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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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1. A wall that holds back earth (for example - at the edge of a terrace or excavation). In Revit Architecture - you can specify that a wall type functions as a retaining wall in the type properties.
Retaining Wall
Subcategory
Local File
View-specific
2. 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
Model Element
Grid
Trim
View Reference
3. The structural part of a compound wall or other host element. When you use Revit Architecture to design a compound wall - you specify the layers and materials that compose the ______ of the wall - as well as the interior and exterior layers of the wa
Fill Pattern
Explode
Room-bounding Elements
Core
4. 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
In-place Family
Line Weight
PAT
Fill Pattern
5. Pre-built components - such as cabinets and cupboards for a kitchen or bathroom. Revit Architecture provides family types for ______.
DWF markups
Casework
Leader
Pattern Component
6. Part of the Revit interface that displays information about what is highlighted or selected - or hints on what to do next. The ______ is located in the lower left corner of the Revit window.
Status Bar
Paint
Web Library
Poche
7. One or more masses in a Revit project. ______ allow you to explore design ideas by using shapes to conceptualize a building model. When your conceptual design is complete - you can add building elements directly to these shapes.
Massing Study
In-place Family
Building Pad
Central File
8. 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
Constraint
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Decal
Schedule
9. 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.
Pan
Design Option
Parameter
Mullion
10. 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
PAT
Underlay
ODBC
11. 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
Origin
Project View
Cut Line Style
Moment
12. A user interface mechanism that controls the visibility of datum planes (levels - reference lines - and grids) in views. When you add grids - levels - and reference lines to a project - they may display in more views than desired. For example - when
Element Borrowing
Scope Box
Tessellation
Project
13. The amount of fill (material) required to prepare a site for construction. For example - in the following drawing - the red area indicates the cut volume - and the blue area indicates the ______ required to level the site for a building.
Split
Fill Volume
Legend
Communication Center
14. A setting that determines the appearance or behavior of an element - type - or view. Also called a property.
Parameter
Pan
Void Geometry
Type Parameters
15. A graphic design for surfaces that are cut or shown in projection. You can use ______ for model patterns and drafting patterns.
System Family
Frame
Object Style
Fill Pattern
16. A fill pattern that represents a cut surface. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the coarse ______ material to display in 3D views. You can also specify the ______ depth for a cross-section of earth in topography elements. In the following floor
Break Line
Selection Filter
Open Loop
Poche
17. 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.
Profile
Object Style
Massing Study
Generic Annotation
18. A collection of predefined resources that you can use in a Revit project. For example - you can access ______ of templates - detail components - entourage - materials - and families of model elements and annotation elements. Revit Architecture provid
Void Geometry
Library
Break Control
Wall Join
19. 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
Break Line
Text Note
Shared Parameters
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
20. 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
Sketch
Target Point
Filled Region
Markup
21. The file format for a Revit family.
Plan View
Drawing List
RFA
Cut Volume
22. To secure a dimension or the location of an element so that it cannot be changed. When you select a ______ dimension or element - a ______ control displays next to it. The following drawing shows a ______ dimension.
Plan
Lock
Keynote Legend
Revit Structure
23. 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).
Compound Wall
Generic Annotation
Building Maker
Drafting View
24. 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.
Location Line
Template
Category
Panel
25. The size of a datum plane (a plane for a level - grid - or reference line). Datum planes are not visible in all views. If the datum does not intersect a view plane - it will not be visible in that view. You can resize datum planes so that they are vi
Dependent View
Datum Extent
Solid Geometry
Grid
26. A user interface mechanism that you drag to change the shape of an element in the building model. A ______ appears in the selection color.
Host
SKP
Phase
Shape Handle
27. The beginning of a sketched line.
Discipline
Leader
Start Point
Schedule
28. A 3-dimensional shape that results from removing shapes from solid geometry.
Viewport
Focal Point
Void Geometry
Shared Coordinates
29. A 3-dimensional shape that has measurable volume. Non-volumetric geometry refers to a 2-dimensional shape.
Volumetric Geometry
Polymesh
Component
Import Symbol
30. Arranged along a radius or arc. In Revit Architecture - when you create a ______ array - the elements in the array are arranged along a curve.
Nested Family
Radial
Cut Volume
Structural Column
31. A file format supported by MicroStation of Bentley Systems - Inc. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
Revolve
Type Catalog
DGN
Shape Handle
32. A user interface mechanism that crops the model in a 3D view. Elements in the building model that are outside the ______do not display in the view or in an exported view.
Section Box
Trim
Phase
Title Block
33. The process of disassembling an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements: nested import symbols. A ______ yields more import symbols - which - in turn - can be exploded into elements or other import s
Reference Point
Partial Explode
Object
Open Loop
34. 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
Mark
In-place Family
ADSK
35. A Revit function for workshared projects. ______ allows you to edit an element in a workset that you do not own. If another team member is currently editing the workset - that team member is the owner of the workset and you must place a request to bo
Subcategory
Plan
View Depth
Element Borrowing
36. A 2D drawing of a building model that shows the layout of walls - rooms - and other building components. A floor ______ presents a view of the building as though you are looking down on it from above - with the roof and intervening levels removed. A
RFA
Plan
Project Template
Spot Elevation Dimension
37. To shorten selected elements to meet a specified boundary.
Model Group
Moment
Trim
Filter
38. 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
Plan View
Filled Region
Phase
Drawing Area
39. 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
Work Plane
Phase
Communication Center
Selection Box
40. 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.
Retaining Wall
Footprint
Blend
Communication Center
41. The point in the distance on which a camera is focusing.
Material Takeoff Schedule
Leader
Focal Point
Project Template
42. In Revit Architecture - a vertical or horizontal strip between panels of a curtain wall or curtain system.
Parameter
Mullion
Core
Detail Level
43. 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.
Pattern Component
Revision Cloud
Area
Span Direction
44. The process of completely disassembling an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into Revit elements - including text - curves - lines - and filled regions.
Filter
View-specific
Full Explode
Building Maker
45. 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.
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
Plan
Perspective View
Parametric
46. 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.
Footprint
Mullion
Level
Spline
47. A file format for fill patterns. A pattern file is a text file that contains definitions for model or drafting patterns in a project.
SKP
Miter
PAT
Head
48. To limit the boundaries of a view - omitting parts of the building model from the view.
Paint
Shared Parameters
Crop
Framing Elevation
49. 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.
Floor Plan
Listening Dimensions
Rendering
Shared Coordinates
50. A horizontal or vertical projection from a wall - often decorative in nature. Examples of ______ include baseboards and crown molding.
Floor Plan
Link
Wall Sweep
Divided Surface