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Adding Additional Categories

    Keynotes are defined in a tab-delimited text file. The first portion of the text file is reserved for major headings/categories (the parent values). The remainder of the file is for sub-headings/categories (the child values). A tab-delimited file requires the use of the Tab key to create spaces between data entries.

    Changes made to the keynote table are not available in the current project session of Revit. Changes are available when the project is closed and reopened.

    You can use Microsoft® Excel or a similar spreadsheet application to manage the data, then export it to a tab-delimited file format.

    Sample Keynote Text File

    CSI Main Category/Heading (parent value)

    11000 [tab] Division 11 - Equipment

    CSI Master format sSb-Category/Heading [tab] Sub-Category/Heading Description [tab] CSI Masterformat Main Category/Heading Value (parent value)

    11060 [tab] Theater and Stage Equipment [tab] 11000

    11061 [tab] Acoustical Shells [tab] 11000

    For sub-categories of sub-categories

    11060.A1 [tab] Counter-Weight Rigging [tab] 11060

    Sample User Keynote Text File

    For User Keynotes you can place them in front of the CSI structure by using the following format:

    Main/Heading/Parent Category

    00000 [tab] Division 00 - User Notes

    Sub-Category/Heading/Child

    00001 [tab] User Note 1 [tab] 00000

    00002 [tab] User Note 2 [tab] 00000

    For sub-categories of sub-categories

    00001.A1 [tab] User Note 1a [tab] 00001