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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 master project file for a model on which multiple team members are working. The model can be subdivided into functional areas (worksets) - such as interior - exterior - and site. The ______ stores the current ownership information for all elements
Subcategory
Central File
Cut Line Style
Stair Calculator
2. 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.
Walkthrough
Area Scheme
Isolate
X-Ray
3. An annotation that consists of text and may include a leader line and arrow. You can add ______ to a detail view - drafting view - or a sheet.
Paint
Text Note
Tick Mark
Project Base Point
4. A 2D drawing of a building model that shows the layout of walls - rooms - and other building components. A floor ______ presents a view of the building as though you are looking down on it from above - with the roof and intervening levels removed. A
Detail Level
Selection Box
Plan
Model Line
5. Reference planes are displayed in the conceptual design environment in the 3-dimensional views.
RFA
Keynote Legend
3D reference plane
Symbolic Line
6. A Revit feature that allows you to specify a value for a dimension as you sketch an element in a view. You specify a start point for the element - start sketching in the desired direction - type the exact dimension desired - and press Enter. Revit Ar
Origin
Listening Dimensions
Split
Local File
7. An end of a wall that does not join to another wall. The unjoined end of the wall is exposed. You can specify whether compound wall layers wrap at ______. For example - the following image shows a cross-section of a compound wall that uses interior w
Project North
End Cap
Reference Plane
Spot Coordinate
8. A wall that has 2 or more horizontal layers - each consisting of different materials and surfaces.
Location Line
Highlight
Extrusion
Stacked Wall
9. 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
Shared Coordinates
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Drafting Pattern
Polyline
10. 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
Rough Opening
Reference Section
Dependent View
11. The amount of fill (material) required to prepare a site for construction. For example - in the following drawing - the red area indicates the cut volume - and the blue area indicates the ______ required to level the site for a building.
View List
Fill Volume
Group
Project Standards
12. 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.
Model Text
Structural Column
Setback
Matchline
13. 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
Area
Mark
Detail Line
Workset
14. A 3-dimensional shape that results from removing shapes from solid geometry.
View Reference
Start Point
Void Geometry
Moment
15. 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-
Wireframe
In-place Family
Level
Generic Model
16. 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
Room Separation Line
Datum Extent
Local File
Keynoting
17. 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.
Crop
Stair Calculator
Section Box
Label
18. 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.
Note Block
DWF markups
Constraint
i-drop
19. 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.
Tessellation
Paint
Target Point
Retaining Wall
20. A 3-dimensional shape used in a building model. You can use the Family Editor to create ______ shapes to build families of model elements.
Material Takeoff Schedule
Solid Geometry
Area Scheme
NURB Surface
21. 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
Extrusion
DWF markups
Project Parameters
Polymesh
22. A horizontal height at which certain elements in the view are shown in cross-section.
Cut Plane
Reference Label
Join
Lock
23. A set of initial conditions for a project. Revit Architecture provides several ______ - and you can create your own ______. Any new project based on a ______ inherits all families - settings (such as units - fill patterns - line styles - line weights
Type Catalog
Origin
Link
Project Template
24. Text displayed in a callout tag when a reference callout is created in the plan view - or text displayed in a section head when a reference section is created in the plan view.
Reference Label
Clip Plane
Volumetric Geometry
Room Separation Line
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
Reference Point
Volumetric Geometry
Lock
Project Parameters
26. 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.
Massing Study
Phase
Fill Pattern
Options Bar
27. A line of a particular pattern - weight - and color - used to indicate different effects. For example - in the following site plan - a red dashed line indicates the zoning setback. Revit Architecture predefines several ______ and uses them for defaul
Nested Family
Curtain Wall
Sketch
Line Style
28. 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
Material Takeoff Schedule
Reference Plane
Bubble
Detail Line
29. A technique used to manage datasets of polygons and divide them into suitable structures for rendering. Data is often ______ into triangles - which is sometimes referred to as triangulation. When CAD or design software applications export 3D geometry
Join
Tessellation
Mullion
Framing Elevation
30. A Revit file that contains all information about a building design.
Section Box
Project
Element Properties
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
31. A wall that supports no additional vertical load except its own weight. ______ can be used to define and divide spaces in Revit Architecture.
Drawing List
Revolve
Floor Plan
on-bearing Wall
32. 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.
Snap
Panel
Bubble
Link
33. 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
Setback
Polymesh
Moment
Parametric
34. The thickness of a line. You can specify the ______ as part of the line style for model lines - perspective lines - and annotation lines used in Revit Architecture. To define line weights - click Manage tab > Settings panel > ______.
Cut Plane
DWF Design Web Format
Line Weight
Building Footprint
35. A 2D element that you can add to a detail view or a drafting view. For example - you may want to add a metal stud or a shim to a drafting view. Revit Architecture provides over 500 ______ families - based on 16 CSI divisions. You can also create your
View-specific
Detail Component
Design Option
Building Footprint
36. 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.
Spline
Rehost
Keynote Legend
Autodesk Seek
37. A text placeholder added to tags or title blocks. You create a ______ as part of a tag or title block family while in the Family Editor. When you place the tag or title block in the project - you replace the ______ with the actual value for that inst
Masking Region
Core
Stair Calculator
Label
38. The orientation of a structural floor. When you place a structural floor in the plan view - Revit Architecture creates a ______ component. Rotate the ______ component to change the orientation of the structural floor.
Level
Draw Order
Model Graphics Style
Span Direction
39. 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
Sketch
Mark
Tag
Halftone
40. 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
Retaining Wall
Slope Arrow
Callout
Line Pattern
41. The process of completely disassembling an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into Revit elements - including text - curves - lines - and filled regions.
Line Pattern
ODBC
Resize
Full Explode
42. Settings that control the appearance or behavior of all elements of a particular family type. ______ are also called type properties. The instance parameters and ______ of an element combine to establish its element properties.
Plan View
Revit Structure
Type Parameters
Workset
43. 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.
DWF Design Web Format
Halftone
Datum
Status Bar
44. A surface of a model element or mass. You can apply paint - materials - and textures to each ______ of a model element (such as a wall). These details display when you render an image of the building model. You can use mass ______ as the basis for cr
Face
Color Scheme
Array
Discipline
45. 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
Patterned Surface
Revolve
Permanent Dimension
Generic Model
46. To disassemble an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements.
Head
Reference Section
Explode
Temporary Dimension
47. 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.
Embedded Wall
Pushpin
DWG
Room-bounding Elements
48. 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
Link
Partial Explode
Temporary Dimension
Drafting Pattern
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 Standards
Cut Plane
Crop Region
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
50. An open schema created to help building designers gather information about the energy consumption characteristics of building projects. To perform energy analysis for a building model - you can export a Revit project to ______. Using a third-party ap
Dimension
gbXML
View Control Bar
Central File