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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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1. An individual item in a building model. Revit Architecture projects use 3 types of ______: Model ______ represent the actual 3D geometry of a building. For example - walls - floors - and roofs are model ______ - Annotation ______ help to document the
Element
View Reference
Surface Pattern
View Properties
2. A copy of the project file that resides on the computer system of the team member who is working on the file. When worksharing is used to distribute project work among team members - each member uses a ______ to work on his or her workset (functional
Keynote Legend
Site Utility
Start Point
Local File
3. A model graphics style in which Revit Architecture displays the image of the model with all edges and lines drawn - but no surfaces.
Shading with Edges
Wall Join
Wireframe
Masking Region
4. A drawing file format supported by AutoCAD and other CAD applications. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
Workset
Setback
DWG
DWF markups
5. A 2D element that you can add to a detail view or a drafting view. For example - you may want to add a metal stud or a shim to a drafting view. Revit Architecture provides over 500 ______ families - based on 16 CSI divisions. You can also create your
Detail Component
Frame
Site Utility
Rule-based Filter
6. 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
Category
Clip Plane
Type Parameters
End Cap
7. A series of dashes or dots alternating with blank spaces. In the building industry - construction documents often use different line style conventions to convey information and to differentiate one line from another. For example - dimensions may use
Detail Group
Extrusion
X-Ray
Line Pattern
8. A user interface mechanism that controls the visibility of datum planes (levels - reference lines - and grids) in views. When you add grids - levels - and reference lines to a project - they may display in more views than desired. For example - when
Component
View Range
In-place Family
Scope Box
9. The order in which elements display in a view - as if layered on a flat surface. You can move an element backward or forward in the ______ - or bring it to the front or back of a stack of elements.
Constraint
Break Line
Datum Extent
Draw Order
10. A wall that supports no additional vertical load except its own weight. ______ can be used to define and divide spaces in Revit Architecture.
on-bearing Wall
Cut Line Style
View Control Bar
Reference Elevation
11. To change the magnification of a view. In a 3D context - ______ moves the camera in and out. In a 2D context - ______ moves up and down perpendicular to the view. To ______ in is to increase the magnification - making the building appear larger. To _
Zoom
Pan
Revolve
Vertex
12. The file format for a Revit family.
Callout
Walkthrough
Cut Plane
RFA
13. Stairs that consist of one solid piece of material - such as concrete. In Revit Architecture - you can specify that stairs are ______ in the stair type properties. You can also specify the material for ______.
Monolithic Stairs
Underlay
Filter
Isolate
14. A wall that is inserted into another wall of a different type or construction. ______ are useful - for example - when you need to create a storefront on a building exterior. The following image shows a curtain wall embedded in a host wall.
Embedded Wall
Area Scheme
Highlight
Project
15. A finite horizontal plane that acts as a reference for level-hosted elements - such as roofs - floors - and ceilings. In Revit Architecture - you define a ______ for each vertical height or story within a building - or other needed reference of the b
Listening Dimensions
Drafting Pattern
Centerline
Level
16. 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
Room Separation Line
Permanent Dimension
Drag Control
Web Library
17. An arrangement of elements in a building model. For example - in a large office - you can create an ______ of desks and chairs. In a structural design - you can create an ______ of beams or columns. You can create a linear ______ - in which the eleme
Array
Matchline
Selection Box
Workset
18. A mechanism for eliminating or including the display or selection of elements in a view - based on their properties. In Revit Architecture - you can use ______ in the following ways: To select or deselect elements in a view. - To override the graphic
Filter
Pushpin
Radial
Camera
19. A user-placed control that provides a quick way to allow or prevent changes to the position of an element. After you place a ______ - you cannot move the element until you unpin it by clicking the ______ control.
Pushpin
Draw Order
Drafting View
View Reference
20. A linked set of lines or walls. When drawing walls or lines in a building model - you can simplify the process by drawing a ______. You can also select a ______ of lines or walls to manipulate them simultaneously.
Dimension
Chain
Shortcut Menu
Tag
21. In a 3D context - ______ moves the camera left and right. In a 2D context - ______ scrolls the view. If you are using ______ with an active view on a sheet - ______ scrolls the sheet view - not the active view on the sheet.
