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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Subject
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it-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A setting that determines the appearance or behavior of an element - type - or view. Also called a parameter.
Property
Centerline
Select
Type
2. The substance of which an element is made. In Revit Architecture - the ______ assigned to an element determines how the element appears in a view or rendering. Revit Architecture includes several ______ in the default project templates - or you can d
Autodesk Seek
Stair Calculator
Void Geometry
Material
3. 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
Break Line
Generic Model
Drawing List
4. 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.
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Split
Options Bar
3D reference plane
5. The point in the distance at which a camera is aimed or directed.
Massing Study
Underlay
Break Control
Target Point
6. 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.
ADSK
Datum Extent
Lock
Import Symbol
7. 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.
View Depth
Planting
Host
Panel
8. A defined area that obscures elements in a view. ______ are useful when you are creating a model family from an imported 2D DWG file - and you need the model element to obscure other elements when placed in a view. You can also use them to hide parts
Shape Handle
Element Borrowing
Instance Parameters
Masking Region
9. An element that you hide in a particular view.
View Depth
Element Properties
Hidden Element
Head
10. A collection of settings that you can use as a starting point for projects - families - views - and more.
Core
Reference Label
Template
Selection Box
11. A list of model elements that belong to a particular family type but that differ in size or other characteristics. Using ______ - you can load only the size you need - rather than loading the entire family type. For example - suppose that you want to
3D reference plane
Type Catalog
Volumetric Geometry
UV grid
12. Open Database Connectivity. ______ is a general export tool that works in conjunction with many software drivers. You can export information about model elements in a Revit project to an ______ database.
Reference Plane
Layer
System Family
ODBC
13. A line that is used to create a detail drawing. A ______ is visible only in the view in which it is drawn. You can use ______ as follows: To detail a view with part of the model visible - such as in a wall section or callout - In a drafting view to d
Framing Elevation
Load
Casework
Detail Line
14. A set of connected straight line segments. Polylines typically define open loops.
Polyline
View-specific
Leader
Callout
15. A vertical plane in a wall that is used for dimensioning. You create a wall by sketching the ______ of the wall in a plan view or a 3D view. You specify what to use for the ______ in the element properties of the wall: the wall centerline - core cent
NURB Surface
Fill Volume
Mark
Location Line
16. 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.
Type Parameters
Generic Annotation
Polyline
Slope Arrow
17. An annotation that indicates the distance between 2 points or elements in a building model. In Revit Architecture - you can change the points or elements that are used as references for a ______. You can also control the gap between the ______ and th
Shortcut Menu
Infill Element
Witness line
Library
18. 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
Stair Calculator
Room-bounding Elements
Options Bar
Model Graphics Style
19. A file format for fill patterns. A pattern file is a text file that contains definitions for model or drafting patterns in a project.
Detail View
Patterned Surface
PAT
Witness line
20. An exterior wall consisting of panels connected by joints or mullions. The panels can be made of glass - brick - or other materials.
Material
Curtain Wall
Shading with Edges
Masking Region
21. A non-physical item that is used to establish project context. ______ include levels - grids - and reference planes. For example - the following image shows a grid - which is used for the placement of columns and other model elements. The grid is not
Datum
Split
on-bearing Wall
Property
22. A mechanism for determining which elements are selected (for modification or manipulation) based on their family types or element parameters.
Building Pad
Selection Filter
Cut Line Style
Import Symbol
23. A filter with user-defined rules that determine the visibility/graphics settings for model elements in a particular view. For example - you can create a ______ that displays all fire-rated walls as solid red in a plan view to distinguish them from no
Rule-based Filter
Material
Markup
True North
24. The file format for projects created using Google® SketchUp - a general purpose modeling and visualization tool. You can import ______ files into a Revit project.
Model Line
SKP
Project Parameters
Filter
25. 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.
NURB Surface
Fill Volume
Web Library
Camera
26. A dimension that Revit Architecture displays as you draw or place elements in a view. ______ can help you to position an element in the desired location - or to draw a line to the desired length or angle. When you finish drawing or placing an element
Temporary Dimension
Material Takeoff Schedule
Vertex
Leader
27. 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
Flip Control
Building Pad
Project Template
Model Element
28. 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.
Generic Annotation
Wireframe
Solar Study
Drag Control
29. A 3-dimensional shape that results from removing shapes from solid geometry.
Void Geometry
Parameter
Target Point
Object Style
30. To shorten selected elements to meet a specified boundary.
Trim
Keynoting
View Range
View Control Bar
31. 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.
ODBC
Link
Revision Schedule
Attach
32. 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
Line Weight
View Properties
Halftone
Reference Line
33. 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
Reference Point
Ground plane
Material Takeoff Schedule
Head
34. 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
RFA
Surface Pattern
Hidden Element
Dimension
35. 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 _____
Reference Line
Parameter
Infill Element
Filter
36. 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.
Witness line
Crop
View Properties
Cut Plane
37. 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.
Scale
Building Footprint
Worksharing
Viewport
38. 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.
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Project Standards
Chain
Setback
39. A graphic representation of an annotation element or other object. ______ are sometimes referred to as tags. Revit Architecture uses ______ for annotations - moment frames - cantilever connections - and other elements.
RPC
Selection Box
Symbol
Surface Pattern
40. 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
Project View
Attach
Project Base Point
Target Point
41. 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
Highlight
Selection Box
Workset
Sketch
42. 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.
Isolate
Split
Imported Categories
Monolithic Stairs
43. A drop-down list on the ribbon from which you can select a family type for the element being added or modified.
Divided Surface
Pan
Type Selector
Spline
44. The file format for a Revit family.
Generic Model
RFA
In-place Family
Detail Group
45. A tool that displays links to information about product updates and announcements. To access the ______ - click the satilite dish in the InfoCenter toolbar in the upper right corner of the Revit window.
Communication Center
RFA
Rule-based Filter
on-bearing Wall
46. 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.
RTE
Mirror
Note Block
Radial
47. A wall that supports no additional vertical load except its own weight. ______ can be used to define and divide spaces in Revit Architecture.
Material Takeoff Schedule
Origin
on-bearing Wall
Revit MEP
48. 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
Far clip plane
Material Takeoff Schedule
Project
Markup
49. A 3-dimensional shape that has measurable volume. Non-volumetric geometry refers to a 2-dimensional shape.
Volumetric Geometry
Nested Family
Structural Column
Centerline
50. A drafting term that refers to rounding a square corner - using a radius to define the curve.
In-place Family
Fillet
Offset
Revit Structure