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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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1. For a 3-dimensional shape - an intersection of 3 sides. When you blend 2D shapes to create a 3D shape - you can use ______ connections to control the rate at which one shape is blended to another shape.
Vertex
Datum
Hosted Component
Shared Coordinates
2. The file format for a Revit family.
Worksharing
RFA
Material
Generic Model
3. To limit the boundaries of a view - omitting parts of the building model from the view.
Crop
SKP
Detail View
Control
4. An exterior wall consisting of panels connected by joints or mullions. The panels can be made of glass - brick - or other materials.
Detail Level
Curtain Wall
Footprint
Model Pattern
5. 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.
Layer
Symbol
Paint
Isolate
6. (1) The intersection where 2 or more elements share a common face. (2) To resolve intersections between elements that share a common face. The level of detail for the view determines the detail of the ______ geometry that is shown. The following imag
Far clip plane
Join
Project North
Revit MEP
7. 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
Bounding Box
Material
Spot Elevation Dimension
Ground plane
8. 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
Drafting View
Symbolic Line
Footprint
RTE
9. A line that you draw in a view to define areas that are used for different purposes - when a wall between the rooms is not desired. ______ are visible in plan views - 3D views - and perspective views. For example - the following floor plan uses room
Dimension
Component
Room Separation Line
Model Line
10. 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
Cut Line Style
Clip Plane
Ground plane
UV grid
11. 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
Reference Elevation
Fill Volume
Poche
View Template
12. An Autodesk product. ______ is a building design and documentation system that uses building information modeling to coordinate changes across all aspects of an architecture project.
Keynote Legend
Proxy Graphics
View Properties
Revit Architecture
13. 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.
Span Direction
Revit MEP
Entourage
Phase
14. 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.
Permanent Dimension
Partial Explode
Communication Center
Detail Group
15. 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
Legend
Model Text
Fill Pattern
16. A group of view-specific elements - such as text and filled regions.
3D reference plane
Dependent View
Shared Family
Detail Group
17. 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
Infill Element
Legend
Wall Join
18. Reference planes are displayed in the conceptual design environment in the 3-dimensional views.
3D reference plane
Extrusion
Isolate
Filter
19. 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
DWG
View Range
Span Direction
20. A model graphics style in which Revit Architecture shows the image with all surfaces shaded according to their material color settings and project light locations. A default light source provides illumination for the ______ elements.
Shading
Host
View Properties
Array
21. 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
Shared Family
Underlay
DWG
Schedule
22. A Revit family that can be used as a building block for creating families. Revit Architecture provides ______ for floors - walls - ceilings - roofs - drawing sheets - viewports - and other elements. You cannot delete ______.
System Family
Orientation
Polymesh
UV grid
23. 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
View Depth
Category
Infill Element
Revit Architecture
24. A flat surface that is designed to be occupied by buildings and is prepared by grading - excavating - filling - or a combination of these. In Revit Architecture - you can add a ______ to a toposurface - and then modify the structure and depth of the
Revolve
Building Pad
Wall Sweep
Dimension
25. A table that provides descriptions or information about symbols used in drawings. In Revit Architecture - you can create a ______ and include it on multiple sheets.
Type
Legend
Fill Volume
Spline
26. A series of lines that you can use to help draw or place elements in a building design. ______ are useful in the design and documentation phases of a project. In Revit Architecture - ______ are datum elements.
Toposurface
Color Scheme
Polymesh
Grid
27. 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.
DWF markups
Layer Mapping File
Reference Plane
Isolate
28. 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.
Rule-based Filter
Fillet
Footprint
View Properties
29. A sketch line that indicates where to split a view for a dependent view - as shown.
Matchline
Options Bar
Title Block
Drafting View
30. The top of the view in the drawing area. When producing solar studies or rendered images - change the view orientation from ______ to True North to create accurate sunlight and shadow patterns for the project.
3D reference plane
Shading
Project North
Shared Parameters
31. A uniform distance from an element or line - along which the element or line will move - or a new element or line will be created. For example - when creating walls - you might specify an ______ of 5 meters. When you select an existing wall - Revit A
Rendering
Mark
Offset
Selection Box
32. An end of a wall that does not join to another wall. The unjoined end of the wall is exposed. You can specify whether compound wall layers wrap at ______. For example - the following image shows a cross-section of a compound wall that uses interior w
Resize
Offset
End Cap
Pan
33. A sketched line that does not connect to itself. Instead - it leaves an open space between the start point and endpoint of the line. In Revit Architecture - you use ______ to sketch a roof by extrusion and to split toposurfaces and faces. In the foll
Mirror
Open Loop
Compound Wall
Color Scheme
34. 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
Span Direction
Casework
Room-bounding Elements
Label
35. 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
Patterned Surface
Work Plane
In-place Family
Far clip plane
36. A set of colors and fill patterns used to graphically designate rooms or areas in a floor plan. You can apply ______ based on any parameter value for a room or area. For example - if you want to color rooms by department - set the Department paramete
Fill Pattern
Resize
Color Scheme
Shared Parameters
37. Text displayed in a callout tag when a reference callout is created in the plan view - or text displayed in a section head when a reference section is created in the plan view.
Void Geometry
Nested Family
Plan View
Reference Label
38. An element in a building model that represents actual 3D geometry. For example - walls - windows - doors - and roofs are ______. For example - the following image shows only ______. It does not include annotation elements (such as dimensions or text
Type Catalog
Start Point
Area
Model Element
39. A face or surface of a form that has been divided into UV grids. The grids act as a guide in patterning the surface. Manipulating the ______ also manipulates the parametrically dependent patterns and component families.
Ground plane
Divided Surface
Cutback
Moment
40. 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.
Trim
Perpendicular View
Filter
Area Scheme
41. Representations of AutoCAD objects. Revit Architecture supports ______ from AutoCAD files. Unlike AutoCAD objects - ______ have no intelligence.
Wall Sweep
Proxy Graphics
Revision Schedule
True North
42. A model element that exists in 3D space and is visible in all views of a Revit project. You can use ______ to represent 3D geometry in a building design - such as cords or cables that secure a tarp. You can sketch straight - curved - arc - circular -
Mark
Type Catalog
Volumetric Geometry
Model Line
43. 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
Poche
Generic Annotation
Frame
Scale
44. To disassemble an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements.
Halftone
Explode
Dimension
Isolate
45. 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.
Options Bar
Model Element
Panel
Dimension
46. 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
Detail Line
Mullion
Stacked Wall
Drafting View
47. 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
X-Ray
Selection Box
Line Style
Leader
48. The process of generating a photorealistic illustration of a building design. Rendered images are often used to present building designs to clients. Revit Architecture renders 3D project views with various effects - such as lights - plants - decals -
Group
Rendering
Referring View
Schedule
49. An element that you hide in a particular view.
Hidden Line
Shortcut Menu
Hidden Element
Toposurface
50. A column that adds architectural interest to a building. An ______ can be used to model box-outs around structural columns and for decorative applications.
Line Weight
NURB Surface
Surface Pattern
Architectural Column