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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Wireframe
Mullion
Property
Extrusion
2. 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.
Model Line
Selection Box
System Family
Chain
3. 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
3D reference plane
Curtain Wall
Revision Cloud
4. The process of completely disassembling an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into Revit elements - including text - curves - lines - and filled regions.
Full Explode
Void Geometry
Profile
In-place Family
5. Pre-built components - such as cabinets and cupboards for a kitchen or bathroom. Revit Architecture provides family types for ______.
Library
on-bearing Wall
Dimension
Casework
6. Parameters or settings that control the appearance or behavior of elements in a project. ______ are the combination of instance properties and type properties. To view or change ______ - select the element in the drawing area - click Modify <element>
Element Properties
Cutback
Perspective View
Rough Opening
7. The parent view of a callout or section; that is - the view from which a callout or section originates. The referencing sheet is the sheet on which the ______ displays. The referencing detail corresponds to the detail number assigned to a callout or
RPC
Line Pattern
Referencing View
RTE
8. 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
Plan
ADSK
Origin
Crop Region
9. A wall that has 2 or more horizontal layers - each consisting of different materials and surfaces.
Clip Plane
Stacked Wall
Miter
Hidden Line Mode
10. Settings that control the appearance or behavior of a project view. To see or change ______ - right-click a blank area of the view in the drawing area - and click ______. Or right-click a view name in the Project Browser - and click Properties.
Plan
View Properties
Structural Column
Reference Line
11. 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.
Reference Section
Rendering
Section Box
Extrusion
12. 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.
Resize
Vertex
Tick Mark
Family
13. 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 _____
Property
Bounding Box
Legend
Infill Element
14. Topographical surface. A graphic representation of the terrain of a building site or plot. The ______ may include contour lines to represent elevations.
Swatch
Constraint
Embedded Wall
Toposurface
15. A schedule (list) of all drawing sheets in a project. The drawing list functions as a table of contents for the project. It is typically placed on the first sheet of a construction document set.
Crop
Drawing List
Decal
Work Plane
16. 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.
Model Group
Web Library
RTE
Isolate
17. An Autodesk product. ______ is a building design and documentation system that uses building information modeling to coordinate changes across all aspects of an architecture project.
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Revit Architecture
Wall Sweep
Rendering
18. 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".
Material Takeoff Schedule
Sketch
Type
Split
19. 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.
Revision Schedule
RVT
Layer Mapping File
Compound Wall
20. 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.
Model Line
Wireframe
Shared Coordinates
Select
21. To disassemble an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements.
Profile
Cut Volume
Project Base Point
Explode
22. 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.
Join
Filled Region
Revit MEP
Spline
23. Usable space that is defined by walls or boundary lines or both. In Revit Architecture - you can perform an area analysis to define spatial relationships in a building model.
Area
Perspective View
In-place Family
Detail View
24. 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
RVT
Project Parameters
Reference Section
Revit MEP
25. A file format for fill patterns. A pattern file is a text file that contains definitions for model or drafting patterns in a project.
Split
Scale
Architectural Column
PAT
26. 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
Core
Type Selector
Datum
27. A user interface mechanism that defines the slope of a roof - floor - or ceiling plane - using a line in the direction of the slope. Use a ______ when you know the height at the top and bottom of the object's plane rather than the slope. For example
Slope Arrow
System Family
X-Ray
Dimension
28. (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
Profile
Load
Snap
Hidden Line
29. 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
Nested Family
Structural Column
Type Catalog
UV grid
30. 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
Stair Calculator
Centerline
Phase
Select
31. A mechanism for determining which elements are selected (for modification or manipulation) based on their family types or element parameters.
Selection Filter
on-bearing Wall
Line Weight
Perpendicular View
32. To limit the boundaries of a view - omitting parts of the building model from the view.
Crop
Detail Component
Keynote Legend
NURB Surface
33. 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
Project
Patterned Surface
Drawing List
gbXML
34. 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.
Rough Opening
Design Option
Wall Join
Legend
35. 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
Surface Pattern
Cut Volume
Reference Line
36. 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.
Keynoting
Work Plane
Subcategory
Tessellation
37. A 2-dimensional plane used when designing families of model elements or placing elements in a building model.
End Cap
Orientation
Reference Plane
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
38. To transfer a file or a collection of information from an outside location into a Revit project. In Revit Architecture - you can ______ groups - templates - detail components - entourage - materials - families of model elements and annotation element
Witness line
Load
Retaining Wall
Select
39. A sample patch of a color or pattern. When you apply a color scheme to rooms - the floor plan can display a color scheme legend - which indicates the colors and what they represent. The color scheme legend includes color ______.
Origin
Cut Line Style
Swatch
SKP
40. Coordinate plotting grids for non-planar surfaces. Plotting locations in a 3D space is based on an XYZ coordinate system - while 2D Space is based on an XY system. Since surfaces are not necessarily planar - the UVW coordinate system is used to plot
Phase
UV grid
Shading
Spot Elevation Dimension
41. An element that you hide in a particular view.
Hidden Element
Pushpin
True North
View-specific
42. The file format for projects created using Google® SketchUp - a general purpose modeling and visualization tool. You can import ______ files into a Revit project.
Nested Family
Component
SKP
Model Pattern
43. 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.
Floor Plan
RFA
Template
Split
44. 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
Moment
Hidden Line
System Family
Constraint
45. A defined area that obscures elements in a view. ______ are useful when you are creating a model family from an imported 2D DWG file - and you need the model element to obscure other elements when placed in a view. You can also use them to hide parts
Masking Region
Spline
Perspective View
Moment
46. 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
Layer Mapping File
DGN
Cutback
Shading with Edges
47. 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
Volumetric Geometry
Masking Region
X-Ray
48. A schedule (list) of all views in a project. The schedule includes the view parameters that you specify. You can use a ______ to manage the views in a project.
Plan Region
Infill Element
View List
Mark
49. A model element that exists in 3D space and is visible in all views of a Revit project. You can use ______ to represent 3D geometry in a building design - such as cords or cables that secure a tarp. You can sketch straight - curved - arc - circular -
Web Library
Permanent Dimension
PAT
Model Line
50. A graphic representation of an annotation element or other object. ______ are sometimes referred to as tags. Revit Architecture uses ______ for annotations - moment frames - cantilever connections - and other elements.
Embedded Wall
Camera
Paint
Symbol