Closed Loop
Pan
Section Box
Plan View
22. 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
Referencing View
DWF markups
Revit Structure
Datum
23. A master project file for a model on which multiple team members are working. The model can be subdivided into functional areas (worksets) - such as interior - exterior - and site. The ______ stores the current ownership information for all elements
Constraint
Closed Loop
Central File
Revision Cloud
24. (1) The distance that a wall sweep or wall reveal is offset from intersecting wall inserts. The ______ value allows you to place sweeps or reveals properly near window or door trims. You can define a default ______ for wall sweeps and wall reveals in
Dependent View
Solid Geometry
Setback
Design Option
25. To explicitly join elements (such as walls or columns) to other modeling components. For example - you can ______ walls to floors - ceilings - and roofs. You can ______ columns to roofs - floors - ceilings - reference planes - structural framing memb
Reference Line
Legend
Crop
Attach
26. 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
View-specific
True North
Perspective View
Spline
27. The structural part of a compound wall or other host element. When you use Revit Architecture to design a compound wall - you specify the layers and materials that compose the ______ of the wall - as well as the interior and exterior layers of the wa
Core
Origin
Reference Line
Room-bounding Elements
28. A building component consisting of panels - curtain grids - and mullions. In Revit a ______ usually does not have a rectangular shape.
Curtain System
Selection Filter
Offset
Listening Dimensions
29. A line used when designing families of model elements or placing elements in a building model. When you draw a ______ in a view - the line is visible in other - related views. A straight ______ provides 4 planes to sketch on. One plane is parallel to
Clip Plane
Markup
Note Block
Reference Line
30. A menu of context-sensitive options. A ______ displays when you right-click an element or view.
Shared Family
Paint
Shortcut Menu
Referencing View
31. A tabular display of information. In Revit Architecture - a ______ is extracted from the properties of elements in a project. It is displayed in a ______ view. Using Revit Architecture - you can create many types of ______ - including quantities - ma
Schedule
Hidden Line
Layer Mapping File
Workset
32. 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.
Void Geometry
Panel
Keynote Legend
Lock
33. 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
Level
Model Element
Clip Plane
Viewport
34. The beginning of a sketched line.
Matchline
Start Point
Collinear
Footprint
35. A 2D drawing of a building model that shows the layout of walls and other building components. In Revit Architecture - a ______ is also referred to as a floor plan view.
Floor Plan
Stair Calculator
Model Text
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
36. An Autodesk feature that allows you to drag and drop content from a web page into a Revit session. Using ______ - designers and developers have the power to create web pages that can easily be dragged and dropped into Autodesk design products that ar
True North
Project Template
Dimension
i-drop
37. A series of lines that you can use to help draw or place elements in a building design. ______ are useful in the design and documentation phases of a project. In Revit Architecture - ______ are datum elements.
Polyline
Referencing View
Paint
Grid
38. To move a component from one host to another. For example - you can use the Rehost tool to move a window from one wall to another wall.
Rehost
Project Parameters
Revision Cloud
Label
39. 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.
Cutback
Project
Note Block
DWF markups
40. 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
Head
System Family
Plan
Drafting Pattern
41. An annotation used to identify elements in a drawing. ______ provide a way to automate the display of attributes for an element or type. Revit Architecture provides default ______ for some types of elements - such as windows - doors - and rooms. You
Referring View
Volumetric Geometry
Tag
Primary View
42. A uniform distance from an element or line - along which the element or line will move - or a new element or line will be created. For example - when creating walls - you might specify an ______ of 5 meters. When you select an existing wall - Revit A
Break Control
Offset
Referring View
Property
43. 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.
Reference Label
View List
Title Block
Scope Box
44. Passing through or lying on the same straight line. Sketching a line that is ______ with an existing wall
Explode
Collinear
Model Graphics Style
Model Text
45. To change the size of a model element. For example - in Revit Architecture you can ______ a wall or a foundation to adjust to changing specifications.
Divided Surface
Resize
Wall Sweep
Material Takeoff Schedule
46. 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.
Project Browser
Line Weight
Project Parameters
Parameter
47. A filter with user-defined rules that determine the visibility/graphics settings for model elements in a particular view. For example - you can create a ______ that displays all fire-rated walls as solid red in a plan view to distinguish them from no
Grid
Rule-based Filter
Type Selector
NURB Surface
48. Controlled by parameters. In a Revit project - parameters define the relationships between elements of the building model. These relationships are created automatically by Revit Architecture and by you as you create the design. As you work in drawing
Template
Parametric
Frame
Type Selector
49. The point in the distance on which a camera is focusing.
Mullion
Category
Fill Volume
Focal Point
50. A 3-dimensional shape that has measurable volume. Non-volumetric geometry refers to a 2-dimensional shape.
View-specific
Selection Filter
Volumetric Geometry
Frame