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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 setting that determines the appearance or behavior of an element - type - or view. Also called a parameter.
Object
Face
Reference Line
Property
2. 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.
Spot Elevation Dimension
Decal
Structural Column
Pushpin
3. 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
Symbolic Line
Building Pad
Line Weight
Rule-based Filter
4. The point in the distance at which a camera is aimed or directed.
Target Point
Model Text
Project View
Filter
5. A graphical icon in the Revit drawing area that you ______ to change the shape or size of an element in the building model. When you select an element - Revit Architecture displays it's ______ as blue circles or triangles.
i-drop
Drag Control
True North
Fill Pattern
6. A photorealistic image of a building model used to evaluate the impact of natural light and shadows on the buildings and site.
Line Pattern
Solar Study
Attached Detail Group
Wall Join
7. 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
Witness line
Model Line
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
8. 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
Listening Dimensions
Design Option
Extrusion
Layer Mapping File
9. Autodesk Exchange File - the file format used by Autodesk applications to transmit design information.
Tessellation
gbXML
ADSK
Design Option
10. A subdivision within a family of elements. For example - the family of Concrete Round Columns is further divided into ______ such as Concrete Round 18" - Concrete Round 24" - and Concrete Round 30".
Constraint
Library
Type
Element Borrowing
11. 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
DGN
Label
Note Block
12. An elevation tag that refers to an existing elevation or drafting view. When you add a ______ to a project - Revit Architecture does not create a new view for it. Instead - the reference elevation uses an existing elevation - allowing you to indicate
Project Base Point
Structural Column
Break Control
Reference Elevation
13. A template for a sheet. A ______ generally includes information about the company - address - date of the project - and revisions.
Wireframe
Fillet
Title Block
Cutback
14. The top of the view in the drawing area. When producing solar studies or rendered images - change the view orientation from ______ to True North to create accurate sunlight and shadow patterns for the project.
Shared Family
View Depth
Fill Pattern
Project North
15. To secure a dimension or the location of an element so that it cannot be changed. When you select a ______ dimension or element - a ______ control displays next to it. The following drawing shows a ______ dimension.
Drafting View
Lock
Project
Footprint
16. A sample patch of a color or pattern. When you apply a color scheme to rooms - the floor plan can display a color scheme legend - which indicates the colors and what they represent. The color scheme legend includes color ______.
Planting
Massing Study
Grid
Swatch
17. In Revit Architecture - a vertical or horizontal strip between panels of a curtain wall or curtain system.
Flip Control
Listening Dimensions
Mullion
Constraint
18. 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.
Centerline
Target Point
Entourage
Divided Surface
19. A Revit tool that automates the creation of stairs based on a specified minimum tread depth and maximum riser height.
Project Browser
NURB Surface
Stair Calculator
View Properties
20. 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
Core
Detail Line
View Depth
21. 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
Walkthrough
Model Pattern
Project Parameters
Project View
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
Template
Work Plane
Spot Elevation Dimension
Volumetric Geometry
23. A graphic style applied to an element when a view (such as a section view) cuts through the element - so that you are seeing a representation of its interior surface. For the ______ of an element - you can specify the line weight - color - and patter
Cut Line Style
Detail Line
Focal Point
Project Template
24. 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.
Import Symbol
Crop
Rendering
Grid
25. (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
Keynoting
Temporary Dimension
Imported Categories
Reference Point
26. 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
Shading with Edges
Parameter
Surface Pattern
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
27. A dashed line representing an edge or surface that cannot be seen in a view. For example - in the following image - 2 bolts go through the stud. The view shows the ______ of one bolt but does not show the ______ of the second bolt.
Hidden Line
Paint
Reference Elevation
Offset
28. A graphic style applied to an element when a view displays the element - so that you are seeing a representation of its exterior surface. For the ______ of an element - you can specify the line weight - color - and fill pattern.
Slope Arrow
Stacked Wall
Projection Line Style
Offset
29. A symbol indicating a dependent view to which the primary view is linked.
Draw Order
Architectural Column
Building Footprint
View Reference
30. A wall that supports no additional vertical load except its own weight. ______ can be used to define and divide spaces in Revit Architecture.
3D reference plane
Type Catalog
on-bearing Wall
Select
31. A display color that blends the line color of an element with the background color of the view. For example - the following image shows some elements in ______ (gray) and others in black. You can specify the ______ display properties using the Visibi
Halftone
Area
Crop
Element Borrowing
32. 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
Line Weight
Far clip plane
Frame
Layer Mapping File
33. 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.
Rule-based Filter
Void Geometry
Perpendicular View
Panel
34. A component family that either has connectors or has the capability of hosting connectors that become functional when linked in a civil engineering application - such as AutoCAD® Civil 3D®.
Site Utility
Attach
Embedded Wall
Miter
35. A 3-dimensional shape used in a building model. You can use the Family Editor to create ______ shapes to build families of model elements.
Solid Geometry
Trim
Swatch
Join
36. 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
Local File
Shading with Edges
True North
Profile
37. A visualization tool that you use to create a 3D view of a building model. When you place a camera in a 2D view - you can control the target point - the ______ level - and the focal point of the ______. The following views show a camera positioned in
Divided Surface
Solid Geometry
Camera
Projection Line Style
38. A model graphics style in which Revit Architecture hides the lines of elements that are obscured by other surfaces.
Hidden Line Mode
on-bearing Wall
Link
View Control Bar
39. A shape (such as a circle or cloud) that contains identification text for a grid - level - view title - callout - or annotation.
Toposurface
Bubble
Room Separation Line
Patterned Surface
40. A set of spatial relationships in a building. For example - in an office building - you may want to distinguish between common space (such as lobbies - hallways - rest rooms - and kitchens) - office space - and storage. In an apartment building - you
Template
Type Catalog
Area Scheme
Component
41. An exterior wall consisting of panels connected by joints or mullions. The panels can be made of glass - brick - or other materials.
Reference Section
Dimension
Curtain Wall
Type Selector
42. An image to display on a face of a model element. For example - you can use ______ for signs - paintings - and billboards. In project views - a placeholder indicates the location of a ______. The full ______ displays in a rendered image. The followin
System Family
Patterned Surface
Decal
3D reference plane
43. A project view that shows details not directly associated with the building model. For example - a ______ can show how carpet transitions to tile - or details of a roof drain. A ______ typically shows construction details that may not be apparent in
Drafting View
Mirror
Rendering
Phase
44. 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
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Generic Model
Polymesh
Project View
45. Reference planes are displayed in the conceptual design environment in the 3-dimensional views.
Scope Box
Drafting Pattern
3D reference plane
ODBC
46. 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
Shading with Edges
Clip Plane
Snap
Scope Box
47. Topographical surface. A graphic representation of the terrain of a building site or plot. The ______ may include contour lines to represent elevations.
Worksharing
Toposurface
Tag
ADSK
48. A view whose plane is at a right angle to the plane of another view. The following image illustrates the ______ planes on which a floor plan and an elevation are based.
Perpendicular View
Framing Elevation
Target Point
Generic Annotation
49. 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.
Project Base Point
Project Standards
Legend
Crop Region
50. A functional area (such as structural - mechanical - electrical - or architectural) - or an area of expertise (such as architecture - structural engineering - or construction). In a Revit project - you can assign ______ to categories and to views. Yo
Project Base Point
Far clip plane
Discipline
Location Line