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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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1. A line that is used to create a detail drawing. A ______ is visible only in the view in which it is drawn. You can use ______ as follows: To detail a view with part of the model visible - such as in a wall section or callout - In a drafting view to d
Object
Discipline
Detail Line
Reference Elevation
2. A collection of settings that you can use as a starting point for projects - families - views - and more.
Model Graphics Style
Link
Ground plane
Template
3. The Z-shaped line used in a drafting view or detail view to obscure parts of the drawing - to focus the drawing on a particular area. The following drafting view uses ______ above and below the section to obscure less intricate parts of the door asse
Cut Volume
RVT
Volumetric Geometry
Break Line
4. Vegetation used to create a landscape around a building design. Revit Architecture provides a library of ______ families. You can also create or download additional plants.
Lock
Halftone
Line Pattern
Planting
5. User-defined fields that you add to families or projects and then share with other families and projects. They are stored in a file independently of a family file or Revit project; this allows you to access the file from different families or project
Slope Arrow
Building Footprint
X-Ray
Shared Parameters
6. For a 3-dimensional shape - an intersection of 3 sides. When you blend 2D shapes to create a 3D shape - you can use ______ connections to control the rate at which one shape is blended to another shape.
Reference Section
Vertex
Instance Parameters
Crop Region
7. An insert that fills (patches) a hole in a host element after changes are made during different phases of a building project. For example - if you remove a window from a wall during a demolition phase - Revit Architecture fills the hole with an _____
Nested Family
View-specific
Infill Element
Work Plane
8. To move the cursor over an object in the drawing area so that Revit Architecture displays the object's outline in a different weight (bold) and color (such as gray instead of black). A description of the element displays on the status bar at the bott
Curtain System
Highlight
Component
Head
9. For a subcomponent of a family - a property that defines its display (the line weight - line color - and line pattern). For example - you can assign one ______ to the wood trim of a window and another ______ to the glass.
Scope Box
Component
Rough Opening
Subcategory
10. A face or surface of a form that has been divided into UV grids. The grids act as a guide in patterning the surface. Manipulating the ______ also manipulates the parametrically dependent patterns and component families.
Miter
Model Pattern
Start Point
Divided Surface
11. A drawing file format supported by AutoCAD and other CAD applications. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
Imported Categories
DWG
Workset
Wall Join
12. A column that adds architectural interest to a building. An ______ can be used to model box-outs around structural columns and for decorative applications.
Architectural Column
Datum
Chain
RVT
13. A line that connects an annotation to an element or part of the building model in a view. In Revit Architecture - you can control the line weight - style - and color of the ______ - as well as its position - shape - and arrowhead.
Leader
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
DWG
Type
14. An Autodesk product. ______ is a building design and documentation system that uses building information modeling to coordinate changes across all aspects of an architecture project.
PAT
Parameter
Spot Elevation Dimension
Revit Architecture
15. The settings used in a project that you want to apply to another project. ______ include family types - line weights - materials - view templates - and object styles.
Closed Loop
Spot Elevation Dimension
Project Standards
Leader
16. The direction toward the North Pole. Drafting conventions dictate that Project North is the top of the view. You may want to orient a view to ______ when producing solar studies (to create accurate sunlight and shadow patterns for the project) or ren
Patterned Surface
Isolate
True North
Stair Calculator
17. 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
Detail View
Extrusion
Pan
Room Separation Line
18. To limit the boundaries of a view - omitting parts of the building model from the view.
Reference Elevation
Temporary Dimension
Crop
Section Box
19. A planar surface on which you can add sketch lines or other components. Each view in Revit Architecture is associated with a ______. In some views (such as plan - 3D - and drafting) and for views in the Family Editor - the ______ is automatically def
Parametric
Core
Work Plane
gbXML
20. A flat surface that is designed to be occupied by buildings and is prepared by grading - excavating - filling - or a combination of these. In Revit Architecture - you can add a ______ to a toposurface - and then modify the structure and depth of the
Drawing List
Building Pad
Masking Region
Revision Schedule
21. To disassemble an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements.
i-drop
Explode
Compound Wall
ODBC
22. A vertical or horizontal plane that defines a boundary for a view. You can use top - bottom - left - and right ______ to define a view. In elevation and section views - you can also use a far ______ to define the depth of the view. Green dotted lines
Clip Plane
Shading
Fill Volume
Span Direction
23. A parameter that defines a relationship between elements in a building design. For example - you can specify the top ______ for a wall as Level 2. If Level 2 moves upward - the height of the wall increases to maintain the relationship.
