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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The file format for a Revit family.
Control
RFA
Pan
Object
2. 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.
Footprint
Bounding Box
Orthographic View
Type Catalog
3. A horizontal plane that helps to define the view range in a floor plan or reflected ceiling plan. By default - the ______ is the same as the bottom clip plane. However - you can specify the ______ to show elements (such as foundation footings) below
Options Bar
View Depth
RVT
Detail View
4. A user interface mechanism that allows you to manipulate and activate a view that has been placed on a sheet. When you activate a view through a ______ - you can edit the model directly on the sheet.
Viewport
View-specific
Bounding Box
Autodesk Seek
5. 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
Type Selector
Extrusion
Cut Line Style
Face
6. A model element that defines a boundary of a room. For example - walls - partitions - floors - ceilings - and roofs are room-bounding elements. Revit Architecture uses room-bounding elements when calculating the area or volume of a room. You can desi
Building Maker
Room-bounding Elements
Keynoting
Highlight
7. To secure a dimension or the location of an element so that it cannot be changed. When you select a ______ dimension or element - a ______ control displays next to it. The following drawing shows a ______ dimension.
Imported Categories
Communication Center
Spot Coordinate
Lock
8. User-defined fields that you add to multiple categories of elements - sheets - or views in a project. These ______ are specific to the project and cannot be shared with other projects. For example - you can create a ______ named Approved By for views
Design Option
Ground plane
Project Parameters
Spot Coordinate
9. 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
Poche
Site Utility
Chain
10. 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
Listening Dimensions
Referencing View
Frame
Referring View
11. 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
Origin
Clip Plane
Shape Handle
Tessellation
12. 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
Slope Arrow
Clip Plane
View Template
Project Browser
13. To limit the boundaries of a view - omitting parts of the building model from the view.
View Reference
Room Separation Line
Project
Crop
14. The state of being aligned with (or facing the same direction as) a particular item or direction. For example - in Revit Architecture you can change the ______ of a view to True North - or you can change the ______ of a compound wall to reverse the o
Tessellation
Orientation
Stacked Wall
Panel
15. A set of initial conditions for a project. Revit Architecture provides several ______ - and you can create your own ______. Any new project based on a ______ inherits all families - settings (such as units - fill patterns - line styles - line weights
Library
Camera
Project Template
on-bearing Wall
16. 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
DWF markups
Pushpin
Scope Box
gbXML
17. A user interface mechanism that you drag to change the shape of an element in the building model. A ______ appears in the selection color.
Shared Coordinates
Stair Calculator
Shape Handle
Schedule
18. 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
Level
In-place Family
Mirror
Sheet
19. 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.
Profile
Detail Component
on-bearing Wall
Retaining Wall
20. Settings that control the appearance or behavior of a project view. To see or change ______ - right-click a blank area of the view in the drawing area - and click ______. Or right-click a view name in the Project Browser - and click Properties.
Nested Family
DWF markups
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
View Properties
21. 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
Layer Mapping File
Level
Selection Filter
Model Graphics Style
22. A panel of buttons providing quick access to functions that control the current view. Use the ______ to change the scale - detail level - model graphics style - shadowing - crop views - and display of elements or categories in the view. The ______ is
View Control Bar
Project Template
Solar Study
Layer Mapping File
23. A horizontal plane that represents ground level in a building model. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the ground plane when creating a solar study for 2D and 3D views.
Cut Plane
Bounding Box
Ground plane
NURB Surface
24. 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
Phase
Workset
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Blend
25. A collection of elements in a workshared project that can be worked on independently. A ______ is typically a discrete functional area - such as interior - exterior - or site. When you enable worksharing - you can divide a project into ______ - with
Workset
Layer
Hidden Element
Explode
26. 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
Model Pattern
System Family
View-specific
Symbolic Line
27. To explicitly join elements (such as walls or columns) to other modeling components. For example - you can ______ walls to floors - ceilings - and roofs. You can ______ columns to roofs - floors - ceilings - reference planes - structural framing memb
Panel
Proxy Graphics
Type Parameters
Attach
28. 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
i-drop
Detail Component
Shape Handle
PAT
29. 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
Shared Family
Tag
Callout
Reference Plane
30. A 3D shape consisting of multiple polygons that are joined (meshed) together. For example - a ______ cube consists of 6 square surfaces that are joined together to form the cube shape. This is sometimes referred to as face-based geometry.
Shape Handle
Polymesh
Monolithic Stairs
Leader
31. To change the size of a model element. For example - in Revit Architecture you can ______ a wall or a foundation to adjust to changing specifications.
Resize
i-drop
Selection Box
Massing Study
32. 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.
Footprint
Options Bar
Material
Referencing View
33. A photorealistic image of a building model used to evaluate the impact of natural light and shadows on the buildings and site.
PAT
Attached Detail Group
Solar Study
Referencing View
34. A graphic design for surfaces that are cut or shown in projection. You can use ______ for model patterns and drafting patterns.
Fill Pattern
Pushpin
Orthographic View
Slope Arrow
35. 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
Model Element
Line Weight
on-bearing Wall
Element
36. 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
Selection Box
Stair Calculator
DWF Design Web Format
Generic Annotation
37. A symbol indicating a dependent view to which the primary view is linked.
Lock
Perpendicular View
PAT
View Reference
38. An image to display on a face of a model element. For example - you can use ______ for signs - paintings - and billboards. In project views - a placeholder indicates the location of a ______. The full ______ displays in a rendered image. The followin
Tick Mark
Decal
Detail Line
View Range
39. A file format for fill patterns. A pattern file is a text file that contains definitions for model or drafting patterns in a project.
Rendering
Crop Region
Cut Plane
PAT
40. 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
Revision Cloud
Reference Elevation
Plan Region
41. 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
Constraint
Keynote Legend
Model Group
42. 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
Property
Far clip plane
Plan
Scope Box
43. An elevation view that shows the structural framing of a building model. You can work in a ______ when adding vertical bracing to the model - or for any task that requires quick work plane alignment to a grid or to a named reference plane.
Key Schedule
Framing Elevation
on-bearing Wall
Datum Extent
44. The graphic shape used to represent the end of a dimension - such as an arrow or a slash.
Tick Mark
Highlight
Walkthrough
on-bearing Wall
45. A group of elements that you use to model or document a building design. For example - ______ of model elements include walls - windows - columns - and beams. ______ of annotation elements include dimensions - tags - and text notes. ______ are organi
Blend
Category
Polyline
Frame
46. 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
Phase
Casework
View Range
Viewport
47. (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
Tick Mark
Hosted Component
Control
Head
48. An alternative design for a project. ______ allow a team to develop - evaluate - and redesign building components within a single project file. You can develop ______ to adapt to changes in product scope - to review other designs - or to show alterna
Revit MEP
Partial Explode
Family
Design Option
49. A setting that determines the appearance or behavior of an element - type - or view. Also called a parameter.
Sheet
Building Pad
Property
UV grid
50. User-defined fields that you add to families or projects and then share with other families and projects. They are stored in a file independently of a family file or Revit project; this allows you to access the file from different families or project
Shared Parameters
Revolve
Join
Perspective View