reviting

Keynotes seem to be a bit of an unused or mysterious tool to most new Revit users. It is, however, extremely useful.

Keynotes are a simple method of associating a number or code and a name to any object (sort of like your little black book). Names and numbers are specified in a plain text file with a single 'tab' between the Number and the Name.

To locate your default Keynotes text file, create a new project and select Settings -> Keynoting... and note the 'Full Path'. Once you have created your own Keynotes file you can specify it here by clicking Browse...

In this example we will be creating a new Keynotes file and using it within a new project. You may also want to check out the default Keynotes file for reference.