How do I select all walls in Revit at once?

Revit's Select All Instances works per type, so a model with fifteen wall types needs fifteen operations. These select every instance of the category visible in the view in one click, with separate buttons for interior and exterior where that distinction matters.

Does it select across the whole model or just the current view?

The active view for most of them, which lets you use the view's crop and filters as the scope. Ceilings, beams and rooms key off the view's level instead - and Ceilings searches the whole model and keeps what is on that level, so it will pick up a ceiling the view is hiding.

How does it decide which walls are exterior?

From the wall type's Function parameter, not from geometry. It reflects how the model is set up rather than second-guessing it.

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Why Selection Tools exists

Selecting every wall in a model is a solved problem in theory. Right-click, Select All Instances, Visible in View - as long as you want one wall type. Wanting every wall regardless of type, or only the exterior ones, or every door on this floor, means a filter, or a schedule, or drawing a crossing window and then shift-clicking away the things you did not want.

How Selection Tools works

Each utility is one ribbon button that selects a specific set: all walls, exterior walls, interior walls, all doors, exterior doors, interior doors, floors, windows, roofs, ceilings, beams or rooms.
For most of them the scope is what is visible in the active view, so the view is the filter - crop it or apply a view template and the selection follows. Ceilings, beams and rooms work from the view's level instead, which is usually what you want in a plan.
Interior and exterior variants read the type-level Function parameter rather than guessing from position.
Beams means beams - structural framing whose type is a beam, not braces, kickers, trusses or joists. Rooms excludes unplaced rooms and rooms belonging to another level.
Once selected, you carry on in Revit - override, isolate, tag, schedule, delete, group. Whatever you had selected before is replaced.

Before

A category-wide selection means a filter, a schedule jump, or a crossing window plus a lot of shift-clicking.

After

One button, and the selection is exactly the category you asked for.

When to reach for it

Applying a graphic override to every exterior wall for an envelope drawing.
Selecting all doors to renumber, tag or push a parameter across them.
Isolating a category quickly while investigating a model.

What it does not do

These select. What you do next is ordinary Revit work - they are a starting point, not an operation.
Scope is the active view for most of them, which is deliberate but means the whole model is not selected in one click. Ceilings is the exception in the other direction: it searches the entire project and keeps what is on the view's level, so it will pick up a ceiling the view is hiding.
Ceilings and beams need the view to have a level, so in a 3D view, a drafting view or a schedule they exit without doing anything and without saying why. Non-graphical views are rejected with a message.
Interior and exterior filters depend on the type Function parameter being set correctly. A model where that was never maintained will return what the data says, not what the geometry implies.
They are not all on the same tier. Several are free and several are part of the paid suite - the tool page for each one states which.

Questions

How do I select all walls in Revit at once?: Revit's Select All Instances works per type, so a model with fifteen wall types needs fifteen operations. These select every instance of the category visible in the view in one click, with separate buttons for interior and exterior where that distinction matters.
Does it select across the whole model or just the current view?: The active view for most of them, which lets you use the view's crop and filters as the scope. Ceilings, beams and rooms key off the view's level instead - and Ceilings searches the whole model and keeps what is on that level, so it will pick up a ceiling the view is hiding.
How does it decide which walls are exterior?: From the wall type's Function parameter, not from geometry. It reflects how the model is set up rather than second-guessing it.

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One-click selection and highlight utilities for Revit® - instantly target elements by type across your entire project.

Click once - all matching elements are instantly selected or highlighted and ready for editing.

Architecture

Structure

Steel

Precast

Systems

Insert

Annotate

Analyze

Massing & Site

Collaborate

View

Manage

Add-Ins

NexionTools

Select

Highlight

Rooms

Parameters

Sheets & Views

Data

Manage

Quickly select elements by type - walls, doors, windows, and more.

Visually isolate and inspect elements by type using temporary color overrides.

Get Started in Minutes

Four simple steps to bring Select Ceilings directly into your Revit® environment.

