Quick Start

Welcome to Amorphous! This guide will help you get productive with the add-ins quickly.

The Amorphous Ribbon

After installation, you’ll find the Amorphous tab in Revit’s ribbon. The tools are organized into panels:

Panel	Purpose
UI Selection	Smart selection, isolate, and hide by filter
Graphics	Color overrides and VG management
Section Box Tools	Create and manage 3D section boxes
View Tools	View navigation and manipulation
Family Tools	Family export and conversion
Data Tools	View template management
Settings	Configure Amorphous preferences

Select elements in your view
Click Isolate by Filter or Hide by Filter to quickly focus on what matters

Select elements you want to box around
Click Section Box to create a section box that perfectly fits your selection
Use Section Box Manager to save and recall section box states

In-dialog hotkeys: Many Amorphous dialogs support single-key shortcuts. For example, Smart Selection uses C, F, T, P, W for filter types and R, V, M for scopes. Look for underlined letters in chip labels.
Assign Revit shortcuts: Go to Revit Options > Keyboard Shortcuts and assign hotkeys to your most-used commands. Some tools execute instantly (e.g., Smart Section Box, Toggle Point Clouds), while others like Quick Color pop up at your cursor position for convenience.
ESC to cancel: Most dialogs and picking operations can be cancelled with the Escape key

Modeless dialogs: Most Amorphous tools use modeless dialogs that stay open while you work in Revit - no need to close them between operations
Blocking dialogs: A few tools intentionally block the UI when a focused workflow is needed (e.g., element picking sequences)
Dockable panels: Some tools like Quick Toggles can be docked to the Revit window for quick access if used frequently

Select → Color: Use Smart Selection to find similar elements, then Color Override to highlight them
Select → Isolate/Hide: Quickly isolate or hide all elements matching your criteria
Section Box → Save: Create a section box with Smart Section Box, then save it with Section Box Manager for later recall
Edge Aligned → Orient View: Create an edge-aligned section box, then use 3D View Align to orient your view to match

Section Box from 2D views: Run Smart Section Box or Section Box Edge Aligned from a plan or section view - it creates a dedicated 3D view automatically
Linked model edges: Section Box Edge Aligned works with linked Revit models - just pick an edge on any linked element
QuickVis snapshots: Save your current visibility state, make temporary changes, then restore with one click
Padding adjustments: After creating a section box, the padding panel lets you fine-tune bounds with +/- buttons

Explore the individual tool documentation to learn about each add-in’s full capabilities: