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1. To move a component from one host to another. For example - you can use the Rehost tool to move a window from one wall to another wall.
Decal
Pushpin
Rehost
Shape Handle
2. 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
Plan Region
Model Element
Projection Line Style
Centerline
3. To restrict the movement of an element using the _____ tool. When you ______ an element - you cannot move it by dragging or using the Move tool. However - changes in other attached elements may result in movement of the ______ element.
Focal Point
Mark
Curtain System
Pin
4. 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.
Plan View
Spot Coordinate
Project North
Paint
5. 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.
Divided Surface
Drag Control
Offset
Sketch
6. 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.
Model Element
Partial Explode
Leader
Drawing List
7. 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
Leader
Walkthrough
on-bearing Wall
Key Schedule
8. 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®.
Revit Structure
Stair Calculator
Site Utility
Reference Label
9. 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
In-place Family
Reference Elevation
Project Parameters
10. 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.
Rough Opening
Design Option
System Family
Markup
11. A symbol indicating a dependent view to which the primary view is linked.
Head
Note Block
View Reference
Reference Plane
12. The settings used in a project that you want to apply to another project. ______ include family types - line weights - materials - view templates - and object styles.
Drawing List
Project Standards
Blend
Rehost
13. 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 _____
Toposurface
Draw Order
Site Utility
Infill Element
14. A curved line drawn by specifying and positioning a number of points. Revit Architecture uses a mathematical polynomial function to smoothly join the segments at these points - creating the curved line.
Spline
Wall Sweep
Communication Center
Detail Level
15. A Revit tool that automates the creation of stairs based on a specified minimum tread depth and maximum riser height.
Partial Explode
Element
Compound Wall
Stair Calculator
16. For a subcomponent of a family - a property that defines its display (the line weight - line color - and line pattern). For example - you can assign one ______ to the wood trim of a window and another ______ to the glass.
Area Scheme
Link
Subcategory
Rehost
17. 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
Property
Select
Extrusion
Flip Control
18. A 3-dimensional shape that has measurable volume. Non-volumetric geometry refers to a 2-dimensional shape.
Zoom
Nested Family
Volumetric Geometry
Wireframe
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
Room-bounding Elements
gbXML
Projection Line Style
Fill Volume
20. Arranged along a radius or arc. In Revit Architecture - when you create a ______ array - the elements in the array are arranged along a curve.
Keynote Legend
Radial
Split
Pan
21. 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
Miter
Framing Elevation
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Parallel View
22. A shape (such as a circle or cloud) that contains identification text for a grid - level - view title - callout - or annotation.
Full Explode
Matchline
Bubble
Perspective View
23. Categories of elements that are derived from an imported drawing. You can change the visibility and graphic display of ______ through the visibility graphics menu.
Cut Volume
Select
Solid Geometry
Imported Categories
24. A fixed starting point - or the point in a coordinate system where the axes intersect. In Revit Architecture - you use an ______ for many functions - such as positioning a linked project - creating a custom fill pattern - positioning a group - resizi
Drafting Pattern
Miter
Origin
Slope Arrow
25. A finite horizontal plane that acts as a reference for level-hosted elements - such as roofs - floors - and ceilings. In Revit Architecture - you define a ______ for each vertical height or story within a building - or other needed reference of the b
Type Catalog
Level
Fillet
Hidden Line Mode
26. A graphic style applied to an element when a view (such as a section view) cuts through the element - so that you are seeing a representation of its interior surface. For the ______ of an element - you can specify the line weight - color - and patter
Bubble
Family
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Cut Line Style
27. Comments or revision instructions from someone who reviewed a building design. When you publish construction documents as DWF files - the files can be ______ up electronically using a program such as Autodesk Design Review. Then the ______ can be lin
Datum
Spot Coordinate
Control
Markup
28. 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.
Collinear
Crop
Revolve
Host
29. A series of lines that you can use to help draw or place elements in a building design. ______ are useful in the design and documentation phases of a project. In Revit Architecture - ______ are datum elements.
Grid
Casework
Join
Bubble
30. 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
Pushpin
Break Line
Type
Hidden Element
31. 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
Footprint
Element
Location Line
Bounding Box
32. A 2D drawing of a building model that shows the layout of walls - rooms - and other building components. A floor ______ presents a view of the building as though you are looking down on it from above - with the roof and intervening levels removed. A
Revit Architecture
Reference Plane
View-specific
Plan
33. 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.
Line Weight
i-drop
Retaining Wall
Poche
34. A list of changes made to a building design or construction document. A ______ displays in the title block of a sheet. As you add views with revision clouds to sheets - the ______ updates with information about the corresponding revisions.
i-drop
View-specific
Revision Schedule
Project Browser
35. Autodesk Exchange File - the file format used by Autodesk applications to transmit design information.
Building Maker
Project Parameters
Wireframe
ADSK
36. The Autodesk file format for publishing design data. It offers an alternative to generating PDF (Portable Document Format) files. DWF files are significantly smaller than the original RVT files - making them easy to send by email or to post to a web
Web Library
View-specific
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
DWF Design Web Format
37. 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
Revit Structure
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Isolate
Label
38. 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
Communication Center
Keynoting
Revision Schedule
Selection Box
39. 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.
View Template
Project Parameters
DWG
Vertex
40. To move the cursor over an object in the drawing area so that Revit Architecture displays the object's outline in a different weight (bold) and color (such as gray instead of black). A description of the element displays on the status bar at the bott
Highlight
Revit Structure
Origin
Profile
41. 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
Poche
DWF markups
Infill Element
Shape Handle
42. The amount of fill (material) required to prepare a site for construction. For example - in the following drawing - the red area indicates the cut volume - and the blue area indicates the ______ required to level the site for a building.
Line Weight
Fill Volume
Isolate
Massing Study
43. 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
RPC
Project Browser
Model Graphics Style
Ground plane
44. A planar surface on which you can add sketch lines or other components. Each view in Revit Architecture is associated with a ______. In some views (such as plan - 3D - and drafting) and for views in the Family Editor - the ______ is automatically def
Work Plane
True North
Viewport
Shape Handle
45. A model element - annotation element - datum element - or imported element in a project.
Object
Mark
Revision Cloud
Location Line
46. A text file that maps each Revit category or subcategory to a preconfigured layer name for the CAD software. For example - a Revit door object automatically maps to the A-DOOR layer in AutoCAD. The layer names are preconfigured in the text file - but
Perspective View
Load
Layer Mapping File
Line Pattern
47. 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.
Start Point
Full Explode
Miter
Embedded Wall
48. 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.
Referring View
Building Footprint
Legend
Flip Control
49. 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 ______.
Hosted Component
Library
View Properties
Selection Box
50. 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®.
Generic Model
Pushpin
Referencing View
Building Footprint
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