Use keynotes to tag elements or materials with standard CSI keynotes or custom keynotes.
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About Keynotes
A keynote parameter is available for all model elements (including detail components) and materials. You can tag each of these elements using a keynote tag family. The keynote value is derived from a separate text file that contains a list of keynotes.
About Types of Keynotes
Keynotes can be applied to an element, assigned to a material, or customized to provide required information.
About Leaders for Keynote Tags
When you add an element keynote or a user keynote to a view, you can specify whether the leader is attached to a specific element.
About Keynote Files
Keynote files are text files that define the categories and keynote values that you assign to element types, materials, and individual elements.
About Editing the Keynote File
Keynotes are defined in a tab-delimited text file. You can use Microsoft® Excel or a similar spreadsheet application to manage the data, then export it to a tab-delimited file format.
About Keynote Legends
Add a keynote legend to a view to provide details of keynotes assigned to elements or materials in the view.
About Keynoting versus Tagging a Material
The difference between keynoting and tagging a material is the information that is displayed in the tag and which tag family Revit uses. Revit has separate categories for keynotes and material tags.
Video: Edit a Keynote Text File
Explore the sample keynote text file, and add an entry for a category that you need for your model.
Add a Keynote to a View
Add keynotes to a view to provide details about elements in the design.
Filter a Keynote Legend by Sheet
When you create a keynote legend, use the Filter by Sheet option to filter its contents to show only those keynotes that are visible in views on the sheet where the schedule is placed.
Filter a Keynote Legend by CSI Division
When you create a keynote legend, you can filter its contents based on the Construction Specification Institute (CSI) divisions.
Keynoting Settings Dialog
Use the Keynoting Settings dialog to specify the keynote file to use, and the preferred numbering method.
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