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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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1. 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
Key Schedule
Swatch
System Family
Reference Line
2. To divide a single object into multiple objects or sections. In a Revit project - you can ______ walls - lines - faces - toposurfaces - layers in vertically compound walls - and schedules using various ______ tools.
Split
UV grid
Element Borrowing
Break Line
3. A 2D - view-specific graphic. You can use ______ to represent various surfaces - such as concrete or compacted earth. You can add a ______ to a detail view - a drafting view - or an annotation family. For each ______ - you can specify a boundary line
Filled Region
Frame
Face
Stacked Wall
4. 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
Decal
Frame
Partial Explode
Detail View
5. 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
Array
RTE
Project Parameters
Split
6. A collection of predefined resources that you can use in a Revit project. For example - you can access ______ of templates - detail components - entourage - materials - and families of model elements and annotation elements. Revit Architecture provid
Projection Line Style
Isolate
Library
Radial
7. 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
Crop Region
Object Style
In-place Family
Group
8. 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 > ______.
Keynoting
Line Weight
Panel
Scale
9. 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.
DWF Design Web Format
Category
Tessellation
Planting
10. To shorten selected elements to meet a specified boundary.
Trim
Local File
Reference Point
Leader
11. Text used in a building model - such as for signage. You can add ______ in a project view and in the Family Editor for families that can be represented in 3D - such as walls - doors - windows - and furniture. An instance of ______ is a model element.
SKP
Architectural Column
Tag
Model Text
12. A 3D view of a building model - in which components that are further away appear smaller than those that are closer. In Revit Architecture - you create a ______ by placing a camera in a 3D view.
Scale
Compound Wall
Join
Perspective View
13. 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®.
Title Block
Site Utility
Perspective View
Temporary Dimension
14. In Revit Architecture - a section of a curtain wall or a curtain system. ______ are separated by mullions. ______ can consist of glass or different types of walls.
Line Pattern
Structural Column
Panel
Mirror
15. 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
View Reference
RFA
Element
Link
16. A shape (such as a circle or cloud) that contains identification text for a grid - level - view title - callout - or annotation.
Massing Study
Bubble
Collinear
Filled Region
17. A column that adds architectural interest to a building. An ______ can be used to model box-outs around structural columns and for decorative applications.
Architectural Column
View Properties
Fill Volume
Revision Cloud
18. A view-specific element that shows the size of an element or shows distances between elements or points in a building model. As you place an element - Revit Architecture displays temporary ______ so that you can place the element accurately. You can
Toposurface
Status Bar
Element Borrowing
Dimension
19. 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
Retaining Wall
Keynoting
Constraint
Workset
20. 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
Orientation
Revision Schedule
Face
Pin
21. 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
Leader
Model Pattern
Detail View
Perpendicular View
22. 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 ______.
Planting
NURB Surface
Tick Mark
Extrusion
23. 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.
Bounding Box
Instance Parameters
Perpendicular View
i-drop
24. 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
Crop
Model Graphics Style
Pan
Local File
25. 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
Project Template
Model Pattern
Revit MEP
26. A tabular display of information. In Revit Architecture - a ______ is extracted from the properties of elements in a project. It is displayed in a ______ view. Using Revit Architecture - you can create many types of ______ - including quantities - ma
Tessellation
Entourage
Drawing Area
Schedule
27. The ______ defines the origin (0 -0 -0) of the project coordinate system. It also can be used to position a building on a site and for locating the design elements of a building during construction.
Project Base Point
Reference Line
Site Utility
Project View
28. 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.
Model Graphics Style
Type Parameters
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Tag
29. 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.
Shading
Reference Point
Massing Study
Viewport
30. 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.
Casework
In-place Family
View Range
Project Standards
31. In Revit Architecture - the adjacent materials of a compound structure - such as a wall. You can define the ______ in a compound structure.
Polyline
View Template
Location Line
Layer
32. A building component consisting of panels - curtain grids - and mullions. In Revit a ______ usually does not have a rectangular shape.
Hidden Line Mode
Curtain System
Model Graphics Style
Status Bar
33. A representation of a building model. A Revit project file contains a database of information about a building model - and a ______ is one way of looking at that information. The Project Browser lists the views available for a project. These can incl
RVT
Mullion
DWF Design Web Format
Project View
34. (1) The distance that a wall sweep or wall reveal is offset from intersecting wall inserts. The ______ value allows you to place sweeps or reveals properly near window or door trims. You can define a default ______ for wall sweeps and wall reveals in
Chain
Detail Line
Setback
Text Note
35. 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
DWG
Detail Group
Surface Pattern
Drafting View
36. The order in which elements display in a view - as if layered on a flat surface. You can move an element backward or forward in the ______ - or bring it to the front or back of a stack of elements.
View Properties
Draw Order
Slope Arrow
View Control Bar
37. 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.
Split
Spline
Footprint
Paint
38. 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
Vertex
Communication Center
Far clip plane
Drawing Area
39. 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.
Reference Elevation
Host
Face
View Range
40. Text that documents a building model. ______ are usually related to a parameter for a model element or type. You can create ______ families and nest them inside host model families - so that the annotations display in the project. This is useful if y
Structural Column
Generic Annotation
Communication Center
Profile
41. A wall that supports no additional vertical load except its own weight. ______ can be used to define and divide spaces in Revit Architecture.
Tessellation
Bubble
Pattern Component
on-bearing Wall
42. 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
Snap
Select
Color Scheme
43. A family that consists of instances of other families (subcomponents). The subcomponents can belong to the same category (for example - various window types) or different categories (for example - an exterior door and two lighting fixtures). You crea
In-place Family
Nested Family
Footprint
Detail Component
44. Topographical surface. A graphic representation of the terrain of a building site or plot. The ______ may include contour lines to represent elevations.
Toposurface
View Depth
Plan
Color Scheme
45. A Revit setting that determines the amount of geometry displayed in a view. ______ settings include coarse - medium - and fine - where coarse shows the least detail and fine shows the most detail. The following image illustrates the 3 ______ for a de
Solid Geometry
Template
Dependent View
Detail Level
46. 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
NURB Surface
Level
Detail View
Listening Dimensions
47. 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
Key Schedule
Face
Start Point
Project Parameters
48. A collection of settings that you can use as a starting point for projects - families - views - and more.
Design Option
Keynote Legend
Template
Shading
49. 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
RFA
Section Box
Room-bounding Elements
DGN
50. A master project file for a model on which multiple team members are working. The model can be subdivided into functional areas (worksets) - such as interior - exterior - and site. The ______ stores the current ownership information for all elements
i-drop
Central File
Frame
Collinear
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