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Figure 7.42 Note annotation properties
A Usage parameter has been created to determine to which sheet the note
belongs. The Description parameter holds the contents of the note. Once a
note annotation is placed in a view, it can be copied for each instance to
create the next note in the list.
A Note Block schedule is created by choosing the Note Block option from
the Schedules button on the View tab. The annotation family that is used for
plan notes is selected to be scheduled. The title of the Note Block schedule
should be a description of where the notes are located to make it easy to
locate the Note Block schedule in the Project Browser. The Note Number,
Description, and Usage parameters are added to the schedule. The schedule
is then filtered by the Usage parameter so that only note annotations that
appear on a specific sheet appear in the schedule, and the Usage parameter
is hidden. The schedule is sorted by the Note Number parameter.
It is important to establish the Usage parameter value for the first note
annotation placed into a view and then to copy that view whenever a new
note is required. Copying the note annotation ensures that the Usage
parameter value is the same for each note in the plan view. The Note Block
view and its associated plan view can be tiled so that as you add note
annotations to the plan view, you can see them appear in the schedule. The
Properties palette gives you instant access to the Description parameter of
the note annotation so changes can be made easily.
One benefit of using a Note Block schedule over static text for plan notes
is that if you need to change what a note says, you can deselect the Itemize
Every Instance option in the schedule to see each unique note; then, when
you change the description of the note, it changes for all instances.
Anotherbenefitisthatifyouneedtodeleteanote,youcandeleteitfromthe
Note Block schedule and all instances are removed from the associated plan
view. This ensures that you do not have a note annotation in the plan view
that references a note that does not exist in the plan notes. It also eliminates
 
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