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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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it-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An intersection of 2 or more walls. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the type of join between walls.
Worksharing
Discipline
Hidden Line Mode
Wall Join
2. A set of colors and fill patterns used to graphically designate rooms or areas in a floor plan. You can apply ______ based on any parameter value for a room or area. For example - if you want to color rooms by department - set the Department paramete
Join
Plan View
Color Scheme
Permanent Dimension
3. 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.
Plan View
Layer
Drawing List
True North
4. The structural part of a compound wall or other host element. When you use Revit Architecture to design a compound wall - you specify the layers and materials that compose the ______ of the wall - as well as the interior and exterior layers of the wa
Core
Explode
UV grid
View Template
5. A user interface mechanism that allows you to manipulate and activate a view that has been placed on a sheet. When you activate a view through a ______ - you can edit the model directly on the sheet.
Bubble
Keynote Legend
Viewport
Dependent View
6. The gross building area plan at ground level that is exported to an ADSK file when exporting a building site to a civil engineering application - such as AutoCAD® Civil 3D®.
Face
Building Footprint
Shape Handle
Listening Dimensions
7. 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.
Object Style
Imported Categories
Far clip plane
Datum Extent
8. The file format for projects created using Google® SketchUp - a general purpose modeling and visualization tool. You can import ______ files into a Revit project.
Vertex
Symbol
Blend
SKP
9. 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
Fillet
Lock
Area Scheme
Spot Coordinate
10. Non-uniform rational B-spline. A mathematical model commonly used in computer graphics for representing and generating curves and surfaces. In Revit Architecture - you can create roofs and curtain systems on ______.
Filled Region
Shared Parameters
Miter
NURB Surface
11. A fill pattern that represents a cut surface. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the coarse ______ material to display in 3D views. You can also specify the ______ depth for a cross-section of earth in topography elements. In the following floor
Parametric
Leader
Poche
Dependent View
12. 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
Select
Clip Plane
RTE
Label
13. 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.
Isolate
Moment
Far clip plane
RPC
14. 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
Work Plane
Solar Study
Model Element
Orthographic View
15. 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.
Revit Architecture
Symbolic Line
Legend
Witness line
16. (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
View List
Head
Face
Collinear
17. A column that adds architectural interest to a building. An ______ can be used to model box-outs around structural columns and for decorative applications.
Wall Join
Revision Schedule
Architectural Column
Chain
18. (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).
Sketch
gbXML
Matchline
Footprint
19. 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
Swatch
Type Catalog
Revit Architecture
Clip Plane
20. 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 -
Drawing List
Cut Plane
Keynoting
Model Line
21. A graphic design for surfaces that are cut or shown in projection. You can use ______ for model patterns and drafting patterns.
Draw Order
Join
Import Symbol
Fill Pattern
22. A 3D view that shows a building model in which all components are the same size - regardless of the camera's distance from them.
Model Graphics Style
Imported Categories
Origin
Orthographic View
23. 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.
Perpendicular View
Building Maker
Revit Architecture
Wall Join
24. A group of view-specific elements - such as text and filled regions.
Zoom
Divided Surface
Detail Group
Underlay
25. In an animation - a single image (for example - in a walkthrough animation or a solar study). In a building - a rigid structure built into a wall to hold a door - window - or other component. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the material and f
Solar Study
Building Maker
Frame
Project Base Point
26. A component family that either has connectors or has the capability of hosting connectors that become functional when linked in a civil engineering application - such as AutoCAD® Civil 3D®.
Site Utility
Project Parameters
Paint
Project North
27. 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
Shared Coordinates
View-specific
Design Option
Extrusion
28. 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.
Camera
Resize
Referring View
Patterned Surface
29. 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
DWG
Group
Curtain Wall
Import Symbol
30. 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
Radial
Compound Wall
Attach
Library
31. 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 ______.
Listening Dimensions
Hosted Component
Legend
Note Block
32. 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.
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Element Borrowing
Revit MEP
Autodesk Seek
33. 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
View List
Permanent Dimension
Select
Central File
34. 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.
Attached Detail Group
Hidden Line Mode
Radial
Keynoting
35. 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.
Matchline
ODBC
Room Separation Line
Spot Coordinate
36. A view whose plane is at a right angle to the plane of another view. The following image illustrates the ______ planes on which a floor plan and an elevation are based.
gbXML
PAT
Grid
Perpendicular View
37. 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-
Element Borrowing
Draw Order
Generic Model
Plan Region
38. A Revit feature that allows you to specify a value for a dimension as you sketch an element in a view. You specify a start point for the element - start sketching in the desired direction - type the exact dimension desired - and press Enter. Revit Ar
Markup
Listening Dimensions
Infill Element
Rendering
39. The point in the distance at which a camera is aimed or directed.
Target Point
ADSK
Retaining Wall
Massing Study
40. 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
Datum
Room-bounding Elements
Perpendicular View
Detail View
41. A collection of predefined resources that you can use in a Revit project. For example - you can access ______ of templates - detail components - entourage - materials - and families of model elements and annotation elements. Revit Architecture provid
Perpendicular View
Library
Drafting Pattern
Type Parameters
42. The process of disassembling an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements: nested import symbols. A ______ yields more import symbols - which - in turn - can be exploded into elements or other import s
Object
Layer
Shared Coordinates
Partial Explode
43. 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).
Model Graphics Style
Compound Wall
Full Explode
Pan
44. A 3-dimensional shape that results from removing shapes from solid geometry.
Lock
Void Geometry
Element Borrowing
Sheet
45. A unique identifier that you assign to an element in its properties. You can include ______ in schedules and tag labels. For example - the following site plan shows ______ for individual parking spaces. These ______ are also listed in the parking sch
Mark
Group
Legend
Proxy Graphics
46. 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 ______.
Cutback
Fill Volume
Cut Volume
Swatch
47. 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
Model Pattern
Wall Sweep
Witness line
View Template
48. A 3D view of a building model - in which components that are further away appear smaller than those that are closer. In Revit Architecture - you create a ______ by placing a camera in a 3D view.
Perspective View
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Grid
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
49. A uniform distance from an element or line - along which the element or line will move - or a new element or line will be created. For example - when creating walls - you might specify an ______ of 5 meters. When you select an existing wall - Revit A
Options Bar
Viewport
Offset
Building Maker
50. A wall that is inserted into another wall of a different type or construction. ______ are useful - for example - when you need to create a storefront on a building exterior. The following image shows a curtain wall embedded in a host wall.
Embedded Wall
Halftone
Zoom
Detail Level