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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A building element that is usually delivered and installed on site - rather than built in place. (Also referred to as a hosted ______.) For example - windows - doors - and furniture are ______. In contrast - walls - floors - and roofs are built in pl
Hidden Element
Building Pad
Component
Target Point
2. In a 3D context - ______ moves the camera left and right. In a 2D context - ______ scrolls the view. If you are using ______ with an active view on a sheet - ______ scrolls the sheet view - not the active view on the sheet.
Drag Control
Shared Coordinates
Pan
RFA
3. A dashed line representing an edge or surface that cannot be seen in a view. For example - in the following image - 2 bolts go through the stud. The view shows the ______ of one bolt but does not show the ______ of the second bolt.
Shared Coordinates
3D reference plane
Patterned Surface
Hidden Line
4. 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
Witness line
Shared Family
Material
Draw Order
5. 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
Control
Trim
View Template
Massing Study
6. A wall that is inserted into another wall of a different type or construction. ______ are useful - for example - when you need to create a storefront on a building exterior. The following image shows a curtain wall embedded in a host wall.
View Control Bar
Embedded Wall
Focal Point
Instance Parameters
7. Representations of AutoCAD objects. Revit Architecture supports ______ from AutoCAD files. Unlike AutoCAD objects - ______ have no intelligence.
Paint
Attached Detail Group
Surface Pattern
Proxy Graphics
8. A design method in which different team members are responsible for designing different functional areas of the same project file.
Work Plane
Worksharing
Orthographic View
True North
9. 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
Full Explode
Drafting View
Span Direction
Model Line
10. A view of a floor plan or a reflected ceiling plan for a building model.
Curtain Wall
Leader
Shared Coordinates
Plan View
11. 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 > ______.
Floor Plan
Line Weight
Dependent View
on-bearing Wall
12. To choose an object in the drawing area. Many of the controls and tools that you use to modify an element in the drawing area are available only when an element is ______. In Revit Architecture - a ______ element displays in the ______ color - and co
Subcategory
Select
Trim
Crop Region
13. 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.
Explode
Area Scheme
Wireframe
Ground plane
14. To restrict the movement of an element using the _____ tool. When you ______ an element - you cannot move it by dragging or using the Move tool. However - changes in other attached elements may result in movement of the ______ element.
Sheet
Pin
Camera
Detail Level
15. The elevation of a selected point. Use spot elevation dimensions to determine a point of elevation for ramps - roads - toposurfaces - and stair landings.
Drafting View
Model Pattern
Spot Elevation Dimension
Area Scheme
16. 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
Isolate
Tessellation
Drafting View
Filled Region
17. 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
DGN
Family
Reference Line
Design Option
18. 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.
Reference Line
Communication Center
Dimension
Crop
19. 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.
View Reference
Host
Underlay
Break Control
20. 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
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Join
Pushpin
Shading with Edges
21. A 3-dimensional shape used in a building model. You can use the Family Editor to create ______ shapes to build families of model elements.
Lock
Communication Center
PAT
Solid Geometry
22. A setting that determines the appearance or behavior of an element - type - or view. Also called a property.
Partial Explode
Building Footprint
Lock
Parameter
23. 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
Fillet
Profile
Room Separation Line
Datum
24. An intersection of 2 or more walls. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the type of join between walls.
Masking Region
Wall Join
Tick Mark
Reference Label
25. 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
Zoom
Rule-based Filter
Project Browser
DWF Design Web Format
26. A photorealistic image of a building model used to evaluate the impact of natural light and shadows on the buildings and site.
Control
Underlay
Solar Study
Label
27. A view whose plane is at a right angle to the plane of another view. The following image illustrates the ______ planes on which a floor plan and an elevation are based.
Perpendicular View
Projection Line Style
Object Style
Paint
28. An open file format that is supported by many CAD applications. A ______ file is a text file that describes a 2D drawing. The text is not encoded or compressed - so ______ files are generally large. Revit Architecture can import and export DXF files.
Keynoting
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Detail Level
Options Bar
29. The file format for a Revit project.
Local File
Detail Line
RVT
Project Template
30. The file type for a Revit project template.
Shared Parameters
RTE
PAT
Element
31. An Autodesk product. ______ optimizes mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP) systems engineering through data-driven system sizing and design. It provides a building information modeling design and documentation solution for MEP engineering.
Revit MEP
Framing Elevation
Section Box
Detail View
32. Comments or revision instructions from someone who reviewed a building design. When you publish construction documents as DWF files - the files can be ______ up electronically using a program such as Autodesk Design Review. Then the ______ can be lin
Detail Group
Vertex
Orientation
Markup
33. A line that connects an annotation to an element or part of the building model in a view. In Revit Architecture - you can control the line weight - style - and color of the ______ - as well as its position - shape - and arrowhead.
Label
Architectural Column
Leader
Chain
34. 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.
Section Box
Highlight
View Control Bar
Span Direction
35. A model element that can exist in a building model only if sponsored by another (host) element. Doors - windows - model lines - and components (such as furniture) are ______.
Symbol
Divided Surface
Shared Coordinates
Hosted Component
36. A model graphics style in which Revit Architecture displays the image of the model with all edges and lines drawn - but no surfaces.
Wireframe
Tick Mark
ADSK
Profile
37. The amount of rotation at an axis caused by downward force applied to a beam at a distance from its supporting members. A ______ connection is a connection that is designed to transfer ______ and other forces between a beam and its supporting members
Shared Coordinates
Moment
Line Style
Model Text
38. 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.
Collinear
Project Template
Plan Region
Revision Cloud
39. 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
DWF markups
Projection Line Style
Extrusion
40. 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
Bounding Box
Miter
Parametric
Revision Cloud
41. Rich Photorealistic Content. The file type for ArchVision realpeople and other objects - which can be loaded into Revit Architecture as an entourage family - for use in rendered images.
Material Takeoff Schedule
Focal Point
Design Option
RPC
42. 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.
View Properties
Worksharing
Cutback
Plan
43. 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
Highlight
Element
Schedule
Phase
44. A 3D view that shows a building model in which all components are the same size - regardless of the camera's distance from them.
Orthographic View
Monolithic Stairs
Planting
Cutback
45. 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
Building Maker
In-place Family
Mirror
Projection Line Style
46. 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
Walkthrough
Object
Face
Design Option
47. 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
Reference Section
Core
Walkthrough
Temporary Dimension
48. 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
RPC
Type Catalog
Revolve
Divided Surface
49. 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.
Tick Mark
Break Control
Polymesh
View Range
50. 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
Monolithic Stairs
Line Weight
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Reflected Ceiling Plan View