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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Shading with Edges
Centerline
Hidden Element
Break Line
2. (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
Setback
Project View
Viewport
Group
3. 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.
Resize
Building Pad
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Temporary Dimension
4. 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
Pattern Component
Link
Revit MEP
Level
5. 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.
Phase
Revit Architecture
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Model Line
6. A filter with user-defined rules that determine the visibility/graphics settings for model elements in a particular view. For example - you can create a ______ that displays all fire-rated walls as solid red in a plan view to distinguish them from no
Hidden Line Mode
Rule-based Filter
Selection Box
DGN
7. A building element that is usually delivered and installed on site - rather than built in place. (Also referred to as a hosted ______.) For example - windows - doors - and furniture are ______. In contrast - walls - floors - and roofs are built in pl
Partial Explode
Cut Line Style
Head
Component
8. A Revit element that contains all objects (such as blocks and xrefs) from an imported drawing. When you move the cursor over the imported objects - Revit Architecture shows information about the ______. You can explode an ______ to convert it into in
View List
Category
Import Symbol
Halftone
9. 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
In-place Family
Callout
Head
Revit MEP
10. A horizontal height at which certain elements in the view are shown in cross-section.
RPC
Cut Plane
Material
View Depth
11. 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
Rehost
Orthographic View
Project Template
Model Graphics Style
12. 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.
Panel
View Properties
Keynote Legend
Project Template
13. 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.
Shading
Planting
ADSK
Model Line
14. A design method in which different team members are responsible for designing different functional areas of the same project file.
Full Explode
Worksharing
Datum Extent
Hidden Line Mode
15. The state of being aligned with (or facing the same direction as) a particular item or direction. For example - in Revit Architecture you can change the ______ of a view to True North - or you can change the ______ of a compound wall to reverse the o
Revolve
Orientation
Trim
Project Parameters
16. 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
Mullion
View Depth
Ground plane
17. 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.
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
Parameter
Level
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
18. A shape (such as a circle or cloud) that contains identification text for a grid - level - view title - callout - or annotation.
Walkthrough
Bubble
Focal Point
Scale
19. A flat surface that is designed to be occupied by buildings and is prepared by grading - excavating - filling - or a combination of these. In Revit Architecture - you can add a ______ to a toposurface - and then modify the structure and depth of the
Orthographic View
Building Pad
Revision Cloud
Toposurface
20. A collection of elements in a workshared project that can be worked on independently. A ______ is typically a discrete functional area - such as interior - exterior - or site. When you enable worksharing - you can divide a project into ______ - with
Key Schedule
Nested Family
System Family
Workset
21. Available in the conceptual design environment - ______ mode is a transparent view that displays the underlying geometric skeleton of a form.
Casework
Line Pattern
Detail Line
X-Ray
22. 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.
Constraint
Profile
Wireframe
Span Direction
23. Passing through or lying on the same straight line. Sketching a line that is ______ with an existing wall
Hidden Element
View Reference
Full Explode
Collinear
24. 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.
Host
Rehost
Category
Filled Region
25. A master project file for a model on which multiple team members are working. The model can be subdivided into functional areas (worksets) - such as interior - exterior - and site. The ______ stores the current ownership information for all elements
Orthographic View
Central File
Zoom
Reference Line
26. The characteristic of being visible in one project view only.
Embedded Wall
View-specific
Rule-based Filter
Spline
27. A project view or imported file that you use to help position elements in the current view. For example - when you use a section view as an ______ to a detail view - model elements in the detail view display in halftone or a different line weight and
Underlay
Shared Family
Toposurface
Symbol
28. (1) To draw a line or shape. Revit Architecture provides several tools and techniques for ______. (2) A drawing of a 2D shape. The following ______ contains an open loop (the roof) and a closed loop (the walls - floor - and ceiling).
View Template
Detail Component
Markup
Sketch
29. The graphic design (fill pattern) used to represent a surface when shown in projection.
Camera
Fill Pattern
Cut Plane
Surface Pattern
30. 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
Curtain Wall
Permanent Dimension
Revit Structure
31. To shorten selected elements to meet a specified boundary.
Drafting View
Curtain System
Parametric
Trim
32. 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
Filled Region
Collinear
Head
Detail Line
33. 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.
Building Footprint
View List
Subcategory
Lock
34. A representation of a building model that simulates a person walking through the model along a defined path. The following ______ view shows the ______ path in red.
Select
Reference Elevation
Control
Walkthrough
35. A list of the subcomponents or materials of any Revit family. ______ have all the functionality and characteristics of other schedule views - but they allow you to show more detail about the assembly of a component. Any material that is applied to a
Note Block
Shared Family
Material Takeoff Schedule
Rendering
36. The file format for a Revit project.
Site Utility
Full Explode
RVT
Structural Column
37. Categories of elements that are derived from an imported drawing. You can change the visibility and graphic display of ______ through the visibility graphics menu.
Draw Order
Hidden Line Mode
Imported Categories
Import Symbol
38. (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
Color Scheme
Head
Resize
Break Line
39. 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
Decal
Family
Datum Extent
Dependent View
40. The process of completely disassembling an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into Revit elements - including text - curves - lines - and filled regions.
Full Explode
Poche
Attach
View Template
41. A table of information that you create to simplify or automate data entry in other - larger schedules. A ______ can reduce the time required to produce a larger schedule and help to generate accurate cost estimates. For example - a room schedule for
Key Schedule
Infill Element
Core
Project Template
42. 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.
SKP
Parametric
Area
Group
43. A wall that supports no additional vertical load except its own weight. ______ can be used to define and divide spaces in Revit Architecture.
Selection Box
Rendering
on-bearing Wall
System Family
44. 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.
Partial Explode
Symbol
Centerline
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
45. A group of view-specific elements that are associated with a model group. For example - an ______ may be comprised of door tags and window tags.
Detail Group
Collinear
Attached Detail Group
Perspective View
46. To choose an object in the drawing area. Many of the controls and tools that you use to modify an element in the drawing area are available only when an element is ______. In Revit Architecture - a ______ element displays in the ______ color - and co
Slope Arrow
Solar Study
Rehost
Select
47. 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
Resize
Divided Surface
RFA
48. 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>
Constraint
Pan
Generic Model
Element Properties
49. The orientation of a structural floor. When you place a structural floor in the plan view - Revit Architecture creates a ______ component. Rotate the ______ component to change the orientation of the structural floor.
Markup
Span Direction
Layer
Spot Coordinate
50. 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
RTE
Cut Plane
gbXML
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)