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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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it-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Drag Control
Keynoting
Array
3D reference plane
2. 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
True North
Layer Mapping File
Tessellation
Shading
3. A 3D view of a building model - in which components that are further away appear smaller than those that are closer. In Revit Architecture - you create a ______ by placing a camera in a 3D view.
Layer Mapping File
Subcategory
Break Line
Perspective View
4. The size of a datum plane (a plane for a level - grid - or reference line). Datum planes are not visible in all views. If the datum does not intersect a view plane - it will not be visible in that view. You can resize datum planes so that they are vi
Plan
Fill Volume
Datum Extent
Hidden Line Mode
5. 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
Stair Calculator
Moment
Generic Annotation
Centerline
6. To disassemble an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements.
Face
Explode
Level
View Depth
7. 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
Leader
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Object
8. A user interface mechanism that crops the model in a 3D view. Elements in the building model that are outside the ______do not display in the view or in an exported view.
Section Box
Tag
Type
Detail Line
9. 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.
Text Note
ODBC
Wall Join
Leader
10. A stage or time period in the construction process of a building project. Typical ______ include existing construction - demolition - remodeling - and new construction. Revit Architecture tracks the ______ in which views or components are created or
Phase
Tick Mark
Poche
Model Pattern
11. A defined area that obscures elements in a view. ______ are useful when you are creating a model family from an imported 2D DWG file - and you need the model element to obscure other elements when placed in a view. You can also use them to hide parts
Masking Region
Tick Mark
Markup
Import Symbol
12. Comments or revision instructions from someone who reviewed a building design. When you publish construction documents as DWF files - the files can be ______ up electronically using a program such as Autodesk Design Review. Then the ______ can be lin
Markup
Type Selector
Work Plane
Primary View
13. An element that you hide in a particular view.
Line Style
Draw Order
Hidden Element
Wall Sweep
14. (1) A point in the current view that you can use for positioning or dimensioning a model element. When you move the cursor near a ______ - Revit Architecture displays a temporary dimension between the element being placed and the ______. To display d
Sketch
Layer Mapping File
Reference Point
Type Parameters
15. 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
Mirror
Reference Line
Crop Region
Cut Volume
16. 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
Parametric
Break Control
True North
Moment
17. A collection of settings that you can use as a starting point for projects - families - views - and more.
Template
Perpendicular View
Referring View
Isolate
18. 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.
Planting
Head
Open Loop
Perspective View
19. A graphical icon in the Revit drawing area that you use to manipulate elements. For example - when you select a chain of walls - blue circles display. These blue circles are drag ______. You can drag such a ______ to change the shape of the walls. Ot
Central File
Partial Explode
Split
Control
20. 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.
Join
Hidden Element
Embedded Wall
Massing Study
21. 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.
Resize
Datum
Shape Handle
Project Browser
22. The point in the distance at which a camera is aimed or directed.
Autodesk Seek
Orientation
Target Point
Break Control
23. 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
Reference Point
Temporary Dimension
Color Scheme
RTE
24. A model element that can exist in a building model only if sponsored by another (host) element. Doors - windows - model lines - and components (such as furniture) are ______.
Underlay
Drafting Pattern
Poche
Hosted Component
25. 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
Callout
Walkthrough
i-drop
ADSK
26. 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.
Slope Arrow
Walkthrough
View Properties
Fill Pattern
27. A 3-dimensional shape that results from removing shapes from solid geometry.
Pushpin
Void Geometry
Detail Group
Model Element
28. A user interface mechanism that defines the slope of a roof - floor - or ceiling plane - using a line in the direction of the slope. Use a ______ when you know the height at the top and bottom of the object's plane rather than the slope. For example
Slope Arrow
Break Control
Building Footprint
Divided Surface
29. A line that you draw in a view to define areas that are used for different purposes - when a wall between the rooms is not desired. ______ are visible in plan views - 3D views - and perspective views. For example - the following floor plan uses room
Paint
Tessellation
Orthographic View
Room Separation Line
30. 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.
Element Borrowing
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Drawing Area
Host
31. A table of information that you create to simplify or automate data entry in other - larger schedules. A ______ can reduce the time required to produce a larger schedule and help to generate accurate cost estimates. For example - a room schedule for
Material
Orientation
Drafting Pattern
Key Schedule
32. 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
Array
Miter
Type Selector
33. 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
Patterned Surface
Layer
Link
Lock
34. 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
Plan Region
Full Explode
Permanent Dimension
Selection Box
35. 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
Polymesh
Referencing View
Fill Volume
Explode
36. To divide a single object into multiple objects or sections. In a Revit project - you can ______ walls - lines - faces - toposurfaces - layers in vertically compound walls - and schedules using various ______ tools.
In-place Family
Design Option
Work Plane
Split
37. The graphic design (fill pattern) used to represent a surface when shown in projection.
Import Symbol
Surface Pattern
Structural Column
Spot Coordinate
38. A method of defining 3D geometry for a building model. You begin a solid ______ by sketching 2D shapes on a plane. Revit Architecture then ______ the sketch between a start point and an endpoint. You can also create a void ______ by cutting a shape o
Cutback
System Family
Extrusion
Infill Element
39. 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
Viewport
Highlight
Listening Dimensions
gbXML
40. A detailed drawing of part of a view. In Revit Architecture - the ______ appears in a separate view. In the ______ - you can add annotations and detail - which will not display in the parent view. In the parent view - the ______ area is marked with a
Line Pattern
Callout
Embedded Wall
Area Scheme
41. A family of model elements that can be used to create subcomponents of a nested family. When you use ______ to create a nested family - you can select - tag - and schedule the individual subcomponents in a project. (If subcomponents are not from ____
Shared Family
Scale
Area
Reference Section
42. User-defined fields that you add to multiple categories of elements - sheets - or views in a project. These ______ are specific to the project and cannot be shared with other projects. For example - you can create a ______ named Approved By for views
Project Parameters
Moment
NURB Surface
Origin
43. 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 -
Dependent View
View Range
Rendering
Volumetric Geometry
44. A wall that has 2 or more horizontal layers - each consisting of different materials and surfaces.
Wireframe
Mullion
Stacked Wall
Camera
45. A line that provides information but is not intended to represent actual geometry in an element. For example - when creating a door family - you might sketch ______ in an elevation view to represent a door swing. ______ are visible parallel to the vi
Project
Symbolic Line
Floor Plan
Type Catalog
46. 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
View List
Text Note
Core
Work Plane
47. To restrict the movement of an element using the _____ tool. When you ______ an element - you cannot move it by dragging or using the Move tool. However - changes in other attached elements may result in movement of the ______ element.
Tag
Pin
Link
Monolithic Stairs
48. 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
Structural Column
Join
Paint
Select
49. A symbol indicating a dependent view to which the primary view is linked.
Reference Elevation
Break Control
Dimension
View Reference
50. 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
Projection Line Style
DWG
Line Weight