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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A group of view-specific elements - such as text and filled regions.
Material
Detail Group
Project Parameters
Floor Plan
2. A building component consisting of panels - curtain grids - and mullions. In Revit a ______ usually does not have a rectangular shape.
Element Borrowing
Curtain System
Symbolic Line
Model Group
3. 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 > ______.
Grid
Line Weight
Building Footprint
Datum Extent
4. 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.
Tessellation
Discipline
Split
Model Line
5. 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.
Generic Model
Drafting View
Panel
Chain
6. 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.
Type Selector
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Hidden Line
Material Takeoff Schedule
7. 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.
Label
Type Parameters
Spline
Pin
8. Text that documents a building model. ______ are usually related to a parameter for a model element or type. You can create ______ families and nest them inside host model families - so that the annotations display in the project. This is useful if y
X-Ray
Element Borrowing
Permanent Dimension
Generic Annotation
9. A graphic (shaped like a cloud) that indicates changes in a construction document. In Revit Architecture - you can sketch ______ in all views except 3D views. The cloud is visible only in the view in which it is sketched.
Revision Cloud
i-drop
Sketch
Reference Elevation
10. A column that adds architectural interest to a building. An ______ can be used to model box-outs around structural columns and for decorative applications.
Miter
Filter
Architectural Column
Profile
11. Representations of AutoCAD objects. Revit Architecture supports ______ from AutoCAD files. Unlike AutoCAD objects - ______ have no intelligence.
Proxy Graphics
Entourage
Massing Study
View Template
12. A Revit setting that determines the amount of geometry displayed in a view. ______ settings include coarse - medium - and fine - where coarse shows the least detail and fine shows the most detail. The following image illustrates the 3 ______ for a de
Line Pattern
Solid Geometry
Cutback
Detail Level
13. A graphic design that is applied to the surface of a model element. ______ represent the actual appearance of an element - such as brick coursing or ceramic tile on a wall. They are fixed with respect to the model and scale with the model.
RFA
Vertex
Model Pattern
Explode
14. A set of horizontal planes that control the visibility and display of objects in a view. The horizontal planes are Top Clip Plane - Cut Plane - Bottom Clip Plane - and View Depth. Elements outside the ______ do not display in the view.
View Range
Lock
Text Note
Face
15. A file format for fill patterns. A pattern file is a text file that contains definitions for model or drafting patterns in a project.
PAT
Compound Wall
Offset
Line Style
16. A user interface mechanism that defines the boundaries of a view. Elements in the building model that are outside the ______ do not display in the view or on a sheet on which the view is placed. In the following floor plan view - the inner - solid re
View Control Bar
Project Browser
Generic Model
Crop Region
17. The part of the Revit user interface that displays views - sheets - schedules - and other representations of the building model.
Polymesh
Drawing Area
Framing Elevation
Communication Center
18. A template for a sheet. A ______ generally includes information about the company - address - date of the project - and revisions.
Title Block
Text Note
Component
Proxy Graphics
19. 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
Building Maker
Attach
Curtain System
Color Scheme
20. A family of elements that is created within the context of the current project. An ______ exists only in the project and cannot be loaded into other projects. Using ______ - you can create components that are unique to a project or components that re
Template
In-place Family
Level
Break Line
21. A 2D - view-specific graphic. You can use ______ to represent various surfaces - such as concrete or compacted earth. You can add a ______ to a detail view - a drafting view - or an annotation family. For each ______ - you can specify a boundary line
Revit MEP
Discipline
Filled Region
Zoom
22. 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.
Footprint
Paint
Fill Volume
Trim
23. A model graphics style in which Revit Architecture displays the image of the model with all edges and lines drawn - but no surfaces.
Wireframe
Library
Blend
Filled Region
24. For a subcomponent of a family - a property that defines its display (the line weight - line color - and line pattern). For example - you can assign one ______ to the wood trim of a window and another ______ to the glass.
Camera
Mirror
Full Explode
Subcategory
25. Pre-built components - such as cabinets and cupboards for a kitchen or bathroom. Revit Architecture provides family types for ______.
DGN
Shared Parameters
Fill Volume
Casework
26. (1) The distance that a wall sweep or wall reveal is offset from intersecting wall inserts. The ______ value allows you to place sweeps or reveals properly near window or door trims. You can define a default ______ for wall sweeps and wall reveals in
Instance Parameters
Setback
on-bearing Wall
Component
27. 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
Model Element
Note Block
Work Plane
Reference Elevation
28. 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
Discipline
Chain
Room Separation Line
Attach
29. A collection of predefined resources that you can use in a Revit project. For example - you can access ______ of templates - detail components - entourage - materials - and families of model elements and annotation elements. Revit Architecture provid
Library
Note Block
Shading
Isolate
30. An intersection of 2 or more walls. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the type of join between walls.
Wall Join
Nested Family
Miter
Blend
31. 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
Type
Area Scheme
Solid Geometry
Note Block
32. The file format for a Revit project.
Cut Line Style
RVT
Room-bounding Elements
Open Loop
33. A graphic design for surfaces that are cut or shown in projection. You can use ______ for model patterns and drafting patterns.
ODBC
Ground plane
Fill Pattern
Curtain Wall
34. 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.
Instance Parameters
View Control Bar
Model Line
Revision Schedule
35. 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
Hidden Line
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Subcategory
Reference Section
36. The area covered by or required by an object. For example - the ______ of a toaster on your kitchen counter is the amount of countertop that the toaster covers. In Revit Architecture - you can create a roof or floor based on the ______ of the walls.
Infill Element
ADSK
Type Selector
Footprint
37. 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".
Pan
Grid
Layer
Type
38. A drawing file format supported by AutoCAD and other CAD applications. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
Element Borrowing
DWG
Extrusion
Layer
39. 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
Stacked Wall
Permanent Dimension
Link
Miter
40. 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.
Swatch
Perspective View
Sketch
Array
41. Arranged along a radius or arc. In Revit Architecture - when you create a ______ array - the elements in the array are arranged along a curve.
Radial
Paint
Stair Calculator
Orientation
42. 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
Tessellation
ODBC
Floor Plan
Central File
43. 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
Stacked Wall
Plan
Dependent View
In-place Family
44. A sketch line that indicates where to split a view for a dependent view - as shown.
Matchline
Fill Volume
Chain
View Properties
45. 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
Library
Callout
Focal Point
46. 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
i-drop
Communication Center
ADSK
Stacked Wall
47. A symbol indicating a dependent view to which the primary view is linked.
Dimension
Reference Elevation
Note Block
View Reference
48. A method of displaying model elements in views. For example - you can choose to display a model using wireframe - hidden lines - shading - or shading with edges. You can specify the ______ for a view using the View Control Bar at the bottom of the Re
Markup
Patterned Surface
Swatch
Model Graphics Style
49. A construction document. In Revit Architecture - you place project views on ______ to create a construction document set.
Sheet
Join
Markup
Viewport
50. 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
Massing Study
Surface Pattern
Options Bar