Constraint
Shading
Closed Loop
Pin
24. A representation of a building model. A Revit project file contains a database of information about a building model - and a ______ is one way of looking at that information. The Project Browser lists the views available for a project. These can incl
Model Line
Profile
Project View
Architectural Column
25. Part of the Revit interface that shows a logical hierarchy for all views - schedules - sheets - families - groups - and linked Revit models in the current project.
Shape Handle
Underlay
Project Browser
Revit Structure
26. A dimension that specifies a particular size for an element or a distance between elements or points. ______ always display in the view in which they are created. You can lock ______ so that they cannot be changed without first unlocking them. You ca
Drawing Area
Hidden Line
Closed Loop
Permanent Dimension
27. An intersection of 2 or more walls. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the type of join between walls.
RPC
Wall Join
Pattern Component
Project North
28. A file format developed by the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI). ______ provides an interoperability solution between ______-compatible software applications in the construction and facilities management industry. The format has esta
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Attached Detail Group
Rule-based Filter
View List
29. A wall that has 2 or more horizontal layers - each consisting of different materials and surfaces.
Control
Project Parameters
Drafting Pattern
Stacked Wall
30. A copy of a view. Use ______ when a view of the building model is too large to display on a single sheet - and you need to divide the model into smaller segments that fit on the sheets. The ______ remains synchronous with the primary view and other d
Planting
Category
ODBC
Dependent View
31. (1) To jump to a line or reference point in a drawing. (2) A line or reference point to which Revit Architecture will jump when you are placing a component or sketching a line. When you place a model element or sketch a line in a drawing - Revit Arch
Snap
gbXML
Tick Mark
Frame
32. A 2-dimensional plane used when designing families of model elements or placing elements in a building model.
Reference Plane
Plan Region
Permanent Dimension
NURB Surface
33. A set of horizontal planes that control the visibility and display of objects in a view. The horizontal planes are Top Clip Plane - Cut Plane - Bottom Clip Plane - and View Depth. Elements outside the ______ do not display in the view.
View Range
Revit Architecture
Hidden Line
Revolve
34. The file format for a Revit family.
Polyline
Draw Order
Shortcut Menu
RFA
35. The file type for a Revit project template.
Solid Geometry
Referencing View
Site Utility
RTE
36. 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
Reference Point
ODBC
Far clip plane
System Family
37. A line that indicates the middle of a dimension or model element (such as a column or a wall). In Revit Architecture - you can use an element's ______ to measure - dimension - align - resize - specify constraints - and perform other functions in a bu
Building Pad
Centerline
Material Takeoff Schedule
Text Note
38. A symbolic representation of a material in a drawing. (For example - sand is represented by a stipple pattern.) You can place ______ on flat and cylindrical surfaces - and you can define them for families. You can also place ______ on cut component s
Drafting View
Drafting Pattern
Key Schedule
Break Control
39. A horizontal plane that represents ground level in a building model. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the ground plane when creating a solar study for 2D and 3D views.
Ground plane
Embedded Wall
Cut Volume
Framing Elevation
40. 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
Selection Box
Options Bar
Discipline
Workset
41. 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
Type Catalog
Revolve
Reference Plane
Open Loop
42. 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
View-specific
Start Point
Closed Loop
Permanent Dimension
43. Text used in a building model - such as for signage. You can add ______ in a project view and in the Family Editor for families that can be represented in 3D - such as walls - doors - windows - and furniture. An instance of ______ is a model element.
Model Text
Solar Study
Property
Drawing List
44. An exterior wall consisting of panels connected by joints or mullions. The panels can be made of glass - brick - or other materials.
Decal
Rendering
Curtain Wall
Mirror
45. A shape (such as a circle or cloud) that contains identification text for a grid - level - view title - callout - or annotation.
Bubble
Wall Sweep
Mirror
System Family
46. A graphic representation of an annotation element or other object. ______ are sometimes referred to as tags. Revit Architecture uses ______ for annotations - moment frames - cantilever connections - and other elements.
Orientation
Communication Center
Symbol
Rendering
47. A user interface mechanism that you drag to change the shape of an element in the building model. A ______ appears in the selection color.
Rule-based Filter
Type Selector
Zoom
Shape Handle
48. An Autodesk product. ______ integrates a physical model for layout - coordination - and documentation with an independently editable analytical model for building design and analysis. Using a single building information model and dynamic linking to t
Span Direction
Plan Region
Chain
Revit Structure
49. In Revit Architecture - a section of a curtain wall or a curtain system. ______ are separated by mullions. ______ can consist of glass or different types of walls.
3D reference plane
Panel
Curtain Wall
Head
50. A file format supported by MicroStation of Bentley Systems - Inc. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
Perpendicular View
Model Pattern
Reference Line
DGN
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