Placing a Keynote
1 Click Annotate tab
2 Click Place <type> Keynote tab
3 On the Options Bar, select the keynote tag orientation (horizontal or vertical), and select the
4 Click the relevant element or material to identify which element to tag. An arrowhead appears
5 Click the second point of the first segment for leader.
6 Click the final point for the end of the second segment of leader and location of keynote tag.
To add or create your own keynote data, see
Keynote Placement Tips
For Revit Architecture to keynote a material, the element must be visible in the view, and the material
must be displayed by setting the detail level to medium or fine.
For example, you will not be able to keynote the material of a door's panel whose visibility is set to not
show in plan view. The same door family can have a keynote or tag attached to the door panel's material
in an elevation view, because the solid geometry is visible in the view.
If you are not able to keynote or tag an element in a particular view, check the settings of the family.
Nested family components need to be shared in order to place or display a keynote value. For more
information about nested families, see
Expected Keynote Behavior
If a family is created using a keynote table that is different from the one the project is using and
The same value exists in each keynote table, the project s keynote file values are used.
There are different values in each keynote table, or there is no corresponding value for the keynote in
the project, the keynote number will display, but the text for the keynote will not display.
To resolve these issues, you can select a new keynote value that is part of the project's keynote table, or add
the keynote value to the keynote table. See
Types of Keynotes
Element. A keynote can be applied to an entire element, such as a wall, detail component, or door.
Tag panel
Selector drop-down.
Keynote Tag: Keynote Number shows the keynote number in the drawing area.
Keynote Tag: Keynote Number - Boxed shows the keynote number with a box around it in
the drawing area.
Keynote Tag: Keynote Text shows the keynote text in the drawing area.
Leader check box to show or hide the keynote tag leader.
at this location.
If the element or material already has a value entered for the parameter keynote, it appears in
the tag automatically. If it does not, the Keynotes dialog opens, where you can select the keynote
value.
Keynote drop-down
Element panel, and select a keynote style from the Type
Adding Additional Categories
The Families Guide
on page 418.
Adding Additional Categories
Element, Material, or User.
on page 1122.
on page 1122.
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