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Forums >> General Discussion >> Wishlist >> Reload keynote database without restarting Revit
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There should be a way to reload the keynote database without having to exit Revit and restart. Sort of like REINIT in AutoCAD. This is important because the database that comes with Revit is not all that complete where you want it to. Which means every office must spend time and effort completing it.
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You don't need to re-start - just goto settings/keynoting then hit the browse button but you don't need to change anything - this will trigger a re-load.
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That would be great. There is a workaround to keep you from starting revit. It's not ideal, but it is fairly quick. What you do is simply load a new keynote file, then go back and load your original file. A fast way of doing this: Create a new .txt file in the same folder with the same name as your keynote.txt file, with "X" at the end of the filename. It doesn't need to have your keynotes in it, any text will work. I would suggest some random text, or something along the lines of "these are not keynotes", to be sure nobody mistakes it for your actual keynotes. When you need to reload the keynotes, go to Settings|Keynoting. There will an editable file path, with the "Browse" button next to it. Ignore the button, just go to the end of the filepath and add an "X", then hit OK. Now, go back, delete the "X" (this will now be your original filepath), hit OK. Your keynotes will now be reloaded without restarting Revit. This looks a lot more complex than it is, I was deliberately verbose in my description.
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"You don't need to re-start - just goto settings/keynoting then hit the browse button but you don't need to change anything - this will trigger a re-load." I didn't think that worked, I never had any luck unless I actually loaded a different file. If it does work, go ahead and ignore my suggestion.
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It does work ... you have to hit the browse, accept your default file and the ok and not cancel out .
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WWHub is correct. And to go one step further, in my keyboard shortcut key commands (Open the KeyboardShortcuts.txt file in a text editor. This file is typically located in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Revit Architecture 2009\Program\) I have assigned "KK" to open my Settings: Keynoting... dialogue box. Makes it a little quicker this way.
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Sorry to bring back an old thread here... The process described above is what I've always done with 2009 and earlier. Now I'm on 2010 and I can't seem to find a similar solution... does anybody know how to do this in 2010? Thanks!
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Sorry to bring back an old thread here... The process described above is what I've always done with 2009 and earlier. Now I'm on 2010 and I can't seem to find a similar solution... does anybody know how to do this in 2010? Thanks! To do this in 2010 you click on 'Manage', go to 'Settings', and fourth from the bottom is 'Keynote Settings'. You then have to click 'Browse' and select 'Ok' to reassign the updated keynote to your project/family (whatever); but that's how you do it.
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Wierd, when I go to 'Manage' > 'Settings', I don't see anything about keyed notes... my fourth from the bottom is 'Arrowheads'...
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go to annotate->Tag->keynote settings
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thanks for the tip, makes a huge difference :-)
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