Revit Mep Notes Pdf

[Brett Mcgalliard]

In a Community Conversation about schedules I shared that I use schedules for general notes in my project templates. Since I showed it quick, I told those attending that I would share it in detail here.

Next the Schedule Properties dialog box comes up where, in my case, it shows any Project Parameters that has already been assigned to masses. Use the New Parameter button to add another parameter. In Available fields: there are two previous Foodservice parameters I have used when selecting masses.

You can now put in your notes and you can also choose your key name format. You put each Key Name individually unless you want the default numbers only. If you want to mix things up with both letters and numbers, you can. This alone makes it very different from using text notes where you cannot change formatting within your notes.

I mostly use Revit for residential design and I am trying to find the best way to make construciton notes like the ones shown in the attachemnt? I am not looking for the perfect parametric solution, since the notes would not be changing massivley between projects. Right now I am using a generic annotation family with a label which I place an rename depending on the note I need. I have stayed away from keyontes since I need to be able to place the notes at non object specific areas.

Also, if you have any ideas, how would I be able to create notes numbers that have leaders with tick marks around a wall or object as shown below? Is this even possible in Revit or would it involve essentially a custom annotation family with a parameter for width of between tick marks?

I use a Multi Category tag. I've modified it to have a hexigon border and reference the Comments parameter. I throw the tag on something, select the thing and put a number into its Comments field. I don't ever use the Comments parameter for anything else anyway. If I want comments in a light fixture schedule or something, I'll add a Light Fixture Comments parameter or an Installation Notes parameter or something like that specifically for that schedule. So the default Comments field is perfect for me to use in this way.

I would like to avoid drafting views with static notes becuase I have to often make changes to even the standard notes when dealing with complicated renos. Also, I would like to only have one construciton notes sheet, hopefully with scheduled notes

So I feel like I am at a junction of methods, either I use only note blocks and create fake relationships between a generic annotation with hex lines with a number in it, and a field in the note block containing a corresponding number.

Im sorry but I am having trouble wrapping my head around schedules, note blocks, tags and keynotes and differentiating their uses. I assume there is no method that would tag a wall, read the assembly, and make changes if I change the layers of the assembly?

My method of using the Comments field works for this, if you're also willing to use the Description field for the notes. You just make schedule and include the Comments field and the Description field, sort by Comments, do not show every instance, filter by Comments > 0, and type notes into the description fields.

There are some limitations. No one schedule has every possible element in it. Not even a multi category schedule. My solution? I make a few different multi-category tags with different shapes instead of hex. I make a Wall Notes schedule, a Foundation Notes schedule, etc.

Edit: Oops, no it doesn't make it dynamic like you're looking for. It's still manual entry of notes and of updating them. But it's organized at least. I've never used keynotes, but I suspect you're going to have to figure them out to get what you want.

The "note block" tool in Revit is created to do pretty much exactly what you are after. You create a generic annotation with the number and symbol. The generic anntation would also have a parameter for "comments". Then use a note block to create a schedule of the generic annotations in the view.

Okay I'll show mine. I used to be smart. But because of age, now I'm too dumb to even figure out how to make a generic annotation correctly and get it into my project with a parameter that can then be used in the note block.

Thank you very much for the info. This is more or less the method I have been using thus far, I thought maybe I was missing something to make the relationship between the tag, element and schedule more parametric.

For instance, is there any way to make generic annotations 'read' the description field from a wall type it is placed next to? I understand this could not work the same way as a tag, but would this be possible by using something like shared parameters, or is this a different thing entirely?

I would use multi cat tags as mentioned above except that I really like to place the generic annos on a drafting view where they can line up nicely to form the standard of construction notes req. for residential renos here in Toronto.

Also, as a final question if you have time, just to confirm something: there is no annotation system in Revit that can, for instance, read and report the assembly order from exterior to interior side right?

Anybody out there know of a way to create sheet notes in Revit? I would like to be able to point at anything and place a tag (like a circle with a letter inside) and then have a list of notes that I can place on the sheet. I don't want to have to tag a specific item (like a door or a wall), I just want the arrow to indicate a point in space (like an arrow connected to text), but have a tag at the end of the arrow instead of text... then have that tag reference some sort of legend that I can place on a sheet. Is this possible in Revit? If not, why not - this is a common requirement in architectural drawings.

These are not actual "tags" in the same way as the built-in door tag or window tag. These are generic annotation symbols. It's a simple family that you can create with the generic annotation symbol, with a square and a label. Then, in the project by using the Symbol icon, in the Annotate tab. Then, you add a leader, then you enter information in the label.

Thanks for the response. Is there some other way to show that information? I like to tie certain notes or disclaimers to a schedule. For example, for a window schedule I always want to note to say "all measurements to be field-verified" or for a valve schedule I always want to say "only special valves are listed". It always would be part of my standard schedule for that type of item.

But how do I add similar row at the bottom? To me it seems more logical to show the disclaimers and notes at the bottom (and all plans I've ever seen that have schedule notes, show them on the bottom).

What would be the best way to create a file with notes such as code references that would dynamically update? One option that I've thought about was to create a notes sheet and just import that every time I finish a job. Although I prefer to have my notes on the sheet that they pertain to rather than one sheet with a million notes. The objective is to be able to update the notes file every time I get corrections back from the building department, then to be able to apply those same changes to the current jobs that I am working on. I'm hoping that there is something that might work like an xref.

I'm not sure I get your idea, but what about using Key Notes? . What if you'll create a custom Key Notes File with an extended description ( a .txt file ) that is connected with building items and can be placed as notes on any View?

That's one thing that I haven't gotten around to learning about yet is keynotes. In the attached PDF on the lower right there are a bunch of numbered electrical notes that is basically a list of things that the building departments have requested to see on the plans over the years. Soon, they will be adopting the 2018 codes which means that the references will need to be updated. The idea being that I would update the notes once and every set that I complete after that would have the exact same notes. Even if I opened an old set of plans, I could update the notes because all my plans would be referencing the same notes instead of having individual instances in every drawing. This would be only for the numbered notes, not all of the notes that are in plan view as those are job specific.

HELP!!! I've reviewed dozens of online tutorials, and setting up either keynotes, or note blocks is easy... for one sheet, but I have multiple sheets. As soon as I start notating for multiple sheets either one goes to hell, everything gets messed up, notes get erased, notes end up on the wrong sheets. I've added parameters for the sheet numbers to only view by particular sheets, but still everything is all messed up. I'm wasting time at this point, and that can't continue.

My first question is regarding Keynotes, and the keynote.txt file referenced for use in Revit Keynoting; How do i format my custom .txt file so it can be read for multiple sheets. No i'm not using the built in specs, i want to have keynotes that read like:

My second Question is regarding Note Blocks. I was told, since Keynotes are such a problem, that I should use note blocks... HA! These are just as much of a pain in the **** when trying to work with multiple sheets. As soon as I create a new Note Block for a new sheet, it all goes crazy. Yes I have created parameters for the different sheets for which they will be displayed. but the problem is, once i've created a new, or duplicated a note block, the only new notes that can be created are for the last note block to be made. This is a problem because when I go back to a different view to add another note, it shows up on the wrong note block schedule even though i've changed the notes sheet designation... doesn't matter. My question is, how do I set this up correctly for MULTIPLE SHEETS?

Does the default Keynote Legend not work for you? Using the legend will filter out keynotes per sheet, if the keynote is not placed in the view, it won't show up on your sheet. We also use the Keynote Manager add-on from Revolution Design to help make the .txt formatting a little less painful.

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