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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Representations of AutoCAD objects. Revit Architecture supports ______ from AutoCAD files. Unlike AutoCAD objects - ______ have no intelligence.
Parametric
Proxy Graphics
RPC
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
2. A line of a particular pattern - weight - and color - used to indicate different effects. For example - in the following site plan - a red dashed line indicates the zoning setback. Revit Architecture predefines several ______ and uses them for defaul
Symbolic Line
Line Style
Web Library
Clip Plane
3. A 2D drawing of a building model that shows the layout of walls - rooms - and other building components. A floor ______ presents a view of the building as though you are looking down on it from above - with the roof and intervening levels removed. A
Project View
Plan
Head
Pushpin
4. A panel of buttons providing quick access to functions that control the current view. Use the ______ to change the scale - detail level - model graphics style - shadowing - crop views - and display of elements or categories in the view. The ______ is
Section Box
Pattern Component
View Control Bar
Filter
5. A drafting term that refers to rounding a square corner - using a radius to define the curve.
Fillet
NURB Surface
Mark
Shading with Edges
6. An element that you hide in a particular view.
Hidden Element
Family
Spot Elevation Dimension
PAT
7. Coordinate plotting grids for non-planar surfaces. Plotting locations in a 3D space is based on an XYZ coordinate system - while 2D Space is based on an XY system. Since surfaces are not necessarily planar - the UVW coordinate system is used to plot
UV grid
View Range
View-specific
Callout
8. The clip plane that is at the side of the view farthest from the start point of an elevation view - a section view - a 3D view - or a walkthrough view. In the following floor plan - the green dotted line opposite the blue line represents the ______ f
Project North
Far clip plane
Select
Reference Plane
9. A sample patch of a color or pattern. When you apply a color scheme to rooms - the floor plan can display a color scheme legend - which indicates the colors and what they represent. The color scheme legend includes color ______.
Datum Extent
Swatch
Reference Elevation
Panel
10. A 3-dimensional shape that results from removing shapes from solid geometry.
Shading with Edges
Snap
Curtain System
Void Geometry
11. A sketched line that does not connect to itself. Instead - it leaves an open space between the start point and endpoint of the line. In Revit Architecture - you use ______ to sketch a roof by extrusion and to split toposurfaces and faces. In the foll
Project Base Point
Worksharing
Autodesk Seek
Open Loop
12. An Autodesk product. ______ optimizes mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP) systems engineering through data-driven system sizing and design. It provides a building information modeling design and documentation solution for MEP engineering.
Selection Box
Revit MEP
Divided Surface
Site Utility
13. A schedule (list) of all views in a project. The schedule includes the view parameters that you specify. You can use a ______ to manage the views in a project.
Crop Region
View List
UV grid
End Cap
14. A list of the subcomponents or materials of any Revit family. ______ have all the functionality and characteristics of other schedule views - but they allow you to show more detail about the assembly of a component. Any material that is applied to a
Draw Order
Partial Explode
Permanent Dimension
Material Takeoff Schedule
15. A view of a model that displays as a callout or section in other views. This type of view typically represents the model in finer detail than shown in the parent view. It is used to add more information to specific parts of the model. A ______ reflec
Clip Plane
Room-bounding Elements
Setback
Detail View
16. The amount of fill (material) required to prepare a site for construction. For example - in the following drawing - the red area indicates the cut volume - and the blue area indicates the ______ required to level the site for a building.
Fill Volume
Break Line
Projection Line Style
Viewport
17. A sketched line that connects to itself - creating a 2-dimensional shape. A ______ cannot contain coincident or intersecting segments. In Revit Architecture - you sketch ______ to create floors - ceilings - plan regions - openings in walls and roofs
Closed Loop
Paint
Shading with Edges
Tick Mark
18. In Revit Architecture - a vertical or horizontal strip between panels of a curtain wall or curtain system.
Mullion
Drafting View
Area Scheme
Tessellation
19. A menu of context-sensitive options. A ______ displays when you right-click an element or view.
Status Bar
Resize
Text Note
Shortcut Menu
20. A subdivision within a family of elements. For example - the family of Concrete Round Columns is further divided into ______ such as Concrete Round 18" - Concrete Round 24" - and Concrete Round 30".
SKP
Surface Pattern
Temporary Dimension
Type
21. A collection of elements in a workshared project that can be worked on independently. A ______ is typically a discrete functional area - such as interior - exterior - or site. When you enable worksharing - you can divide a project into ______ - with
Crop Region
Color Scheme
Constraint
Workset
22. To limit the boundaries of a view - omitting parts of the building model from the view.
Open Loop
Attach
Crop
Wireframe
23. A drawing file format supported by AutoCAD and other CAD applications. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
DWG
Selection Box
View Template
Draw Order
24. A building element that is usually delivered and installed on site - rather than built in place. (Also referred to as a hosted ______.) For example - windows - doors - and furniture are ______. In contrast - walls - floors - and roofs are built in pl
Keynoting
Selection Filter
Component
Polymesh
25. A 3-dimensional shape used in a building model. You can use the Family Editor to create ______ shapes to build families of model elements.
