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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Representations of AutoCAD objects. Revit Architecture supports ______ from AutoCAD files. Unlike AutoCAD objects - ______ have no intelligence.
Perpendicular View
Proxy Graphics
Matchline
Load
2. To change the magnification of a view. In a 3D context - ______ moves the camera in and out. In a 2D context - ______ moves up and down perpendicular to the view. To ______ in is to increase the magnification - making the building appear larger. To _
on-bearing Wall
Subcategory
Polymesh
Zoom
3. An annotation used to identify elements in a drawing. ______ provide a way to automate the display of attributes for an element or type. Revit Architecture provides default ______ for some types of elements - such as windows - doors - and rooms. You
End Cap
Swatch
Tag
Projection Line Style
4. 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
Viewport
Sheet
Spline
Extrusion
5. 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
Span Direction
Phase
SKP
Site Utility
6. 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.
Element
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
NURB Surface
Plan View
7. A text placeholder added to tags or title blocks. You create a ______ as part of a tag or title block family while in the Family Editor. When you place the tag or title block in the project - you replace the ______ with the actual value for that inst
Project Template
Color Scheme
Label
Focal Point
8. 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.
Area Scheme
Span Direction
Retaining Wall
Profile
9. The file format for a Revit project.
RVT
Type Parameters
Focal Point
Floor Plan
10. A setting that determines the appearance or behavior of an element - type - or view. Also called a parameter.
Listening Dimensions
Property
Camera
Spot Coordinate
11. A drop-down list on the ribbon from which you can select a family type for the element being added or modified.
Type Selector
Detail Level
Workset
Tag
12. A model graphics style in which Revit Architecture hides the lines of elements that are obscured by other surfaces.
Key Schedule
Hidden Line Mode
Property
Miter
13. (1) The intersection where 2 or more elements share a common face. (2) To resolve intersections between elements that share a common face. The level of detail for the view determines the detail of the ______ geometry that is shown. The following imag
Template
Isolate
RTE
Join
14. The area covered by or required by an object. For example - the ______ of a toaster on your kitchen counter is the amount of countertop that the toaster covers. In Revit Architecture - you can create a roof or floor based on the ______ of the walls.
Mark
Reference Line
Model Graphics Style
Footprint
15. Reference planes are displayed in the conceptual design environment in the 3-dimensional views.
3D reference plane
Hidden Line Mode
Walkthrough
ODBC
16. A copy of the project file that resides on the computer system of the team member who is working on the file. When worksharing is used to distribute project work among team members - each member uses a ______ to work on his or her workset (functional
Entourage
Monolithic Stairs
RVT
Local File
17. An arrangement of elements in a building model. For example - in a large office - you can create an ______ of desks and chairs. In a structural design - you can create an ______ of beams or columns. You can create a linear ______ - in which the eleme
Type Catalog
Array
Drafting Pattern
Perspective View
18. The clip plane that is at the side of the view farthest from the start point of an elevation view - a section view - a 3D view - or a walkthrough view. In the following floor plan - the green dotted line opposite the blue line represents the ______ f
Moment
Shading with Edges
Project Template
Far clip plane
19. Part of the Revit interface that provides context-sensitive settings and functions - depending on the tool currently in use. In the Revit window - the ______ is located below the ribbon and above the drawing area.
Reference Section
Shape Handle
Options Bar
Project Parameters
20. A group of view-specific elements - such as text and filled regions.
Building Footprint
Line Pattern
Detail Group
Leader
21. 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
In-place Family
Element
Detail Group
Drafting Pattern
22. 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.
Tag
Drag Control
Datum
PAT
23. To disassemble an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements.
Pushpin
Framing Elevation
Explode
Massing Study
24. A project view that shows details not directly associated with the building model. For example - a ______ can show how carpet transitions to tile - or details of a roof drain. A ______ typically shows construction details that may not be apparent in
Radial
Shading with Edges
Library
Drafting View
25. 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
Object Style
Component
Building Maker
26. A column that supports a vertical load in addition to its own weight.
Referring View
Structural Column
Crop
Revit MEP
27. 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.
Section Box
Pin
Target Point
Shading with Edges
28. A technique used to manage datasets of polygons and divide them into suitable structures for rendering. Data is often ______ into triangles - which is sometimes referred to as triangulation. When CAD or design software applications export 3D geometry
Tessellation
Type
Projection Line Style
Compound Wall
29. The ______ defines the origin (0 -0 -0) of the project coordinate system. It also can be used to position a building on a site and for locating the design elements of a building during construction.
Toposurface
Central File
Detail Component
Project Base Point
30. 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
DWF markups
Select
Fillet
Model Element
31. 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.
Orientation
Symbolic Line
Plan Region
Import Symbol
32. 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
Family
on-bearing Wall
Material
Building Maker
33. A symbolic representation of a material in a drawing. (For example - sand is represented by a stipple pattern.) You can place ______ on flat and cylindrical surfaces - and you can define them for families. You can also place ______ on cut component s
Drawing List
Temporary Dimension
Drafting Pattern
Instance Parameters
34. An invisible 3-dimensional rectangular space that contains all model elements - annotation elements - and datum elements defined in a family-based element. The ______ helps define the family origin of some elements - and aids joining and cutback of s
i-drop
Bounding Box
Primary View
Projection Line Style
35. A drafting term that refers to rounding a square corner - using a radius to define the curve.
Fill Pattern
Structural Column
Fillet
Snap
36. (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
Plan Region
Layer
Rehost
37. 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
Element Properties
Compound Wall
Footprint
38. 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
Draw Order
Blend
SKP
Scope Box
39. The order in which elements display in a view - as if layered on a flat surface. You can move an element backward or forward in the ______ - or bring it to the front or back of a stack of elements.
Rehost
Draw Order
Underlay
Projection Line Style
40. A line that connects an annotation to an element or part of the building model in a view. In Revit Architecture - you can control the line weight - style - and color of the ______ - as well as its position - shape - and arrowhead.
Grid
Worksharing
View Reference
Leader
41. 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 Standards
Text Note
Cut Volume
Scale
42. 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.
Parameter
Vertex
Infill Element
Building Footprint
43. 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.
Model Pattern
Markup
Revit MEP
Reference Point
44. 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
Architectural Column
Component
Highlight
45. 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
Worksharing
Model Graphics Style
Chain
Communication Center
46. A 3-dimensional shape that has measurable volume. Non-volumetric geometry refers to a 2-dimensional shape.
Walkthrough
Volumetric Geometry
Material
Datum
47. 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
Callout
Mirror
Tessellation
Infill Element
48. 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
View Control Bar
Attached Detail Group
Model Group
Material
49. 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.
Temporary Dimension
Import Symbol
Divided Surface
Room Separation Line
50. 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.
Cut Volume
View Reference
Load
Retaining Wall