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Mastering Revit Keynotes & Annotation Legends with Brian Mackey

The video is a replay of a live master class on Revit keynotes and annotation legends, hosted by Brian Mackey, focusing on best practices for creating, scheduling, and managing keynotes, tags, and generic annotation families. Mackey explains that generic annotation families (note blocks) can be scheduled without shared parameters by adding a label, allowing users to view keynote numbers, values, and types. He demonstrates sorting by keynote number, filtering by type (plan vs elevation), and using itemization settings. He shares practical tips such as using red text for internal schedules, prefixing schedule names with “Z” or underscores for ordering, and leveraging the filter‑by‑sheet feature to display only notes present on a given sheet. He also discusses instance vs type parameters for toggling visibility of values. These techniques streamline documentation, reduce manual tracking, and improve coordination between architects and contractors, ultimately saving time and minimizing errors in BIM projects.