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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Subject
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it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An exterior wall consisting of panels connected by joints or mullions. The panels can be made of glass - brick - or other materials.
Curtain Wall
Drawing Area
Drawing List
Wireframe
2. 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.
Draw Order
Shared Family
Reference Label
Category
3. 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.
Entourage
Architectural Column
Paint
Type Catalog
4. A view whose plane is parallel to the plane of another view. For example - a Level 1 floor plan is parallel to a Level 2 floor plan. An east elevation view is parallel to a west elevation view. The following drawing illustrates the parallel planes th
Project View
Parallel View
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Referring View
5. A line that provides information but is not intended to represent actual geometry in an element. For example - when creating a door family - you might sketch ______ in an elevation view to represent a door swing. ______ are visible parallel to the vi
Setback
Centerline
Void Geometry
Symbolic Line
6. 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.
Ground plane
Matchline
Face
Legend
7. A sketched line that does not connect to itself. Instead - it leaves an open space between the start point and endpoint of the line. In Revit Architecture - you use ______ to sketch a roof by extrusion and to split toposurfaces and faces. In the foll
Open Loop
End Cap
Projection Line Style
Plan
8. A mechanism for determining which elements are selected (for modification or manipulation) based on their family types or element parameters.
Crop Region
Detail Component
Selection Filter
Face
9. The point in the distance at which a camera is aimed or directed.
Model Text
Shading with Edges
Target Point
DWG
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 ______.
Spot Coordinate
NURB Surface
Wall Sweep
Label
11. An end of a wall that does not join to another wall. The unjoined end of the wall is exposed. You can specify whether compound wall layers wrap at ______. For example - the following image shows a cross-section of a compound wall that uses interior w
Solid Geometry
Stacked Wall
End Cap
Detail Group
12. 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
Wall Join
Shared Parameters
Phase
Keynote Legend
13. A 3-dimensional shape used in a building model. You can use the Family Editor to create ______ shapes to build families of model elements.
Drawing List
Mirror
Revision Schedule
Solid Geometry
14. 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. A default light source provides illumination for the ______ elements.
Shading
ODBC
Selection Box
Structural Column
15. 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
View Depth
i-drop
Key Schedule
Span Direction
16. 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.
Fill Volume
Text Note
Wireframe
DWF Design Web Format
17. A 3-dimensional shape that results from removing shapes from solid geometry.
Work Plane
Void Geometry
Compound Wall
Viewport
18. A horizontal height at which certain elements in the view are shown in cross-section.
Cut Plane
Temporary Dimension
Cutback
Extrusion
19. 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
Leader
gbXML
Open Loop
Label
20. The beginning of a sketched line.
Draw Order
Cut Plane
Proxy Graphics
Start Point
21. 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 _____
Patterned Surface
Model Graphics Style
Hidden Line
Infill Element
22. The view on which one or more dependent views are based. The dependent views remain synchronous with the ______and other dependent views - so that when view-specific changes (such as view scale and annotations) are made in one view - they are reflect
Nested Family
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
DWF markups
Primary View
23. A line of a particular pattern - weight - and color - used to indicate different effects. For example - in the following site plan - a red dashed line indicates the zoning setback. Revit Architecture predefines several ______ and uses them for defaul
Model Line
Reference Label
Line Style
Break Control
24. 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
Key Schedule
Revit MEP
Grid
Witness line
25. 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
Model Group
Slope Arrow
DWG
Frame
26. Rich Photorealistic Content. The file type for ArchVision realpeople and other objects - which can be loaded into Revit Architecture as an entourage family - for use in rendered images.
RPC
Permanent Dimension
Building Footprint
Moment
27. 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
Frame
Revision Schedule
Decal
Parametric
28. 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.
Tick Mark
System Family
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
Datum Extent
29. (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
Head
Infill Element
Break Line
Explode
30. 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.
Wireframe
View List
Mirror
Rendering
31. Open Database Connectivity. ______ is a general export tool that works in conjunction with many software drivers. You can export information about model elements in a Revit project to an ______ database.
Shared Parameters
Reference Section
ODBC
Detail View
32. A user interface mechanism that you use to select elements within a defined area by dragging the cursor around them. To create a ______ - place the cursor near the elements to select - click and hold the left mouse button - and drag the cursor diagon
Markup
Selection Box
Line Pattern
Sheet
33. 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.
DGN
Filter
Symbol
Shortcut Menu
34. 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
Partial Explode
Hidden Line Mode
Leader
RPC
35. A sketch line that indicates where to split a view for a dependent view - as shown.
Type Parameters
Type
Project Template
Matchline
36. A copy of a view. Use ______ when a view of the building model is too large to display on a single sheet - and you need to divide the model into smaller segments that fit on the sheets. The ______ remains synchronous with the primary view and other d
Dependent View
Attached Detail Group
Scale
Reference Section
37. 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
Cut Plane
Highlight
Generic Annotation
Drafting Pattern
38. 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.
Generic Annotation
Chain
Pin
Imported Categories
39. A tool that displays links to information about product updates and announcements. To access the ______ - click the satilite dish in the InfoCenter toolbar in the upper right corner of the Revit window.
Revision Cloud
Layer Mapping File
Communication Center
Project North
40. 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.
Site Utility
Footprint
Layer
Model Group
41. 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
Color Scheme
Markup
Revision Cloud
Wall Sweep
42. The part of the Revit user interface that displays views - sheets - schedules - and other representations of the building model.
Crop Region
Drawing Area
Web Library
Project View
43. 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 ______.
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Load
Project North
Swatch
44. 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
Callout
RVT
Component
gbXML
45. A Revit tool that automates the creation of stairs based on a specified minimum tread depth and maximum riser height.
Volumetric Geometry
Stair Calculator
Rendering
Material Takeoff Schedule
46. 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
Line Weight
Extrusion
Shading with Edges
Embedded Wall
47. A wall that supports no additional vertical load except its own weight. ______ can be used to define and divide spaces in Revit Architecture.
Stacked Wall
Generic Model
Lock
on-bearing Wall
48. 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.
Profile
DWF markups
Cut Line Style
Explode
49. Topographical surface. A graphic representation of the terrain of a building site or plot. The ______ may include contour lines to represent elevations.
Plan Region
Toposurface
Template
Spot Elevation Dimension
50. A family of model elements that can be used to create subcomponents of a nested family. When you use ______ to create a nested family - you can select - tag - and schedule the individual subcomponents in a project. (If subcomponents are not from ____
Shared Family
Project Base Point
Setback
Collinear