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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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1. An element in a building model that represents actual 3D geometry. For example - walls - windows - doors - and roofs are ______. For example - the following image shows only ______. It does not include annotation elements (such as dimensions or text
Viewport
Rough Opening
Discipline
Model Element
2. 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.
Model Graphics Style
Element Properties
View Properties
Generic Model
3. 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
Callout
Join
Level
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
4. 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.
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Volumetric Geometry
Options Bar
Divided Surface
5. The file format for a Revit family.
Rehost
Hidden Line
RFA
Layer
6. 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.
RFA
Attach
Revit MEP
Grid
7. Topographical surface. A graphic representation of the terrain of a building site or plot. The ______ may include contour lines to represent elevations.
Drafting View
Fill Volume
Toposurface
Footprint
8. 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.
Perspective View
RTE
Model Line
Selection Box
9. A graphic representation of an annotation element or other object. ______ are sometimes referred to as tags. Revit Architecture uses ______ for annotations - moment frames - cantilever connections - and other elements.
Symbol
3D reference plane
Break Line
Rehost
10. 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
Toposurface
Level
Clip Plane
Cut Plane
11. 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.
View-specific
Generic Model
Section Box
Local File
12. The proportional system used to represent objects in a drawing. In Revit Architecture - you can assign a different ______ to each view.
Scale
Component
Model Graphics Style
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
13. The file format for a Revit project.
DGN
Collinear
Crop
RVT
14. A joint at a 45-degree angle - or evenly angled between the joined elements. ______ can apply to walls - wall sweeps - railings - structural floors - roof fascia - curtain wall mullions - and other model elements. When 2 walls join - you can edit the
Subcategory
Wall Sweep
Miter
View Control Bar
15. 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
Embedded Wall
Project
Keynoting
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
Building Pad
Moment
Datum Extent
Underlay
17. 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
View List
Partial Explode
Schedule
Far clip plane
18. A user interface mechanism that you drag to change the shape of an element in the building model. A ______ appears in the selection color.
Shortcut Menu
Detail Line
Shape Handle
Camera
19. 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
Matchline
Material Takeoff Schedule
Snap
20. 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
Title Block
Orientation
Label
Area Scheme
21. 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
Revision Schedule
Model Element
Leader
Mirror
22. Part of the Revit interface that provides context-sensitive settings and functions - depending on the tool currently in use. In the Revit window - the ______ is located below the ribbon and above the drawing area.
Planting
Options Bar
Full Explode
Family
23. 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 ______.
Material Takeoff Schedule
Markup
Far clip plane
Monolithic Stairs
24. A web service that lets you search for - download - and integrate product and design information into your drawing. You can also publish families to the ______ website to make them available for other designers to incorporate into their designs.
Cut Volume
Frame
Autodesk Seek
Focal Point
25. A representation of a building model that simulates a person walking through the model along a defined path. The following ______ view shows the ______ path in red.
Drafting View
Face
Walkthrough
Zoom
26. Settings that control the appearance or behavior of an individual element in a project. The ______ and type parameters of an element combine to establish its element properties. ______ are also called instance properties.
Communication Center
Instance Parameters
Attach
Polymesh
27. 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.
RFA
Section Box
Profile
Web Library
28. Parameters or settings that control the appearance or behavior of elements in a project. ______ are the combination of instance properties and type properties. To view or change ______ - select the element in the drawing area - click Modify <element>
ADSK
Centerline
Element Properties
Full Explode
29. A combination (blending) of 2 shapes to create a 3D shape. You can create ______ using solid geometry and void geometry. For example - the 2D shapes below are ______ to create the solid extrusion that follows.
UV grid
Blend
X-Ray
Viewport
30. A user interface mechanism that you use to select elements within a defined area by dragging the cursor around them. To create a ______ - place the cursor near the elements to select - click and hold the left mouse button - and drag the cursor diagon
Reference Section
View Properties
Selection Box
Type Parameters
31. An exterior wall consisting of panels connected by joints or mullions. The panels can be made of glass - brick - or other materials.
Core
Control
Curtain Wall
Constraint
32. 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
Radial
Temporary Dimension
Wall Sweep
Toposurface
33. 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 _
Proxy Graphics
Zoom
Status Bar
Property
34. 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. A default light source provides illumination for the ______ elements.
Detail Line
PAT
Shading
RFA
35. To limit the boundaries of a view - omitting parts of the building model from the view.
Project View
Filled Region
Crop
Radial
36. A design methodology that maintains a single database of information about a building design. All information for a building design - from geometry to construction data - is stored in a project file. This information includes components used to desig
Parameter
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Ground plane
Revit Structure
37. A parameter that defines a relationship between elements in a building design. For example - you can specify the top ______ for a wall as Level 2. If Level 2 moves upward - the height of the wall increases to maintain the relationship.
Parallel View
Reference Point
Constraint
Projection Line Style
38. 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
Parameter
Revision Cloud
Model Element
Tag
39. 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.
ODBC
Hidden Line
Wall Join
Patterned Surface
40. 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
Detail Group
Symbol
Nested Family
Offset
41. 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
Radial
Component
Orientation
Location Line
42. A wall that has 2 or more horizontal layers - each consisting of different materials and surfaces.
Local File
Detail Group
Stacked Wall
Start Point
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
Vertex
Tag
Drafting View
Divided Surface
44. 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 -
Parameter
Monolithic Stairs
Rendering
Stacked Wall
45. A file format developed by the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI). ______ provides an interoperability solution between ______-compatible software applications in the construction and facilities management industry. The format has esta
DWF Design Web Format
Full Explode
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Text Note
46. 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.
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Grid
System Family
Building Pad
47. A drop-down list on the ribbon from which you can select a family type for the element being added or modified.
Model Graphics Style
Template
Object
Type Selector
48. Reference planes are displayed in the conceptual design environment in the 3-dimensional views.
3D reference plane
Fill Volume
Reference Section
Building Maker
49. 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
Leader
Drafting Pattern
Revit Architecture
50. 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
Element
Toposurface
Line Pattern
Line Style
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