Change Canvas
Overview
Change Canvas toggles the Revit canvas — the drawing-area background — between Dark and Light for the current session, in one click. It flips Revit's canvas theme independently of the overall interface theme, so you can pair a dark ribbon with a light drawing area or the reverse. There is no dialog; the background changes immediately.
How to use
- In the B45 Labs | Coordination tab, open the Revit Settings panel and click Change Canvas.
- The Revit drawing-area background toggles between Dark and Light for the active session.
Tips & Notes
- Change Canvas is independent of Change Theme — the canvas background and the interface chrome can each be set to a different mode.
Limitations
- Requires Revit 2024 or newer. On Revit 2023 the canvas theme is not exposed by the API, and the command reports that it is not supported.