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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A detailed drawing of part of a view. In Revit Architecture - the ______ appears in a separate view. In the ______ - you can add annotations and detail - which will not display in the parent view. In the parent view - the ______ area is marked with a
Compound Wall
Floor Plan
Shared Parameters
Callout
2. An element that you hide in a particular view.
Surface Pattern
Floor Plan
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Hidden Element
3. 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
Load
Join
Room Separation Line
Rough Opening
4. 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.
gbXML
Element Borrowing
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
Element Properties
5. The file format for projects created using Google® SketchUp - a general purpose modeling and visualization tool. You can import ______ files into a Revit project.
Volumetric Geometry
Model Element
Type Catalog
SKP
6. A set of characteristics that define the line weight - line color - line pattern - and material for a category of model elements - annotation elements - or imported objects in a project.
Autodesk Seek
View Depth
Object Style
Component
7. 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
Level
Fillet
Object
Shared Coordinates
8. 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
Temporary Dimension
Lock
Selection Box
Nested Family
9. 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
Detail View
Drafting Pattern
Filled Region
Family
10. The beginning of a sketched line.
Open Loop
Trim
Start Point
Reference Elevation
11. 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.
Ground plane
View List
Model Graphics Style
Decal
12. 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
Drawing Area
i-drop
Dependent View
Origin
13. 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
Detail Level
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Crop Region
Leader
14. An annotation that indicates the distance between 2 points or elements in a building model. In Revit Architecture - you can change the points or elements that are used as references for a ______. You can also control the gap between the ______ and th
Reference Section
Witness line
Pushpin
Polyline
15. A user interface mechanism that controls the visibility of datum planes (levels - reference lines - and grids) in views. When you add grids - levels - and reference lines to a project - they may display in more views than desired. For example - when
Scope Box
Key Schedule
Revision Schedule
Partial Explode
16. A view of a model that displays as a callout or section in other views. This type of view typically represents the model in finer detail than shown in the parent view. It is used to add more information to specific parts of the model. A ______ reflec
Rule-based Filter
Detail View
Planting
Project Parameters
17. A series of 2-dimensional lines and arcs that form a closed loop. Use ______ to define cross-sections for railings - balusters - soffits - cornices - and other sweep-defined objects.
Wall Sweep
Profile
Tick Mark
Wireframe
18. A group of view-specific elements - such as text and filled regions.
Mullion
Detail Group
DGN
Join
19. A fixed starting point - or the point in a coordinate system where the axes intersect. In Revit Architecture - you use an ______ for many functions - such as positioning a linked project - creating a custom fill pattern - positioning a group - resizi
Origin
RPC
Plan
Retaining Wall
20. 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.
View-specific
Centerline
Room Separation Line
Drawing List
21. 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
Stacked Wall
Element
Project North
22. 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
Hidden Line Mode
Type Catalog
Generic Annotation
Group
23. A horizontal height at which certain elements in the view are shown in cross-section.
Primary View
Hosted Component
Cut Plane
Layer
24. 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
Workset
Structural Column
Poche
Cut Volume
25. 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
Communication Center
Project Parameters
Shared Parameters
Architectural Column
26. An architectural term that refers to the landscaping and other environmental features shown in a rendering of a building. For example - ______ can include plants - trees - people - cars - and signs. Revit Architecture provides a library of ______ fam
Imported Categories
Bounding Box
View Template
Entourage
27. 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
Template
Flip Control
Dimension
Imported Categories
28. A file format for fill patterns. A pattern file is a text file that contains definitions for model or drafting patterns in a project.
Area Scheme
Key Schedule
PAT
Object
29. A 3-dimensional shape that results from removing shapes from solid geometry.
Drafting View
Shape Handle
Crop Region
Void Geometry
30. 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.
Autodesk Seek
X-Ray
Model Text
Wall Join
31. A 2-dimensional plane used when designing families of model elements or placing elements in a building model.
Reference Plane
Miter
Pattern Component
Import Symbol
32. A mechanism for determining which elements are selected (for modification or manipulation) based on their family types or element parameters.
Symbol
Selection Filter
Walkthrough
Surface Pattern
33. In Revit Architecture - a vertical or horizontal strip between panels of a curtain wall or curtain system.
System Family
Plan Region
Mullion
Projection Line Style
34. A model element that can exist in a building model only if sponsored by another (host) element. Doors - windows - model lines - and components (such as furniture) are ______.
Hosted Component
Location Line
Toposurface
Workset
35. 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.
Span Direction
Text Note
Zoom
Revit Structure
36. 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.
System Family
Chain
Reference Line
Head
37. The Z-shaped line used in a drafting view or detail view to obscure parts of the drawing - to focus the drawing on a particular area. The following drafting view uses ______ above and below the section to obscure less intricate parts of the door asse
RPC
Break Line
Revolve
Rehost
38. The part of the Revit user interface that displays views - sheets - schedules - and other representations of the building model.
Reference Point
Witness line
Drawing Area
Offset
39. A group of elements that you use to model or document a building design. For example - ______ of model elements include walls - windows - columns - and beams. ______ of annotation elements include dimensions - tags - and text notes. ______ are organi
Category
Project View
UV grid
Span Direction
40. Arranged along a radius or arc. In Revit Architecture - when you create a ______ array - the elements in the array are arranged along a curve.
Pattern Component
Instance Parameters
Radial
Design Option
41. To apply a material to a surface of a model element. In Revit Architecture - you can ______ walls - floors - roofs - and masses. In the following image - the wall - door - door frame - and window frame are ______ different colors.
Paint
Primary View
Communication Center
RPC
42. A curved line drawn by specifying and positioning a number of points. Revit Architecture uses a mathematical polynomial function to smoothly join the segments at these points - creating the curved line.
Poche
Solar Study
Rehost
Spline
43. 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
Generic Annotation
Swatch
Project Base Point
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
44. In a 3D context - ______ moves the camera left and right. In a 2D context - ______ scrolls the view. If you are using ______ with an active view on a sheet - ______ scrolls the sheet view - not the active view on the sheet.
Pan
Detail View
Join
Frame
45. A horizontal or vertical projection from a wall - often decorative in nature. Examples of ______ include baseboards and crown molding.
Leader
3D reference plane
Model Text
Wall Sweep
46. 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.
Rough Opening
View Template
Subcategory
Trim
47. Pre-built components - such as cabinets and cupboards for a kitchen or bathroom. Revit Architecture provides family types for ______.
ADSK
Volumetric Geometry
Casework
Project Base Point
48. The graphic shape used to represent the end of a dimension - such as an arrow or a slash.
Trim
Tick Mark
on-bearing Wall
Proxy Graphics
49. 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
Detail Component
Planting
Template
Datum
50. The calculated adjustment in beam geometry that ensures beam ends meet without overlaying one another at a join. This is the visible gap seen in a steel beam connection within the Revit project.
Project Standards
Listening Dimensions
Cutback
Filter