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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Open Loop
Reference Section
Shading with Edges
Revit MEP
2. The area covered by or required by an object. For example - the ______ of a toaster on your kitchen counter is the amount of countertop that the toaster covers. In Revit Architecture - you can create a roof or floor based on the ______ of the walls.
Reference Plane
Footprint
Symbolic Line
Shared Parameters
3. A set of connected straight line segments. Polylines typically define open loops.
Offset
Filter
Polyline
Parametric
4. Text displayed in a callout tag when a reference callout is created in the plan view - or text displayed in a section head when a reference section is created in the plan view.
Wireframe
Reference Label
Options Bar
Room-bounding Elements
5. The thickness of a line. You can specify the ______ as part of the line style for model lines - perspective lines - and annotation lines used in Revit Architecture. To define line weights - click Manage tab > Settings panel > ______.
Drafting Pattern
Line Weight
Key Schedule
View List
6. A 3-dimensional shape that results from removing shapes from solid geometry.
Void Geometry
Layer
Level
Dependent View
7. 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
Surface Pattern
Project View
Rendering
Project Template
8. A Revit setting that determines the amount of geometry displayed in a view. ______ settings include coarse - medium - and fine - where coarse shows the least detail and fine shows the most detail. The following image illustrates the 3 ______ for a de
Fill Pattern
Shared Parameters
Detail Level
Slope Arrow
9. A set of model elements that are placed together in a building design. ______ are useful when you need to create entities that represent repeating units or are common to many building projects (such as hotel rooms - apartments - or repeating floors).
Type Selector
Model Group
Callout
Template
10. To reverse the position of a selected model element - using a line as the ______ axis. For example - if you ______ a wall on a reference plane - the wall flips opposite the original wall. You can pick the ______ axis or draw a temporary axis. Use the
Bubble
Options Bar
Mirror
Scope Box
11. 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
Flip Control
Scope Box
System Family
Imported Categories
12. 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
Model Graphics Style
Section Box
Centerline
Tessellation
13. 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 Template
Far clip plane
Project
Color Scheme
14. The point in the distance on which a camera is focusing.
Embedded Wall
Focal Point
Referring View
Status Bar
15. A conceptual design and modeling environment that takes any overall building form described conceptually - and maps it to building elements - such as roofs - curtain walls - floors - and walls.
Plan Region
Building Maker
Reference Plane
Pattern Component
16. An invisible 3-dimensional rectangular space that contains all model elements - annotation elements - and datum elements defined in a family-based element. The ______ helps define the family origin of some elements - and aids joining and cutback of s
Bounding Box
Fill Pattern
Pushpin
Plan
17. A 2-dimensional plane used when designing families of model elements or placing elements in a building model.
Far clip plane
Stacked Wall
Symbolic Line
Reference Plane
18. The file type for a Revit project template.
Dependent View
RPC
Element Borrowing
RTE
19. 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
Reference Section
X-Ray
Mirror
20. An open file format that is supported by many CAD applications. A ______ file is a text file that describes a 2D drawing. The text is not encoded or compressed - so ______ files are generally large. Revit Architecture can import and export DXF files.
Planting
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Pushpin
Crop Region
21. 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.
Reference Plane
3D reference plane
Embedded Wall
Permanent Dimension
22. Rich Photorealistic Content. The file type for ArchVision realpeople and other objects - which can be loaded into Revit Architecture as an entourage family - for use in rendered images.
RPC
Hosted Component
Rough Opening
End Cap
23. Settings that control the appearance or behavior of a project view. To see or change ______ - right-click a blank area of the view in the drawing area - and click ______. Or right-click a view name in the Project Browser - and click Properties.
Local File
Hidden Element
Fill Pattern
View Properties
24. 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.
Dependent View
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Revit MEP
Project
25. 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
Drafting View
Scale
Rule-based Filter
Mullion
26. A method of annotating drawings to identify building materials - describe assembly instructions - or provide special instructions or explanations. ______ help to standardize information related to the building design and can help reduce clutter in dr
Closed Loop
Pushpin
Hidden Line Mode
Keynoting
27. 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
Trim
DGN
Material Takeoff Schedule
Ground plane
28. An annotation that indicates the distance between 2 points or elements in a building model. In Revit Architecture - you can change the points or elements that are used as references for a ______. You can also control the gap between the ______ and th
Stacked Wall
Shading with Edges
Revision Schedule
Witness line
29. 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.
Mirror
Draw Order
Group
Entourage
30. The graphic shape used to represent the end of a dimension - such as an arrow or a slash.
Label
Shading with Edges
Casework
Tick Mark
31. A fill pattern that represents a cut surface. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the coarse ______ material to display in 3D views. You can also specify the ______ depth for a cross-section of earth in topography elements. In the following floor
Component
Poche
Planting
Worksharing
32. A section tag that refers to an existing section view. When you create a ______ - Revit Architecture does not create a new view in the project. Instead - the ______ uses an existing section - allowing you to indicate different areas that have identic
Crop Region
Reference Section
Clip Plane
Listening Dimensions
33. A group of view-specific elements - such as text and filled regions.
Detail Group
Building Maker
PAT
Object Style
34. 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
ADSK
Full Explode
Sheet
Component
35. A graphic (shaped like a cloud) that indicates changes in a construction document. In Revit Architecture - you can sketch ______ in all views except 3D views. The cloud is visible only in the view in which it is sketched.
Revit Architecture
Building Maker
Shared Family
Revision Cloud
36. 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
Schedule
Link
Library
Origin
37. 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.
Flip Control
Leader
Attached Detail Group
Spot Coordinate
38. 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.
Chain
Ground plane
Attached Detail Group
Slope Arrow
39. A series of 2-dimensional lines and arcs that form a closed loop. Use ______ to define cross-sections for railings - balusters - soffits - cornices - and other sweep-defined objects.
Group
Profile
Load
Surface Pattern
40. A schedule (list) of all drawing sheets in a project. The drawing list functions as a table of contents for the project. It is typically placed on the first sheet of a construction document set.
Underlay
Project Template
Library
Drawing List
41. (1) To draw a line or shape. Revit Architecture provides several tools and techniques for ______. (2) A drawing of a 2D shape. The following ______ contains an open loop (the roof) and a closed loop (the walls - floor - and ceiling).
Note Block
Sketch
Legend
Design Option
42. Open Database Connectivity. ______ is a general export tool that works in conjunction with many software drivers. You can export information about model elements in a Revit project to an ______ database.
Library
Infill Element
ODBC
Mark
43. A setting that determines the appearance or behavior of an element - type - or view. Also called a parameter.
Paint
Property
Fill Pattern
gbXML
44. 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
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Host
Family
Shared Family
45. 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
Fill Volume
Drafting Pattern
Polymesh
Dependent View
46. 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 ______.
Toposurface
Shading with Edges
Monolithic Stairs
Room Separation Line
47. 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
Drafting View
Curtain Wall
Reference Elevation
48. The substance of which an element is made. In Revit Architecture - the ______ assigned to an element determines how the element appears in a view or rendering. Revit Architecture includes several ______ in the default project templates - or you can d
Discipline
Material
Building Maker
Generic Model
49. A menu of context-sensitive options. A ______ displays when you right-click an element or view.
Model Element
Shortcut Menu
Local File
Shading with Edges
50. 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
Parametric
Fill Volume
View Reference
Spot Coordinate