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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Subject
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it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A wall that consists of multiple vertical layers. Each layer can use a different material (such as concrete - insulation - and interior finish) and have a different function (such as structure - thermal layer - and substrate).
Mirror
Discipline
Compound Wall
Hidden Line
2. A view of a floor plan or a reflected ceiling plan for a building model.
Plan View
DWG
Core
Projection Line Style
3. A construction document that has been reviewed and revised or commented on (marked up). Typically - the reviewer is the project designer - a client - or another building professional. When you export construction documents as DWF files - the files ca
Constraint
View Reference
Callout
DWF markups
4. 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
gbXML
View List
Revision Cloud
X-Ray
5. Coordinate plotting grids for non-planar surfaces. Plotting locations in a 3D space is based on an XYZ coordinate system - while 2D Space is based on an XY system. Since surfaces are not necessarily planar - the UVW coordinate system is used to plot
Trim
UV grid
Autodesk Seek
Keynoting
6. An annotation that consists of text and may include a leader line and arrow. You can add ______ to a detail view - drafting view - or a sheet.
Text Note
Wall Join
Explode
Detail Level
7. An exterior wall consisting of panels connected by joints or mullions. The panels can be made of glass - brick - or other materials.
Load
Curtain Wall
Stair Calculator
End Cap
8. 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.
View Template
Referencing View
Web Library
Bounding Box
9. Passing through or lying on the same straight line. Sketching a line that is ______ with an existing wall
Keynote Legend
Collinear
Head
Detail Level
10. A series of 2-dimensional lines and arcs that form a closed loop. Use ______ to define cross-sections for railings - balusters - soffits - cornices - and other sweep-defined objects.
Matchline
Profile
Trim
DWF Design Web Format
11. Topographical surface. A graphic representation of the terrain of a building site or plot. The ______ may include contour lines to represent elevations.
Project
Shared Parameters
Toposurface
Fill Pattern
12. 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®.
Wireframe
Closed Loop
Site Utility
Extrusion
13. 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
Proxy Graphics
Far clip plane
Subcategory
Bounding Box
14. 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
Symbol
Revit Structure
Origin
Work Plane
15. Controlled by parameters. In a Revit project - parameters define the relationships between elements of the building model. These relationships are created automatically by Revit Architecture and by you as you create the design. As you work in drawing
Selection Box
Parametric
Core
Category
16. 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
Room-bounding Elements
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Shading
Polyline
17. 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
Text Note
Dimension
Property
Layer Mapping File
18. 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
Control
i-drop
Rehost
on-bearing Wall
19. A graphic style applied to an element when a view displays the element - so that you are seeing a representation of its exterior surface. For the ______ of an element - you can specify the line weight - color - and fill pattern.
Projection Line Style
Rehost
Masking Region
Attached Detail Group
20. 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.
Panel
DGN
Underlay
Parametric
21. A line of a particular pattern - weight - and color - used to indicate different effects. For example - in the following site plan - a red dashed line indicates the zoning setback. Revit Architecture predefines several ______ and uses them for defaul
Viewport
Filled Region
Line Style
DWG
22. A family of geometry that does not fit into any of the other - pre-defined categories (such as columns - roofs - and floors). In a Revit project - an instance of a ______ is a model element. You can create a ______ as a loadable family - or as an in-
View Properties
Model Graphics Style
Generic Model
Primary View
23. 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.
Zoom
View Properties
Embedded Wall
Sheet
24. A horizontal height at which certain elements in the view are shown in cross-section.
Cut Plane
Temporary Dimension
Perspective View
Grid
25. A web service that lets you search for - download - and integrate product and design information into your drawing. You can also publish families to the ______ website to make them available for other designers to incorporate into their designs.
Location Line
Shared Parameters
Note Block
Autodesk Seek
26. In Revit Architecture - a vertical or horizontal strip between panels of a curtain wall or curtain system.
Trim
Building Maker
Drawing Area
Mullion
27. A conceptual design and modeling environment that takes any overall building form described conceptually - and maps it to building elements - such as roofs - curtain walls - floors - and walls.
Divided Surface
RPC
Building Maker
Collinear
28. A design methodology that maintains a single database of information about a building design. All information for a building design - from geometry to construction data - is stored in a project file. This information includes components used to desig
Perspective View
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Temporary Dimension
Location Line
29. In Revit Architecture - the adjacent materials of a compound structure - such as a wall. You can define the ______ in a compound structure.
Selection Box
Primary View
Object
Layer
30. (1) To draw a line or shape. Revit Architecture provides several tools and techniques for ______. (2) A drawing of a 2D shape. The following ______ contains an open loop (the roof) and a closed loop (the walls - floor - and ceiling).
Halftone
Spot Elevation Dimension
Drawing List
Sketch
31. 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.
Revit Structure
Project Standards
Massing Study
Clip Plane
32. A sketch line that indicates where to split a view for a dependent view - as shown.
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Break Control
Matchline
Frame
33. To disassemble an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements.
Site Utility
Project Base Point
Underlay
Explode
34. Pre-built components - such as cabinets and cupboards for a kitchen or bathroom. Revit Architecture provides family types for ______.
Profile
Casework
Tag
Decal
35. A file format for fill patterns. A pattern file is a text file that contains definitions for model or drafting patterns in a project.
PAT
Key Schedule
Room-bounding Elements
Ground plane
36. 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
Hidden Line
View Depth
Project View
Type Selector
37. 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).
Legend
Model Group
Location Line
Library
38. 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
Pin
Building Pad
Origin
Pan
39. The graphic shape used to represent the end of a dimension - such as an arrow or a slash.
Embedded Wall
Project North
Isolate
Tick Mark
40. Part of a plan view that has a different view range from the overall view. ______ are useful for split level plans or for displaying inserts above or below the cut plane.
Setback
Plan Region
Hosted Component
Decal
41. A 2-dimensional plane used when designing families of model elements or placing elements in a building model.
Leader
Line Weight
Import Symbol
Reference Plane
42. 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
Snap
Phase
Dimension
Local File
43. 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
Extrusion
Perspective View
Filled Region
Decal
44. To transfer a file or a collection of information from an outside location into a Revit project. In Revit Architecture - you can ______ groups - templates - detail components - entourage - materials - families of model elements and annotation element
Generic Model
Load
Element Borrowing
Underlay
45. 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
Layer
Paint
RPC
46. 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
Compound Wall
Schedule
Crop
Viewport
47. A dimension that specifies a particular size for an element or a distance between elements or points. ______ always display in the view in which they are created. You can lock ______ so that they cannot be changed without first unlocking them. You ca
Permanent Dimension
Location Line
Divided Surface
In-place Family
48. The characteristic of being visible in one project view only.
Underlay
Tick Mark
View-specific
Filter
49. The calculated adjustment in beam geometry that ensures beam ends meet without overlaying one another at a join. This is the visible gap seen in a steel beam connection within the Revit project.
Status Bar
Cut Line Style
Cutback
Polyline
50. 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
Load
Level
Vertex