Viewing Keynote text in a schedule.

[Anonymous]

Hi, 

I am wanting to view the Keynote text in a schedule (not a legend). Currently, you can only view the Keynote value. Is there a way to add this to the Type Properties of a family? Or link the current "Description" field to the Keynote text? 

Thank you for your help.

Regards, 

John 

[rudi.roux]

Hi @Anonymous,

Welcome to the community! 

You certainly can. Typically you can add additional data under comments, model or description under your Family Type Identity Data. 

Select Family Type (I used light fittings in this example) >> Scroll down to the Identity Data Section >> Fill in a Description >> Fill in a Keynote then save. 

Create a Light Fixture Schedule, add the Keynote and Description Parameters. Then create the schedule. 

I added a Type Mark of "LIGHTS" to both Family Types and created a Filter for then, that is why they display in red. 

I also added the Project file for you to open and play around with. 

I hope this helps! 

[Anonymous]

Hi Rudi,

Thanks for your response. 

I'm trying to get the keynote text within the keynote file to display in a schedule. At the moment, I need to copy that text and paste it into "Description" within a family for it to show in a schedule. Is it possible to add another field to show this text? Or is there a way of linking the "Description" in a family to the keynote? 

Regards, 

John 

[rudi.roux · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous, 

Ahh, unfortunately, the Keynote Text can not be scheduled in a model element schedule so you can not do what you want unless you add some manual process, similar to what you are doing already. Copy/Paste to an appropriate Identity Data Parameter which can be scheduled along with a Keynote. (Similar to what I showed.) 

Keynote Text can be used in Keynote Legends. View >> Create >> Legend dropdown >> Keynote Legend. 

This has been on the AUGI wishlist before, I reckon it would be nice to be able to schedule it at least so that once you update your Keynote .txt file, it would update in schedules which you created.

I generally try and populate my family Identity Data as complete as possible which is loaded into my default project templates and managed from there, the reason being that everything is schedulable in projects. I still use Keynotes in schedules, but not keynote text due to the limitations. 

I hope this helps! 

[RDAOU · Accepted solution]

Hello @Anonymous

what is the difference between such schedule and a legend? or better ask how are they different on your side? When you want to schedule keynotes; what will be included in that schedule?

1. If it's just a number and a discription the it is a legend so there will be no point of substituting the keynotes legend with a keynote schedule
2. if you need to add more to that schedule than a keynote;  then one should rather schedule those keynote in the quantity schedule of the elements they are associated with...and simply add the parameter keynote to the schedule
3. taking point two into consideration ... You can filter that schedule and hide columns to show only the keynotes and you get what u want!

in simple words;

1. if you need to schedule keynotes associated with Windows, you make a window schedule Keynote but that wouldn't make sense would it?
2. if they are keynotes on a drafting view which u need to schedule; then a keynote legend suffice

UNLESS your intent is to use keynotes as sheet notes! Which isn't really the purpose of keynotes! But even if; a legend in such case would suffic 

[Anonymous]

Hi Rdaou,

I just need to do your option 1. However, only a few parts of the keynote file need to be visible.  I would normally be able to do this just with a legend and filter out the parts not required. However, do to the limitations with filtering the legend I am unable to retain just the information needed. (I would require more filter lines than the seven currently in Revit). 

Regards, 

John