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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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1. 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
Model Group
Array
Partial Explode
Wireframe
2. 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
Shared Parameters
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
RTE
Datum Extent
3. 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
Local File
View Depth
DWG
Dimension
4. A graphic (shaped like a cloud) that indicates changes in a construction document. In Revit Architecture - you can sketch ______ in all views except 3D views. The cloud is visible only in the view in which it is sketched.
Line Style
Clip Plane
Revision Cloud
Core
5. Settings that control the appearance or behavior of all elements of a particular family type. ______ are also called type properties. The instance parameters and ______ of an element combine to establish its element properties.
ODBC
Type Parameters
RFA
View Range
6. 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
Rough Opening
Color Scheme
Orthographic View
Model Graphics Style
7. Part of the Revit interface that shows a logical hierarchy for all views - schedules - sheets - families - groups - and linked Revit models in the current project.
Setback
Line Style
Title Block
Project Browser
8. The process of completely disassembling an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into Revit elements - including text - curves - lines - and filled regions.
Embedded Wall
Model Line
Poche
Full Explode
9. A surface of a model element or mass. You can apply paint - materials - and textures to each ______ of a model element (such as a wall). These details display when you render an image of the building model. You can use mass ______ as the basis for cr
Project Standards
Bubble
Matchline
Face
10. 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.
Temporary Dimension
Project Template
Leader
Scope Box
11. 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
Building Footprint
on-bearing Wall
Material
Material Takeoff Schedule
12. To disassemble an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements.
Select
Full Explode
Explode
Shading
13. A 3D view that shows a building model in which all components are the same size - regardless of the camera's distance from them.
DWF markups
gbXML
Orthographic View
Parametric
14. 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
Curtain System
Cut Volume
Stacked Wall
Building Pad
15. A drawing file format supported by AutoCAD and other CAD applications. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
Detail View
Material
Shared Parameters
DWG
16. 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.
Monolithic Stairs
Explode
Shared Family
Paint
17. 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 -
Discipline
Model Line
Revision Cloud
Projection Line Style
18. Categories of elements that are derived from an imported drawing. You can change the visibility and graphic display of ______ through the visibility graphics menu.
Wall Sweep
Draw Order
Imported Categories
Drafting View
19. (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
Join
Model Group
Compound Wall
Matchline
20. A display color that blends the line color of an element with the background color of the view. For example - the following image shows some elements in ______ (gray) and others in black. You can specify the ______ display properties using the Visibi
Nested Family
Schedule
Halftone
Symbol
21. A 2-dimensional plane used when designing families of model elements or placing elements in a building model.
Footprint
Import Symbol
Reference Plane
Plan Region
22. 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
UV grid
Paint
RPC
Clip Plane
23. A Revit file that contains all information about a building design.
Project
Reference Label
Plan
Area Scheme
24. 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
RPC
Setback
Line Style
Perpendicular View
25. 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
Label
Offset
Object Style
Crop
26. A list of all instances of annotations (Also referred to as an annotation schedule). Note blocks are useful for listing notes that are applied to elements in a project.
Walkthrough
Shading
Fill Pattern
Note Block
27. 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.
Walkthrough
Design Option
Shared Family
Control
28. 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®.
Datum
Revit Structure
Site Utility
Drawing Area
29. A graphical icon in the Revit drawing area that you can use to reverse the position or orientation of an element in the drawing area. For example - when you click the ______for a compound wall - the wall flips over - so its layers reverse.
Datum
RTE
Flip Control
Detail View
30. A divided surface on which geometric shapes have been applied. These patterns become part of the surface and (depending on their shape) will require a specific number of grid cells when applied.
Orientation
Massing Study
Patterned Surface
Select
31. 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
Model Element
Break Line
Element
Architectural Column
32. 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.
Miter
Pan
PAT
Type Catalog
33. 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
Schedule
Extrusion
Hidden Line
34. The thickness of a line. You can specify the ______ as part of the line style for model lines - perspective lines - and annotation lines used in Revit Architecture. To define line weights - click Manage tab > Settings panel > ______.
Line Weight
Rehost
Core
Revision Schedule
35. The proportional system used to represent objects in a drawing. In Revit Architecture - you can assign a different ______ to each view.
Scale
Trim
Fill Pattern
Shortcut Menu
36. 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.
Explode
Partial Explode
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Drag Control
37. The framed hole (opening) in a wall into which a manufactured window or door is installed. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the height and width of the ______ for a window type or door type.
Grid
Rough Opening
Snap
Project North
38. 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
Communication Center
Detail Line
Poche
39. A line used when designing families of model elements or placing elements in a building model. When you draw a ______ in a view - the line is visible in other - related views. A straight ______ provides 4 planes to sketch on. One plane is parallel to
Hidden Line Mode
ADSK
Reference Line
Rough Opening
40. One or more masses in a Revit project. ______ allow you to explore design ideas by using shapes to conceptualize a building model. When your conceptual design is complete - you can add building elements directly to these shapes.
Dimension
Parametric
Massing Study
Vertex
41. 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
Cutback
Spot Elevation Dimension
Link
42. 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
Offset
Reference Point
Far clip plane
Wall Join
43. A collection of predefined project resources that are available on the Internet. For example - you can access ______ of templates - detail components - entourage - and families of model elements and annotation elements.
Orthographic View
Sheet
Web Library
RTE
44. A graphic design that is applied to the surface of a model element. ______ represent the actual appearance of an element - such as brick coursing or ceramic tile on a wall. They are fixed with respect to the model and scale with the model.
Polymesh
Patterned Surface
Cutback
Model Pattern
45. Coordinate plotting grids for non-planar surfaces. Plotting locations in a 3D space is based on an XYZ coordinate system - while 2D Space is based on an XY system. Since surfaces are not necessarily planar - the UVW coordinate system is used to plot
UV grid
Snap
Library
Object
46. A mechanism for eliminating or including the display or selection of elements in a view - based on their properties. In Revit Architecture - you can use ______ in the following ways: To select or deselect elements in a view. - To override the graphic
Retaining Wall
Crop
Filter
Parametric
47. 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.
Perpendicular View
Primary View
Surface Pattern
Revit MEP
48. A file format developed by the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI). ______ provides an interoperability solution between ______-compatible software applications in the construction and facilities management industry. The format has esta
Dimension
Witness line
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Family
49. A collection of view properties (such as view scale - discipline - detail level - and visibility settings) that can be applied to a project view. For example - you might create one ______ for a structural floor plan - and another ______ for an exit f
Selection Filter
X-Ray
Design Option
View Template
50. 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
Viewport
Mullion
Schedule
Callout