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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The top of the view in the drawing area. When producing solar studies or rendered images - change the view orientation from ______ to True North to create accurate sunlight and shadow patterns for the project.
View Template
Solid Geometry
Project North
Orthographic View
2. 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-
Array
Generic Model
Witness line
Ground plane
3. The point in the distance on which a camera is focusing.
Layer Mapping File
View-specific
RTE
Focal Point
4. 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.
Type Selector
Reference Label
Divided Surface
Parametric
5. A view whose plane is parallel to the plane of another view. For example - a Level 1 floor plan is parallel to a Level 2 floor plan. An east elevation view is parallel to a west elevation view. The following drawing illustrates the parallel planes th
Attached Detail Group
Detail Group
Parallel View
Control
6. The amount of material that must be excavated and removed from a site to prepare it for construction. For example - in the following drawing - the red area indicates the ______ - and the blue area indicates the fill volume required to level the site
Project View
DWG
Cut Volume
Material Takeoff Schedule
7. A planar surface on which you can add sketch lines or other components. Each view in Revit Architecture is associated with a ______. In some views (such as plan - 3D - and drafting) and for views in the Family Editor - the ______ is automatically def
Radial
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Casework
Work Plane
8. A finite horizontal plane that acts as a reference for level-hosted elements - such as roofs - floors - and ceilings. In Revit Architecture - you define a ______ for each vertical height or story within a building - or other needed reference of the b
Drafting Pattern
Reference Label
Level
Detail Line
9. 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.
Model Pattern
RPC
View-specific
Drag Control
10. A view-specific element that shows the size of an element or shows distances between elements or points in a building model. As you place an element - Revit Architecture displays temporary ______ so that you can place the element accurately. You can
Dimension
on-bearing Wall
Fill Volume
Orientation
11. 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.
Selection Box
Host
Workset
Markup
12. A horizontal height at which certain elements in the view are shown in cross-section.
Drawing List
Core
Cut Plane
Ground plane
13. 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
DWF markups
Revit Architecture
Model Line
Work Plane
14. Nested family which is applied to populate buildable architectural components across a large variety of geometric divided and patterned surfaces. It can contain both 2D and 3D geometry which create intelligent and flexible parametric components.
Pattern Component
Rule-based Filter
Cut Volume
Line Style
15. (1) To jump to a line or reference point in a drawing. (2) A line or reference point to which Revit Architecture will jump when you are placing a component or sketching a line. When you place a model element or sketch a line in a drawing - Revit Arch
Hidden Line
Extrusion
Orientation
Snap
16. User-defined fields that you add to multiple categories of elements - sheets - or views in a project. These ______ are specific to the project and cannot be shared with other projects. For example - you can create a ______ named Approved By for views
Monolithic Stairs
Drag Control
Drafting View
Project Parameters
17. 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.
Line Pattern
Poche
Revision Cloud
Permanent Dimension
18. 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
Open Loop
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Join
Casework
19. A mechanism for determining which elements are selected (for modification or manipulation) based on their family types or element parameters.
Selection Filter
Polyline
View List
Plan View
20. A Revit file that contains all information about a building design.
Project
Head
Wall Sweep
Far clip plane
21. 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
View Range
Scope Box
Location Line
End Cap
22. 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.
Retaining Wall
Referencing View
Communication Center
Family
23. 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.
Key Schedule
DWF markups
Plan Region
Revit Architecture
24. 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
Fillet
Masking Region
Selection Filter
25. A model element - annotation element - datum element - or imported element in a project.
Datum
Object
Rendering
Pin
26. 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.
Hidden Element
i-drop
on-bearing Wall
Grid
27. (1) For elements that can slope (including roofs - ramps - floors - and ceilings) - the upper end of the slope. For example - in the following illustration - the ______ is the upper end of the sloped floor. (2) In Revit Architecture - the symbol that
Object Style
DGN
Referring View
Head
28. 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.
Panel
Material Takeoff Schedule
Cutback
Model Group
29. A setting that determines the appearance or behavior of an element - type - or view. Also called a parameter.
Focal Point
Attach
Hosted Component
Property
30. 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.
Origin
Highlight
Revision Schedule
Head
31. The file type for a Revit project template.
RTE
Type Parameters
Host
Divided Surface
32. To change the size of a model element. For example - in Revit Architecture you can ______ a wall or a foundation to adjust to changing specifications.
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Resize
Polyline
Line Weight
33. A Revit tool that automates the creation of stairs based on a specified minimum tread depth and maximum riser height.
Origin
Start Point
Rough Opening
Stair Calculator
34. The characteristic of being visible in one project view only.
View-specific
Location Line
Parallel View
Control
35. A Revit symbol that you can use to break a section line - break a schedule into multiple sections - or break a crop region into sections. In the following elevation view - the blue Z-shaped break controls allow you to break the crop region into secti
Library
Break Control
Closed Loop
Structural Column
36. 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.
Divided Surface
Detail Line
Location Line
Element Borrowing
37. 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.
Constraint
Bubble
View Reference
Instance Parameters
38. 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
Label
RTE
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Host
39. 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".
Type
Rule-based Filter
Masking Region
Worksharing
40. 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.
Title Block
Revit MEP
Hidden Element
Collinear
41. A drawing that shows the ceiling in a building design. Also called an RCP view. When you add a level to a building model - Revit Architecture automatically creates an ______ for it.
Model Line
Autodesk Seek
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
Rule-based Filter
42. 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
Project Standards
Wall Sweep
Element
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
43. 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
Local File
Area Scheme
Type Selector
Poche
44. 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
Detail Line
Model Line
Keynoting
45. A graphical icon in the Revit drawing area that you use to manipulate elements. For example - when you select a chain of walls - blue circles display. These blue circles are drag ______. You can drag such a ______ to change the shape of the walls. Ot
Control
i-drop
Blend
Snap
46. A column that supports a vertical load in addition to its own weight.
Structural Column
Entourage
Worksharing
Cutback
47. An alternative design for a project. ______ allow a team to develop - evaluate - and redesign building components within a single project file. You can develop ______ to adapt to changes in product scope - to review other designs - or to show alterna
View List
View-specific
Design Option
Reference Point
48. A class of elements in a category. A ______ groups elements with a common set of parameters (properties) - identical use - and similar graphical representation. Different elements in a ______ may have different values for some or all properties - but
Closed Loop
Datum Extent
Family
Solar Study
49. 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.
Underlay
Worksharing
Cut Plane
Massing Study
50. 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.
Shared Parameters
RTE
Color Scheme
Pushpin