topic Favorites & Keynotes in Documentation

Favorites & Keynotes

mattmgut — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:21:51 GMT

I have a general question about Favorites workflow and will use Keynotes as the example. I have looked at several project templates to aid creating our own office standards. I have gravitated towards Views that are set-up with Layers, MVO and GOC settings all saying something like "A1 - Floor Plans" or "A2 - Exterior Elevations" for those particular views. I like the simplicity and clarity.

The out-of-the-box template separates Favorites into two basic folders - Design and Documentation. The Documentation is fairly generic and I am wondering if anyone sets up their Favorites such that the Documentation includes folders that are specific to specific drawings. Similar to Views there would be a folder containing on the "A1 - Floor Plan" documentation. It would include Wall Type Labels, Plan Keynotes and Markers typically seen on plans. I recognize that having multiple versions of a label specific to a drawing type could create more work if you decide to change the label.

This question arises because when I am adding Keynotes to various drawings I need to constantly change the layer before placement or redefine the favorite - especially if I decide to "replace label." I realize once you have keynote on the drawing type set-up it is not that much more work, but I also like using Favorites as a reminder of what labels go on that particular drawing. Obviously I can organize how I see fit, but curious how others organize their favorites for the sake of productivity and if there is something I missing about Keynotes and layers.

Thanks!

Matthew

Re: Favorites & Keynotes

Kalib Stewart — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:04:30 GMT

Just came across this, I posted almost the same issue. Keynotes revert layers and it is infuriating when working across multiple views simultaneously. It feels like a bug more than an intention, and changing transfer settings doesn’t help.

I also organise my favourite annotations by view (drawing) folders. It’s the best way to keep drawings graphically consistent and saves time making decisions about colours, line weights, text size etc. I actually went one step further and started organising specific attributes down into cut v cover fills, fill purposes, product composites, and creating lines for specific purposes such as a building wrap line for detailing.

Re: Favorites & Keynotes

cocoloco — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:32:14 GMT

hey you! same issue here. also wanted to ask you, were you able to set up different looks for each category of your keynotes? I have issues that everything looks same even though i saved them differently.

Re: Favorites & Keynotes

mattmgut — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:44:07 GMT

Hi. What I am doing now is saving view specific keynotes (saved by layer) in a keynotes folder in favorites. Before I start adding or replacing keynotes in a particular view, I select that particular keynote in the keynotes palette (star drop-down). I try not to jump between different views and it works pretty well. For example, my keynote favorites folder will be: Keynote - Floor Plan, Keynote - RCP, Keynote - Elevation, etc. I realize that a plan label will not show in an elevation or section view, but because of things like site plans and RCPs I just keep the view name going. A keynote used for sections and elevations might both be on the general annotation layer, but I do not need to think about what to select when I see "elevation" or "section" in the keynote name.