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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A list of all instances of annotations (Also referred to as an annotation schedule). Note blocks are useful for listing notes that are applied to elements in a project.
Dimension
Note Block
Drafting View
Select
2. Part of the Revit interface that displays information about what is highlighted or selected - or hints on what to do next. The ______ is located in the lower left corner of the Revit window.
View Properties
Type Catalog
Status Bar
Polyline
3. 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
Radial
Framing Elevation
Witness line
Primary View
4. A photorealistic image of a building model used to evaluate the impact of natural light and shadows on the buildings and site.
Matchline
RFA
Nested Family
Solar Study
5. 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.
Workset
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Leader
Category
6. A wall that holds back earth (for example - at the edge of a terrace or excavation). In Revit Architecture - you can specify that a wall type functions as a retaining wall in the type properties.
Hidden Line
Link
Retaining Wall
Reference Plane
7. 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
Mark
Bounding Box
Model Graphics Style
8. Part of a plan view that has a different view range from the overall view. ______ are useful for split level plans or for displaying inserts above or below the cut plane.
Plan Region
Reference Section
Flip Control
Subcategory
9. A linked set of lines or walls. When drawing walls or lines in a building model - you can simplify the process by drawing a ______. You can also select a ______ of lines or walls to manipulate them simultaneously.
Resize
Underlay
Lock
Chain
10. In a 3D context - ______ moves the camera left and right. In a 2D context - ______ scrolls the view. If you are using ______ with an active view on a sheet - ______ scrolls the sheet view - not the active view on the sheet.
Panel
Pattern Component
Pin
Pan
11. 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
Radial
Solar Study
Line Style
12. Solid geometry that turns (revolves) around an axis. For example - you can use the Revolve tool to design a dome roof - a column - or door knobs.
Revolve
Retaining Wall
View Properties
Listening Dimensions
13. 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.
Grid
Drawing List
Line Style
Element Borrowing
14. A building component consisting of panels - curtain grids - and mullions. In Revit a ______ usually does not have a rectangular shape.
Grid
Curtain System
Schedule
Massing Study
15. A construction document that has been reviewed and revised or commented on (marked up). Typically - the reviewer is the project designer - a client - or another building professional. When you export construction documents as DWF files - the files ca
Type Catalog
DWF markups
Setback
Communication Center
16. A set of colors and fill patterns used to graphically designate rooms or areas in a floor plan. You can apply ______ based on any parameter value for a room or area. For example - if you want to color rooms by department - set the Department paramete
Open Loop
Component
Permanent Dimension
Color Scheme
17. A wall that consists of multiple vertical layers. Each layer can use a different material (such as concrete - insulation - and interior finish) and have a different function (such as structure - thermal layer - and substrate).
Communication Center
Reference Line
Compound Wall
Selection Box
18. 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.
Autodesk Seek
Blend
Text Note
Perspective View
19. The file type for a Revit project template.
RTE
Nested Family
Attach
Parametric
20. 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
Parallel View
Layer
Nested Family
Panel
21. 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
Collinear
Rough Opening
Origin
22. 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.
Scale
Stacked Wall
Zoom
Massing Study
23. 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
Architectural Column
Spot Elevation Dimension
Symbolic Line
Callout
24. Project coordinates that are used for remembering the mutual positions of multiple interlinked files. Those interlinked files can be all RVT files - or a combination of RVT - DWG - and DXF files.
Shared Coordinates
ADSK
Witness line
Filter
25. 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).
Cutback
Permanent Dimension
Model Group
DWF markups
26. For a 3-dimensional shape - an intersection of 3 sides. When you blend 2D shapes to create a 3D shape - you can use ______ connections to control the rate at which one shape is blended to another shape.
Vertex
Datum
Join
Generic Annotation
27. 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
Panel
Embedded Wall
Dependent View
UV grid
28. 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
Curtain System
Shading
Array
ODBC
29. A curved line drawn by specifying and positioning a number of points. Revit Architecture uses a mathematical polynomial function to smoothly join the segments at these points - creating the curved line.
Spline
Embedded Wall
Model Graphics Style
Masking Region
30. User-defined fields that you add to families or projects and then share with other families and projects. They are stored in a file independently of a family file or Revit project; this allows you to access the file from different families or project
Shared Parameters
Revit MEP
Import Symbol
Revit Structure
31. A vertical plane in a wall that is used for dimensioning. You create a wall by sketching the ______ of the wall in a plan view or a 3D view. You specify what to use for the ______ in the element properties of the wall: the wall centerline - core cent
Location Line
Project Template
Project Standards
Design Option
32. 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®.
Projection Line Style
Viewport
Location Line
Site Utility
33. To move a component from one host to another. For example - you can use the Rehost tool to move a window from one wall to another wall.
Curtain System
Instance Parameters
Rehost
Model Group
34. Text used in a building model - such as for signage. You can add ______ in a project view and in the Family Editor for families that can be represented in 3D - such as walls - doors - windows - and furniture. An instance of ______ is a model element.
Void Geometry
Model Text
Generic Model
Centerline
35. 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
Link
Communication Center
Primary View
36. A list of changes made to a building design or construction document. A ______ displays in the title block of a sheet. As you add views with revision clouds to sheets - the ______ updates with information about the corresponding revisions.
Model Text
i-drop
Revision Schedule
Plan View
37. A model graphics style in which Revit Architecture hides the lines of elements that are obscured by other surfaces.
Constraint
Hidden Line Mode
Poche
Area Scheme
38. A drafting term that refers to rounding a square corner - using a radius to define the curve.
Resize
Filled Region
Isolate
Fillet
39. 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
Structural Column
Phase
Worksharing
Crop
40. An Autodesk product. ______ integrates a physical model for layout - coordination - and documentation with an independently editable analytical model for building design and analysis. Using a single building information model and dynamic linking to t
Shared Family
Type Parameters
Project Template
Revit Structure
41. 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
Array
Radial
Hidden Line Mode
Miter
42. 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-
Camera
Generic Model
Hidden Line
Chain
43. 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.
Trim
Detail View
Drag Control
View-specific
44. 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
Viewport
Generic Model
Model Group
Rule-based Filter
45. The proportional system used to represent objects in a drawing. In Revit Architecture - you can assign a different ______ to each view.
Partial Explode
Poche
Scale
Building Footprint
46. 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
Reference Section
Footprint
Host
Split
47. 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.
gbXML
Face
Model Text
Embedded Wall
48. A mechanism for determining which elements are selected (for modification or manipulation) based on their family types or element parameters.
Resize
Layer Mapping File
Detail Line
Selection Filter
49. 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
Plan Region
ODBC
Extrusion
View Control Bar
50. 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
Hidden Line
Material Takeoff Schedule
Autodesk Seek
Curtain System