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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A model graphics style in which Revit Architecture displays the image of the model with all edges and lines drawn - but no surfaces.
Swatch
Wireframe
Hidden Line Mode
Spline
2. To explicitly join elements (such as walls or columns) to other modeling components. For example - you can ______ walls to floors - ceilings - and roofs. You can ______ columns to roofs - floors - ceilings - reference planes - structural framing memb
Communication Center
Mullion
Attach
Structural Column
3. 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
Legend
Bounding Box
Ground plane
Mirror
4. A drafting term that refers to rounding a square corner - using a radius to define the curve.
Fillet
Temporary Dimension
Area
Projection Line Style
5. 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.
Revit Architecture
Clip Plane
Cutback
Autodesk Seek
6. 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
Partial Explode
Line Weight
Cut Volume
Link
7. 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
Walkthrough
Casework
Reference Plane
Detail Line
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
Fill Pattern
Project North
on-bearing Wall
Category
9. A model element - annotation element - datum element - or imported element in a project.
Object
Join
Workset
Shading
10. A view of a floor plan or a reflected ceiling plan for a building model.
Drafting Pattern
Revision Schedule
Plan View
Full Explode
11. (1) For elements that can slope (including roofs - ramps - floors - and ceilings) - the upper end of the slope. For example - in the following illustration - the ______ is the upper end of the sloped floor. (2) In Revit Architecture - the symbol that
Type Parameters
Model Pattern
Head
Reference Line
12. A shape (such as a circle or cloud) that contains identification text for a grid - level - view title - callout - or annotation.
Load
Revision Schedule
Bubble
Embedded Wall
13. An exterior wall consisting of panels connected by joints or mullions. The panels can be made of glass - brick - or other materials.
Open Loop
Planting
Curtain Wall
Resize
14. 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.
gbXML
DWF markups
Model Line
Project Browser
15. A functional area (such as structural - mechanical - electrical - or architectural) - or an area of expertise (such as architecture - structural engineering - or construction). In a Revit project - you can assign ______ to categories and to views. Yo
Dependent View
Discipline
Stair Calculator
View Range
16. A method of displaying model elements in views. For example - you can choose to display a model using wireframe - hidden lines - shading - or shading with edges. You can specify the ______ for a view using the View Control Bar at the bottom of the Re
Revision Schedule
Reference Section
Model Graphics Style
Listening Dimensions
17. To disassemble an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements.
Explode
Drafting Pattern
Host
Hosted Component
18. 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.
Revision Cloud
Location Line
Footprint
Component
19. The file type for a Revit project template.
Line Style
Compound Wall
RTE
Explode
20. 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-
Divided Surface
Phase
Generic Model
Fill Volume
21. The graphic shape used to represent the end of a dimension - such as an arrow or a slash.
Tick Mark
Pushpin
Project Standards
Clip Plane
22. 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
Project Standards
Dimension
UV grid
Generic Annotation
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.
Extrusion
Radial
Workset
View Properties
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
Project North
Trim
Cut Line Style
25. 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
Temporary Dimension
In-place Family
Referencing View
Room-bounding Elements
26. 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
Casework
Property
Markup
Revit Structure
27. 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.
Legend
Pushpin
Detail Level
Mullion
28. A Revit tool that automates the creation of stairs based on a specified minimum tread depth and maximum riser height.
Status Bar
Orthographic View
Stair Calculator
Legend
29. (1) The distance that a wall sweep or wall reveal is offset from intersecting wall inserts. The ______ value allows you to place sweeps or reveals properly near window or door trims. You can define a default ______ for wall sweeps and wall reveals in
Crop Region
Highlight
Setback
Halftone
30. An elevation tag that refers to an existing elevation or drafting view. When you add a ______ to a project - Revit Architecture does not create a new view for it. Instead - the reference elevation uses an existing elevation - allowing you to indicate
Panel
View Reference
In-place Family
Reference Elevation
31. 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 -
Start Point
Rendering
3D reference plane
Project Base Point
32. A subdivision within a family of elements. For example - the family of Concrete Round Columns is further divided into ______ such as Concrete Round 18" - Concrete Round 24" - and Concrete Round 30".
Type
Ground plane
RTE
Plan View
33. A wall that supports no additional vertical load except its own weight. ______ can be used to define and divide spaces in Revit Architecture.
on-bearing Wall
Surface Pattern
Communication Center
Underlay
34. Categories of elements that are derived from an imported drawing. You can change the visibility and graphic display of ______ through the visibility graphics menu.
Drawing List
Imported Categories
Datum
Spline
35. A drawing file format supported by AutoCAD and other CAD applications. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
DWG
Material Takeoff Schedule
Drafting View
Model Group
36. 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
Start Point
Shared Parameters
System Family
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
37. 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.
Break Line
Volumetric Geometry
Legend
Family
38. 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.
Framing Elevation
Void Geometry
Web Library
Reference Section
39. A drawing that shows the ceiling in a building design. Also called an RCP view. When you add a level to a building model - Revit Architecture automatically creates an ______ for it.
Decal
Sketch
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
Callout
40. 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
Drafting View
Callout
End Cap
Detail Line
41. The proportional system used to represent objects in a drawing. In Revit Architecture - you can assign a different ______ to each view.
Type Parameters
Scale
Attached Detail Group
Worksharing
42. 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.
Library
Grid
Drafting View
Parallel View
43. A set of spatial relationships in a building. For example - in an office building - you may want to distinguish between common space (such as lobbies - hallways - rest rooms - and kitchens) - office space - and storage. In an apartment building - you
Shape Handle
Symbolic Line
Area Scheme
3D reference plane
44. The state of being aligned with (or facing the same direction as) a particular item or direction. For example - in Revit Architecture you can change the ______ of a view to True North - or you can change the ______ of a compound wall to reverse the o
Slope Arrow
Referring View
Orientation
Parallel View
45. 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
Spot Elevation Dimension
Revision Schedule
Embedded Wall
Component
46. A curved line drawn by specifying and positioning a number of points. Revit Architecture uses a mathematical polynomial function to smoothly join the segments at these points - creating the curved line.
Lock
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
Orthographic View
Spline
47. A planar surface on which you can add sketch lines or other components. Each view in Revit Architecture is associated with a ______. In some views (such as plan - 3D - and drafting) and for views in the Family Editor - the ______ is automatically def
Element Borrowing
Work Plane
Datum
Location Line
48. 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
Type Catalog
View Properties
Leader
Project Template
49. 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).
Symbolic Line
Curtain Wall
Compound Wall
Model Line
50. 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.
Projection Line Style
Line Weight
Host
View-specific