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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Subject
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it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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).
Element Borrowing
Communication Center
Autodesk Seek
Compound Wall
2. A line that indicates the middle of a dimension or model element (such as a column or a wall). In Revit Architecture - you can use an element's ______ to measure - dimension - align - resize - specify constraints - and perform other functions in a bu
Centerline
Array
Sketch
Room Separation Line
3. 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.
View Template
Element Borrowing
Line Weight
Isolate
4. The beginning of a sketched line.
Imported Categories
Plan View
Start Point
Instance Parameters
5. To disassemble an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements.
Highlight
Fillet
Frame
Explode
6. The North/South and East/West coordinates of an individual point with respect to the shared coordinate system for a group of linked Revit projects.
Spot Coordinate
RVT
Reference Section
Workset
7. 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
Legend
DWF Design Web Format
Symbolic Line
Type Selector
8. Vegetation used to create a landscape around a building design. Revit Architecture provides a library of ______ families. You can also create or download additional plants.
Model Group
Planting
SKP
Swatch
9. A group of view-specific elements - such as text and filled regions.
Markup
Detail Group
Reference Elevation
Lock
10. The proportional system used to represent objects in a drawing. In Revit Architecture - you can assign a different ______ to each view.
Constraint
Category
Scale
Local File
11. Controlled by parameters. In a Revit project - parameters define the relationships between elements of the building model. These relationships are created automatically by Revit Architecture and by you as you create the design. As you work in drawing
Generic Annotation
Parametric
Shape Handle
Polyline
12. (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
Pattern Component
Reference Point
Monolithic Stairs
Closed Loop
13. To restrict the movement of an element using the _____ tool. When you ______ an element - you cannot move it by dragging or using the Move tool. However - changes in other attached elements may result in movement of the ______ element.
Infill Element
Rough Opening
Pin
Primary View
14. The size of a datum plane (a plane for a level - grid - or reference line). Datum planes are not visible in all views. If the datum does not intersect a view plane - it will not be visible in that view. You can resize datum planes so that they are vi
Fill Volume
Grid
Options Bar
Datum Extent
15. A model element that defines a boundary of a room. For example - walls - partitions - floors - ceilings - and roofs are room-bounding elements. Revit Architecture uses room-bounding elements when calculating the area or volume of a room. You can desi
Retaining Wall
Head
Room-bounding Elements
Shape Handle
16. 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.
Monolithic Stairs
Status Bar
Subcategory
Vertex
17. 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
Project Parameters
Flip Control
Revit Structure
Casework
18. A graphical icon in the Revit drawing area that you can use to reverse the position or orientation of an element in the drawing area. For example - when you click the ______for a compound wall - the wall flips over - so its layers reverse.
on-bearing Wall
Key Schedule
Frame
Flip Control
19. To explicitly join elements (such as walls or columns) to other modeling components. For example - you can ______ walls to floors - ceilings - and roofs. You can ______ columns to roofs - floors - ceilings - reference planes - structural framing memb
Attach
Property
Building Pad
Ground plane
20. A model element that can accept other components. For example - a wall is a ______ for windows and doors. A roof is a ______ for skylights and dormers. A ______ may also be referred to as a ______ element or a ______ component.
Stair Calculator
Building Footprint
Host
Type Catalog
21. 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
Resize
Area
Setback
Tag
22. A graphic design for surfaces that are cut or shown in projection. You can use ______ for model patterns and drafting patterns.
Reference Label
Fill Pattern
Retaining Wall
Full Explode
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
Shading with Edges
Crop Region
Cut Line Style
Line Pattern
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
True North
DWF Design Web Format
Highlight
25. A list of keynote numbers and the corresponding keynote text. If you choose to annotate model elements using keynote numbers only - you can use a ______ to provide descriptive text for each keynote number. By using a keynote legend - you avoid clutte
View Depth
Keynote Legend
Temporary Dimension
Parallel View
26. A set of connected straight line segments. Polylines typically define open loops.
Polyline
Toposurface
Far clip plane
Dimension
27. A list of model elements that belong to a particular family type but that differ in size or other characteristics. Using ______ - you can load only the size you need - rather than loading the entire family type. For example - suppose that you want to
Wireframe
on-bearing Wall
Type Catalog
Break Control
28. The file format for a Revit project.
RPC
Draw Order
RVT
Monolithic Stairs
29. The graphic design (fill pattern) used to represent a surface when shown in projection.
Extrusion
Surface Pattern
RTE
3D reference plane
30. A 3-dimensional shape used in a building model. You can use the Family Editor to create ______ shapes to build families of model elements.
Camera
Compound Wall
Object
Solid Geometry
31. 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
Start Point
Clip Plane
Datum
Perspective View
32. A view of a floor plan or a reflected ceiling plan for a building model.
Wireframe
Paint
Plan View
Matchline
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 _
Resize
Zoom
on-bearing Wall
Framing Elevation
34. A design method in which different team members are responsible for designing different functional areas of the same project file.
Compound Wall
Snap
RTE
Worksharing
35. A table that provides descriptions or information about symbols used in drawings. In Revit Architecture - you can create a ______ and include it on multiple sheets.
Legend
Type Selector
Note Block
Location Line
36. 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
Imported Categories
Discipline
Decal
Pin
37. 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
Proxy Graphics
Frame
Toposurface
In-place Family
38. 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.
Fill Volume
RTE
Type Catalog
Reference Label
39. 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.
Generic Annotation
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Symbol
Lock
40. The process of completely disassembling an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into Revit elements - including text - curves - lines - and filled regions.
View Reference
Full Explode
Room Separation Line
Project Browser
41. An insert that fills (patches) a hole in a host element after changes are made during different phases of a building project. For example - if you remove a window from a wall during a demolition phase - Revit Architecture fills the hole with an _____
Revision Cloud
Material Takeoff Schedule
Head
Infill Element
42. A setting that determines the appearance or behavior of an element - type - or view. Also called a property.
Section Box
Parameter
Extrusion
Selection Filter
43. 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
Hidden Element
Drawing List
gbXML
Drag Control
44. A line used when designing families of model elements or placing elements in a building model. When you draw a ______ in a view - the line is visible in other - related views. A straight ______ provides 4 planes to sketch on. One plane is parallel to
Reference Line
Partial Explode
Shortcut Menu
Cut Plane
45. 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.
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Model Pattern
Crop
Attached Detail Group
46. 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
Room Separation Line
Proxy Graphics
Element Properties
Project View
47. A horizontal height at which certain elements in the view are shown in cross-section.
Cut Plane
Walkthrough
Cut Line Style
Model Element
48. 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.
Polyline
Project Standards
Profile
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
49. 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
Proxy Graphics
Project View
Stacked Wall
Element Borrowing
50. The substance of which an element is made. In Revit Architecture - the ______ assigned to an element determines how the element appears in a view or rendering. Revit Architecture includes several ______ in the default project templates - or you can d
Material
Rehost
Area
Status Bar