Key Schedule
Collinear
Reference Elevation
Solid Geometry
26. A project view that shows details not directly associated with the building model. For example - a ______ can show how carpet transitions to tile - or details of a roof drain. A ______ typically shows construction details that may not be apparent in
Pan
Drafting View
Datum Extent
Viewport
27. A class of elements in a category. A ______ groups elements with a common set of parameters (properties) - identical use - and similar graphical representation. Different elements in a ______ may have different values for some or all properties - but
Explode
Flip Control
Target Point
Family
28. A view whose plane is parallel to the plane of another view. For example - a Level 1 floor plan is parallel to a Level 2 floor plan. An east elevation view is parallel to a west elevation view. The following drawing illustrates the parallel planes th
Parallel View
Drag Control
In-place Family
Library
29. A view of a floor plan or a reflected ceiling plan for a building model.
Patterned Surface
Shared Coordinates
Full Explode
Plan View
30. A joint at a 45-degree angle - or evenly angled between the joined elements. ______ can apply to walls - wall sweeps - railings - structural floors - roof fascia - curtain wall mullions - and other model elements. When 2 walls join - you can edit the
Radial
Miter
Perpendicular View
X-Ray
31. A list of model elements that belong to a particular family type but that differ in size or other characteristics. Using ______ - you can load only the size you need - rather than loading the entire family type. For example - suppose that you want to
Open Loop
Note Block
Type Catalog
Fill Volume
32. A non-physical item that is used to establish project context. ______ include levels - grids - and reference planes. For example - the following image shows a grid - which is used for the placement of columns and other model elements. The grid is not
Revolve
Casework
Snap
Datum
33. A collection of predefined resources that you can use in a Revit project. For example - you can access ______ of templates - detail components - entourage - materials - and families of model elements and annotation elements. Revit Architecture provid
View Template
RPC
Resize
Library
34. A list of all instances of annotations (Also referred to as an annotation schedule). Note blocks are useful for listing notes that are applied to elements in a project.
Primary View
Note Block
Tag
Work Plane
35. A setting that determines the appearance or behavior of an element - type - or view. Also called a property.
Model Element
Temporary Dimension
Markup
Parameter
36. A user interface mechanism that you use to select elements within a defined area by dragging the cursor around them. To create a ______ - place the cursor near the elements to select - click and hold the left mouse button - and drag the cursor diagon
Load
Hidden Line
Selection Box
Detail Line
37. A set of initial conditions for a project. Revit Architecture provides several ______ - and you can create your own ______. Any new project based on a ______ inherits all families - settings (such as units - fill patterns - line styles - line weights
Key Schedule
Fillet
Detail View
Project Template
38. A dimension that Revit Architecture displays as you draw or place elements in a view. ______ can help you to position an element in the desired location - or to draw a line to the desired length or angle. When you finish drawing or placing an element
Crop Region
Temporary Dimension
Attach
Rendering
39. An elevation view that shows the structural framing of a building model. You can work in a ______ when adding vertical bracing to the model - or for any task that requires quick work plane alignment to a grid or to a named reference plane.
Framing Elevation
Room-bounding Elements
Type Parameters
Autodesk Seek
40. The process of disassembling an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements: nested import symbols. A ______ yields more import symbols - which - in turn - can be exploded into elements or other import s
Autodesk Seek
Library
Orientation
Partial Explode
41. The graphic shape used to represent the end of a dimension - such as an arrow or a slash.
View List
Tick Mark
Referencing View
Selection Filter
42. A user interface mechanism that allows you to manipulate and activate a view that has been placed on a sheet. When you activate a view through a ______ - you can edit the model directly on the sheet.
Line Weight
on-bearing Wall
Revit MEP
Viewport
43. To connect a file to a Revit project. When a ______ file is updated - the updated information is automatically made available in the Revit project. ______ avoids the need to re-import updated information into the project. In Revit Architecture - you
Matchline
Detail Level
Grid
Link
44. A group of elements that you use to model or document a building design. For example - ______ of model elements include walls - windows - columns - and beams. ______ of annotation elements include dimensions - tags - and text notes. ______ are organi
Line Pattern
Centerline
Spot Coordinate
Category
45. A surface of a model element or mass. You can apply paint - materials - and textures to each ______ of a model element (such as a wall). These details display when you render an image of the building model. You can use mass ______ as the basis for cr
Face
Lock
Infill Element
Isolate
46. A drop-down list on the ribbon from which you can select a family type for the element being added or modified.
Solid Geometry
Type Selector
Sheet
Spline
47. The North/South and East/West coordinates of an individual point with respect to the shared coordinate system for a group of linked Revit projects.
Project Parameters
Spot Coordinate
Temporary Dimension
Generic Annotation
48. A file format supported by MicroStation of Bentley Systems - Inc. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
Parallel View
DGN
Detail Group
System Family
49. A fixed starting point - or the point in a coordinate system where the axes intersect. In Revit Architecture - you use an ______ for many functions - such as positioning a linked project - creating a custom fill pattern - positioning a group - resizi
Halftone
Shape Handle
Origin
Swatch
50. The calculated adjustment in beam geometry that ensures beam ends meet without overlaying one another at a join. This is the visible gap seen in a steel beam connection within the Revit project.
Listening Dimensions
Stair Calculator
Autodesk Seek
Cutback