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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. The file format for a Revit project.
RVT
Core
Material Takeoff Schedule
Reference Line
2. 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.
Symbolic Line
Symbol
Isolate
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
3. Parameters or settings that control the appearance or behavior of elements in a project. ______ are the combination of instance properties and type properties. To view or change ______ - select the element in the drawing area - click Modify <element>
Building Maker
Orthographic View
Worksharing
Element Properties
4. A graphic (shaped like a cloud) that indicates changes in a construction document. In Revit Architecture - you can sketch ______ in all views except 3D views. The cloud is visible only in the view in which it is sketched.
Scope Box
Revision Cloud
Lock
Toposurface
5. 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.
RPC
Design Option
Miter
Hidden Line
6. A user interface mechanism that defines the slope of a roof - floor - or ceiling plane - using a line in the direction of the slope. Use a ______ when you know the height at the top and bottom of the object's plane rather than the slope. For example
Projection Line Style
Floor Plan
Drafting Pattern
Slope Arrow
7. A model graphics style in which Revit Architecture displays the image of the model with all edges and lines drawn - but no surfaces.
Trim
Wireframe
gbXML
PAT
8. A group of elements that you use to model or document a building design. For example - ______ of model elements include walls - windows - columns - and beams. ______ of annotation elements include dimensions - tags - and text notes. ______ are organi
Category
Load
Frame
Project Base Point
9. An exterior wall consisting of panels connected by joints or mullions. The panels can be made of glass - brick - or other materials.
Drag Control
Curtain Wall
Dependent View
UV grid
10. A sketch line that indicates where to split a view for a dependent view - as shown.
Decal
Attached Detail Group
Local File
Matchline
11. 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
Markup
Casework
Line Style
Orthographic View
12. 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 - and with all non-occluded edges drawn. A default light source provides illumination f
Project Browser
Head
Shading with Edges
Monolithic Stairs
13. The graphic design (fill pattern) used to represent a surface when shown in projection.
Surface Pattern
True North
Casework
Break Line
14. A sketched line that connects to itself - creating a 2-dimensional shape. A ______ cannot contain coincident or intersecting segments. In Revit Architecture - you sketch ______ to create floors - ceilings - plan regions - openings in walls and roofs
Closed Loop
Project View
Bubble
Control
15. A user-placed control that provides a quick way to allow or prevent changes to the position of an element. After you place a ______ - you cannot move the element until you unpin it by clicking the ______ control.
Reference Section
Pushpin
Selection Filter
Shared Coordinates
16. 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
Design Option
Scale
Selection Filter
Walkthrough
17. 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
Shared Family
Project Base Point
In-place Family
Primary View
18. 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.
Revision Schedule
Paint
Bounding Box
Library
19. Part of the Revit interface that shows a logical hierarchy for all views - schedules - sheets - families - groups - and linked Revit models in the current project.
Lock
DWG
Project Browser
Listening Dimensions
20. The elevation of a selected point. Use spot elevation dimensions to determine a point of elevation for ramps - roads - toposurfaces - and stair landings.
Frame
View-specific
Spot Elevation Dimension
Schedule
21. 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
Perspective View
Tick Mark
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Far clip plane
22. 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
Detail Group
Permanent Dimension
Embedded Wall
Plan Region
23. To connect a file to a Revit project. When a ______ file is updated - the updated information is automatically made available in the Revit project. ______ avoids the need to re-import updated information into the project. In Revit Architecture - you
Radial
Link
Generic Model
Project
24. A list of keynote numbers and the corresponding keynote text. If you choose to annotate model elements using keynote numbers only - you can use a ______ to provide descriptive text for each keynote number. By using a keynote legend - you avoid clutte
Keynote Legend
Polymesh
Revit Structure
Plan
25. 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.
Cutback
Revolve
Leader
RVT
26. To change the size of a model element. For example - in Revit Architecture you can ______ a wall or a foundation to adjust to changing specifications.
Viewport
Polymesh
Resize
Open Loop
27. For a subcomponent of a family - a property that defines its display (the line weight - line color - and line pattern). For example - you can assign one ______ to the wood trim of a window and another ______ to the glass.
Subcategory
Full Explode
Drag Control
Scale
28. 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.
Embedded Wall
ODBC
Mark
PAT
29. 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
Embedded Wall
Level
Mirror
Shortcut Menu
30. The graphic shape used to represent the end of a dimension - such as an arrow or a slash.
Type Selector
Tick Mark
Shared Family
Offset
31. A mechanism for determining which elements are selected (for modification or manipulation) based on their family types or element parameters.
Closed Loop
Selection Filter
Symbolic Line
Detail Component
32. 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
Element
Resize
Draw Order
33. A design method in which different team members are responsible for designing different functional areas of the same project file.
Worksharing
Sheet
Cut Plane
Keynoting
34. 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.
Orientation
RFA
Text Note
Type Parameters
35. A building component consisting of panels - curtain grids - and mullions. In Revit a ______ usually does not have a rectangular shape.
Curtain System
Temporary Dimension
Keynote Legend
Stacked Wall
36. A text placeholder added to tags or title blocks. You create a ______ as part of a tag or title block family while in the Family Editor. When you place the tag or title block in the project - you replace the ______ with the actual value for that inst
Layer Mapping File
Snap
Label
Listening Dimensions
37. A 2D drawing of a building model that shows the layout of walls and other building components. In Revit Architecture - a ______ is also referred to as a floor plan view.
Model Line
DWG
Floor Plan
Retaining Wall
38. A model graphics style in which Revit Architecture hides the lines of elements that are obscured by other surfaces.
Hidden Line Mode
Reference Label
Fillet
View Properties
39. 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
Type Selector
View Range
Orientation
Masking Region
40. An annotation used to identify elements in a drawing. ______ provide a way to automate the display of attributes for an element or type. Revit Architecture provides default ______ for some types of elements - such as windows - doors - and rooms. You
Tag
Key Schedule
Void Geometry
Flip Control
41. To disassemble an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements.
Component
Explode
Framing Elevation
Object Style
42. A visualization tool that you use to create a 3D view of a building model. When you place a camera in a 2D view - you can control the target point - the ______ level - and the focal point of the ______. The following views show a camera positioned in
Drafting Pattern
Select
Cutback
Camera
43. 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.
Selection Box
Perspective View
Model Element
Hidden Line
44. 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
Host
Attached Detail Group
Clip Plane
Dimension
45. A detailed drawing of part of a view. In Revit Architecture - the ______ appears in a separate view. In the ______ - you can add annotations and detail - which will not display in the parent view. In the parent view - the ______ area is marked with a
Extrusion
Callout
Cutback
Toposurface
46. 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
Area
Color Scheme
Hidden Element
Stacked Wall
47. 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.
gbXML
Embedded Wall
Solid Geometry
Retaining Wall
48. The file format for projects created using Google® SketchUp - a general purpose modeling and visualization tool. You can import ______ files into a Revit project.
Reference Line
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
Hidden Line Mode
SKP
49. A view of a floor plan or a reflected ceiling plan for a building model.
Site Utility
Shading with Edges
Plan View
Lock
50. The file format for a Revit family.
RFA
NURB Surface
Parameter
Explode