tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711812065588876537.post9117442673316086083..comments2023-10-10T09:06:27.814-07:00Comments on BIM Aficionado: Generic Annotation KeynotesAllen Jay Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14634638271495807511noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711812065588876537.post-74040446516169903062013-02-07T07:37:27.886-08:002013-02-07T07:37:27.886-08:00Initially I liked that this seemed to be a good wo...Initially I liked that this seemed to be a good workaround for the default Revit Keynotes, which as you mention, are too restrictive for typical Architectural projects.<br /><br />The issue I have run into with this system, is that updating the Excel file is clunky and not intuitive. In order to make changes to the keynotes, one has to close Revit, modify the Excel file, and then reopen and reload the family in the project. This might be fine if the project is small and 1, maybe 2 people are working on it. For larger projects this is a huge hassle.<br /><br />In addition, having then to go and edit the type properties to get leaders on each and every keynote - again, the time associated with that action doesn't seem to justify the payoff.<br /><br />I'm finding it's easier to just make the parameters in the keynote family instance based and skip the excel file all together. My wish is for Revit and Excel to one day be friends, but this doesn't seem to be the case. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com