon, in the Build panel, click Window.

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In the Properties palette, expand the Type Selector and choose the type of window you want to place.

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Move the cursor over a wall and click to place the window.

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Add several more windows to the wall.

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Then, click Modify to end the Window command.

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To adjust window heights after placement, first select the windows.

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Then, in the Properties palette, under Constraints, you can adjust the Sill Height.

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This is the elevation from the floor to the base of the window.

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Click Modify to deselect the windows.

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On the ribbon, Annotate tab, in the Dimension panel, click Aligned Dimension.

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With the Aligned Dimension tool selected, click the center of each window,

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along with the adjacent walls, to add a string of aligned dimensions.

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Then, click in a blank area to place the dimension string.

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Now, click the EQ symbol on the dimension string to create an equality constraint on the elements.

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This positions the windows with equal spacing.

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If the size of the room is later changed, the windows are automatically repositioned

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to maintain the equality constraint that is applied to them.

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Click Modify to end the Aligned Dimension command.

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Placing and modifying windows in Revit is a straightforward process

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that allows for easy customization of your building model.