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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Rule-based Filter
Array
Schedule
Project Base Point
2. A file format supported by MicroStation of Bentley Systems - Inc. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
Reference Plane
Referencing View
DGN
Structural Column
3. A table that provides descriptions or information about symbols used in drawings. In Revit Architecture - you can create a ______ and include it on multiple sheets.
Text Note
Legend
Building Maker
Category
4. (1) The intersection where 2 or more elements share a common face. (2) To resolve intersections between elements that share a common face. The level of detail for the view determines the detail of the ______ geometry that is shown. The following imag
on-bearing Wall
Object Style
Join
Slope Arrow
5. The gross building area plan at ground level that is exported to an ADSK file when exporting a building site to a civil engineering application - such as AutoCAD® Civil 3D®.
Parametric
DWG
Rendering
Building Footprint
6. The amount of rotation at an axis caused by downward force applied to a beam at a distance from its supporting members. A ______ connection is a connection that is designed to transfer ______ and other forces between a beam and its supporting members
Spline
Moment
Host
Hidden Line
7. 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.
True North
Fillet
Profile
Object
8. The file format for a Revit family.
Line Style
RFA
Line Pattern
Room-bounding Elements
9. To apply a material to a surface of a model element. In Revit Architecture - you can ______ walls - floors - roofs - and masses. In the following image - the wall - door - door frame - and window frame are ______ different colors.
Model Group
Paint
Scale
Control
10. Available in the conceptual design environment - ______ mode is a transparent view that displays the underlying geometric skeleton of a form.
X-Ray
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Constraint
Phase
11. 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
Detail Level
Object
Decal
Polyline
12. A model graphics style in which Revit Architecture hides the lines of elements that are obscured by other surfaces.
Project Standards
Centerline
Mirror
Hidden Line Mode
13. An intersection of 2 or more walls. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the type of join between walls.
Symbolic Line
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Infill Element
Wall Join
14. A Revit element that contains all objects (such as blocks and xrefs) from an imported drawing. When you move the cursor over the imported objects - Revit Architecture shows information about the ______. You can explode an ______ to convert it into in
Reference Section
Type Catalog
Solid Geometry
Import Symbol
15. A model element that can accept other components. For example - a wall is a ______ for windows and doors. A roof is a ______ for skylights and dormers. A ______ may also be referred to as a ______ element or a ______ component.
Host
Divided Surface
Filled Region
Schedule
16. The process of generating a photorealistic illustration of a building design. Rendered images are often used to present building designs to clients. Revit Architecture renders 3D project views with various effects - such as lights - plants - decals -
Rendering
Location Line
Tag
Crop
17. To choose an object in the drawing area. Many of the controls and tools that you use to modify an element in the drawing area are available only when an element is ______. In Revit Architecture - a ______ element displays in the ______ color - and co
Worksharing
Reference Elevation
Select
Orientation
18. A view in which the annotation symbol for the current view is visible. For example - if you use the Find ______ tool for an elevation view - Revit Architecture lists all views in which its elevation symbol is visible.
Filter
Category
Referring View
Dependent View
19. 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
Options Bar
Phase
Core
Library
20. A horizontal height at which certain elements in the view are shown in cross-section.
Title Block
Moment
on-bearing Wall
Cut Plane
21. In Revit Architecture - the adjacent materials of a compound structure - such as a wall. You can define the ______ in a compound structure.
Plan View
Type Selector
Layer
Far clip plane
22. 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
Work Plane
Hidden Element
Detail Group
Solid Geometry
23. 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
Building Pad
Phase
Curtain System
Far clip plane
24. A collection of settings that you can use as a starting point for projects - families - views - and more.
Selection Filter
Template
Polyline
Curtain Wall
25. Usable space that is defined by walls or boundary lines or both. In Revit Architecture - you can perform an area analysis to define spatial relationships in a building model.
Frame
Structural Column
Area
Import Symbol
26. The file format for projects created using Google® SketchUp - a general purpose modeling and visualization tool. You can import ______ files into a Revit project.
Swatch
SKP
Label
Floor Plan
27. 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.
Embedded Wall
Model Group
Revit Architecture
RFA
28. Arranged along a radius or arc. In Revit Architecture - when you create a ______ array - the elements in the array are arranged along a curve.
Join
Datum Extent
Area
Radial
29. A collection of predefined project resources that are available on the Internet. For example - you can access ______ of templates - detail components - entourage - and families of model elements and annotation elements.
Solid Geometry
Web Library
UV grid
Blend
30. 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
Wireframe
Category
Element Properties
Trim
31. The parent view of a callout or section; that is - the view from which a callout or section originates. The referencing sheet is the sheet on which the ______ displays. The referencing detail corresponds to the detail number assigned to a callout or
RPC
Referencing View
Tag
Clip Plane
32. 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
Spline
Family
Primary View
RPC
33. A model graphics style in which Revit Architecture shows the image with all surfaces shaded according to their material color settings and project light locations - and with all non-occluded edges drawn. A default light source provides illumination f
Shared Coordinates
Project Standards
Shading with Edges
Camera
34. 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.
Project View
Framing Elevation
Type Parameters
Filled Region
35. In an animation - a single image (for example - in a walkthrough animation or a solar study). In a building - a rigid structure built into a wall to hold a door - window - or other component. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the material and f
Model Text
Element
Offset
Frame
36. In Revit Architecture - a vertical or horizontal strip between panels of a curtain wall or curtain system.
Project View
Scope Box
Template
Mullion
37. 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
Property
Halftone
Local File
Poche
38. A family of geometry that does not fit into any of the other - pre-defined categories (such as columns - roofs - and floors). In a Revit project - an instance of a ______ is a model element. You can create a ______ as a loadable family - or as an in-
Line Style
RVT
Generic Model
Area Scheme
39. The characteristic of being visible in one project view only.
Span Direction
Orthographic View
Floor Plan
View-specific
40. A family that consists of instances of other families (subcomponents). The subcomponents can belong to the same category (for example - various window types) or different categories (for example - an exterior door and two lighting fixtures). You crea
Drawing Area
Crop Region
i-drop
Nested Family
41. To display only a certain element or type of element - so that you can work with it in a particular view without being distracted by other elements in the design.
gbXML
Detail Line
Isolate
NURB Surface
42. 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
Compound Wall
Library
Type Catalog
UV grid
43. 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
Reference Line
Revit MEP
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Planting
44. The ______ defines the origin (0 -0 -0) of the project coordinate system. It also can be used to position a building on a site and for locating the design elements of a building during construction.
Infill Element
Component
Symbolic Line
Project Base Point
45. 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
Subcategory
Focal Point
Wireframe
Detail Line
46. 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.
System Family
Detail Group
Footprint
Resize
47. 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.
Cut Plane
Selection Filter
Rehost
Viewport
48. 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.
Fill Volume
ODBC
Host
Plan Region
49. One or more masses in a Revit project. ______ allow you to explore design ideas by using shapes to conceptualize a building model. When your conceptual design is complete - you can add building elements directly to these shapes.
Cutback
Room-bounding Elements
Massing Study
System Family
50. The point in the distance at which a camera is aimed or directed.
In-place Family
Filter
Target Point
Grid