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1. A 3-dimensional shape that results from removing shapes from solid geometry.
Void Geometry
Type Parameters
Array
Plan View
2. Topographical surface. A graphic representation of the terrain of a building site or plot. The ______ may include contour lines to represent elevations.
Scope Box
Open Loop
Sketch
Toposurface
3. 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
Isolate
Planting
Family
Reference Point
4. 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
Project Template
Halftone
Head
Drafting Pattern
5. 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.
Selection Filter
Detail View
Note Block
Draw Order
6. (1) To jump to a line or reference point in a drawing. (2) A line or reference point to which Revit Architecture will jump when you are placing a component or sketching a line. When you place a model element or sketch a line in a drawing - Revit Arch
In-place Family
Snap
Face
Drawing Area
7. 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
Datum
Poche
Model Pattern
Perspective View
8. A drawing file format supported by AutoCAD and other CAD applications. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
Plan
DWG
Pushpin
Resize
9. A graphic design for surfaces that are cut or shown in projection. You can use ______ for model patterns and drafting patterns.
Collinear
Fill Pattern
Rendering
Solar Study
10. 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
Volumetric Geometry
Drawing Area
Work Plane
Project Base Point
11. 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.
Project Standards
Attached Detail Group
Extrusion
Site Utility
12. 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
Trim
Bounding Box
Area
13. 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
Miter
Cut Line Style
Full Explode
DWF Design Web Format
14. A column that supports a vertical load in addition to its own weight.
Structural Column
Keynoting
DWF markups
Reference Point
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
Polyline
Text Note
i-drop
Link
16. A set of horizontal planes that control the visibility and display of objects in a view. The horizontal planes are Top Clip Plane - Cut Plane - Bottom Clip Plane - and View Depth. Elements outside the ______ do not display in the view.
Drag Control
Property
View Range
Proxy Graphics
17. The point in the distance at which a camera is aimed or directed.
Target Point
X-Ray
Highlight
Color Scheme
18. Autodesk Exchange File - the file format used by Autodesk applications to transmit design information.
Planting
ADSK
Type Catalog
Subcategory
19. A family of elements that is created within the context of the current project. An ______ exists only in the project and cannot be loaded into other projects. Using ______ - you can create components that are unique to a project or components that re
In-place Family
Area Scheme
Local File
Type Catalog
20. 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.
Cut Volume
Plan
Span Direction
Tessellation
21. 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.
Reference Label
Framing Elevation
Footprint
Central File
22. Settings that control the appearance or behavior of an individual element in a project. The ______ and type parameters of an element combine to establish its element properties. ______ are also called instance properties.
Instance Parameters
Project North
Title Block
Polyline
23. The process of generating a photorealistic illustration of a building design. Rendered images are often used to present building designs to clients. Revit Architecture renders 3D project views with various effects - such as lights - plants - decals -
Rendering
Select
Referring View
Mirror
24. 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
Listening Dimensions
Project Parameters
Filter
Span Direction
25. A 2D drawing of a building model that shows the layout of walls and other building components. In Revit Architecture - a ______ is also referred to as a floor plan view.
Vertex
DWG
Floor Plan
Building Pad
26. A model element - annotation element - datum element - or imported element in a project.
Options Bar
Focal Point
Split
Object
27. (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
Perpendicular View
Primary View
Line Weight
28. 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
Partial Explode
Permanent Dimension
Shading
Detail View
29. Vegetation used to create a landscape around a building design. Revit Architecture provides a library of ______ families. You can also create or download additional plants.
Planting
Cutback
Floor Plan
Drafting View
30. A graphical icon in the Revit drawing area that you use to manipulate elements. For example - when you select a chain of walls - blue circles display. These blue circles are drag ______. You can drag such a ______ to change the shape of the walls. Ot
Stair Calculator
Template
Radial
Control
31. An Autodesk product. ______ integrates a physical model for layout - coordination - and documentation with an independently editable analytical model for building design and analysis. Using a single building information model and dynamic linking to t
Patterned Surface
Ground plane
Lock
Revit Structure
32. 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
Selection Box
Revit Structure
Planting
Dependent View
33. The file format for a Revit project.
Focal Point
Wall Sweep
Bounding Box
RVT
34. A Revit function for workshared projects. ______ allows you to edit an element in a workset that you do not own. If another team member is currently editing the workset - that team member is the owner of the workset and you must place a request to bo
Orthographic View
Element Borrowing
Note Block
Room Separation Line
35. 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
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Isolate
36. A set of model elements that are placed together in a building design. ______ are useful when you need to create entities that represent repeating units or are common to many building projects (such as hotel rooms - apartments - or repeating floors).
Model Group
Sketch
Design Option
Material
37. 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
Collinear
Status Bar
View Properties
Drafting View
38. A 2D element that you can add to a detail view or a drafting view. For example - you may want to add a metal stud or a shim to a drafting view. Revit Architecture provides over 500 ______ families - based on 16 CSI divisions. You can also create your
Frame
Detail Component
Break Line
Instance Parameters
39. A mechanism for determining which elements are selected (for modification or manipulation) based on their family types or element parameters.
True North
View Depth
Leader
Selection Filter
40. 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.
Site Utility
Walkthrough
Mullion
DWF Design Web Format
41. 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
Compound Wall
DWF Design Web Format
Entourage
In-place Family
42. 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.
Local File
Nested Family
View List
Stair Calculator
43. Arranged along a radius or arc. In Revit Architecture - when you create a ______ array - the elements in the array are arranged along a curve.
Break Line
Camera
Entourage
Radial
44. 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.
Architectural Column
Design Option
Chain
Model Text
45. 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.
Retaining Wall
Cut Volume
Explode
Grid
46. 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
Origin
Underlay
Proxy Graphics
Import Symbol
47. 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.
Reference Label
Break Control
Framing Elevation
Symbol
48. Available in the conceptual design environment - ______ mode is a transparent view that displays the underlying geometric skeleton of a form.
Room-bounding Elements
Perspective View
Tag
X-Ray
49. 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.
Cut Plane
Legend
Lock
Layer Mapping File
50. In Revit Architecture - a vertical or horizontal strip between panels of a curtain wall or curtain system.
PAT
Host
Wireframe
Mullion
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