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Keynotes

Use keynotes to tag elements or materials with standardized keynotes or custom keynotes.

  • Annotate tabTag panelKeynote drop-down
Topics in this section
  • 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: Place and Edit Element Keynotes
    Annotate detail component families with keynote parameters.
  • 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
    When you create a keynote legend, you can filter its contents based on divisions.
  • Keynoting Settings Dialog
    Use the Keynoting Settings dialog to specify the keynote file to use, and the preferred numbering method.
Parent topic: Annotation

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