Create Account

Download Installer

One installer, 52 professional Revit® tools. Under 15 MB.

Open Revit

Select Ceilings appears in your ribbon automatically - ready to use.

Start Building

It's free - start using it immediately on any project.

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Try NexionTools completely free.

Get full access to all 40 premium Revit® plugins. No credit card required.

Why Selection Tools exists

How Selection Tools works

Each utility is one ribbon button that selects a specific set: all walls, exterior walls, interior walls, all doors, exterior doors, interior doors, floors, windows, roofs, ceilings, beams or rooms.
For most of them the scope is what is visible in the active view, so the view is the filter - crop it or apply a view template and the selection follows. Ceilings, beams and rooms work from the view's level instead, which is usually what you want in a plan.
Interior and exterior variants read the type-level Function parameter rather than guessing from position.
Beams means beams - structural framing whose type is a beam, not braces, kickers, trusses or joists. Rooms excludes unplaced rooms and rooms belonging to another level.
Once selected, you carry on in Revit - override, isolate, tag, schedule, delete, group. Whatever you had selected before is replaced.

Before

A category-wide selection means a filter, a schedule jump, or a crossing window plus a lot of shift-clicking.

After

One button, and the selection is exactly the category you asked for.

When to reach for it

Applying a graphic override to every exterior wall for an envelope drawing.
Selecting all doors to renumber, tag or push a parameter across them.
Isolating a category quickly while investigating a model.

What it does not do

These select. What you do next is ordinary Revit work - they are a starting point, not an operation.
Scope is the active view for most of them, which is deliberate but means the whole model is not selected in one click. Ceilings is the exception in the other direction: it searches the entire project and keeps what is on the view's level, so it will pick up a ceiling the view is hiding.
Ceilings and beams need the view to have a level, so in a 3D view, a drafting view or a schedule they exit without doing anything and without saying why. Non-graphical views are rejected with a message.
Interior and exterior filters depend on the type Function parameter being set correctly. A model where that was never maintained will return what the data says, not what the geometry implies.
They are not all on the same tier. Several are free and several are part of the paid suite - the tool page for each one states which.

Questions

How do I select all walls in Revit at once?: Revit's Select All Instances works per type, so a model with fifteen wall types needs fifteen operations. These select every instance of the category visible in the view in one click, with separate buttons for interior and exterior where that distinction matters.
Does it select across the whole model or just the current view?: The active view for most of them, which lets you use the view's crop and filters as the scope. Ceilings, beams and rooms key off the view's level instead - and Ceilings searches the whole model and keeps what is on that level, so it will pick up a ceiling the view is hiding.
How does it decide which walls are exterior?: From the wall type's Function parameter, not from geometry. It reflects how the model is set up rather than second-guessing it.

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Select All Walls

Select Exterior Walls

Select Interior Walls

Select All Doors

Select Exterior Doors

Select Interior Doors

Select Floors

Select Windows

Select Roofs

Select Ceilings

Select Beams

Select Rooms

Highlight

Highlight All Walls

Highlight Exterior Walls

Highlight Interior Walls

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Open Revit

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Why Selection Tools exists

How Selection Tools works

Before

After

When to reach for it

What it does not do

Questions

Related tools

Where to Go Next

Installation Guide

Getting Started

Need help?

Utility Tools

Select

Select All Walls

Select Exterior Walls

Select Interior Walls

Select All Doors

Select Exterior Doors

Select Interior Doors

Select Floors

Select Windows

Select Roofs

Select Ceilings

Select Beams

Select Rooms

Highlight

Highlight All Walls

Highlight Exterior Walls

Highlight Interior Walls

Get Started in Minutes

Create Account

Download Installer

Open Revit

Start Building

Ecosystem · Select

Select Exterior Walls

Select Interior Doors

Select Windows

Select Floors

Try NexionTools completely free.

Why Selection Tools exists

How Selection Tools works

Before

After

When to reach for it

What it does not do

Questions

Related tools

Where to Go Next

Installation Guide