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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Host
Monolithic Stairs
Instance Parameters
Import Symbol
2. 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
Control
Centerline
Fill Pattern
Reference Line
3. A shape (such as a circle or cloud) that contains identification text for a grid - level - view title - callout - or annotation.
Scale
Sheet
Bubble
Flip Control
4. A graphic style applied to an element when a view displays the element - so that you are seeing a representation of its exterior surface. For the ______ of an element - you can specify the line weight - color - and fill pattern.
Highlight
Projection Line Style
Shading with Edges
Reference Plane
5. 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
Projection Line Style
Dimension
Type
Project Standards
6. 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.
Workset
Generic Annotation
DWF Design Web Format
Reference Label
7. Pre-built components - such as cabinets and cupboards for a kitchen or bathroom. Revit Architecture provides family types for ______.
Project Browser
RPC
Draw Order
Casework
8. 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".
Discipline
Type
DWG
Cut Plane
9. A 3D view that shows a building model in which all components are the same size - regardless of the camera's distance from them.
Origin
Orthographic View
Model Element
UV grid
10. A master project file for a model on which multiple team members are working. The model can be subdivided into functional areas (worksets) - such as interior - exterior - and site. The ______ stores the current ownership information for all elements
Central File
Model Graphics Style
Constraint
Generic Annotation
11. An intersection of 2 or more walls. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the type of join between walls.
Tag
Wall Join
Mirror
PAT
12. A Revit symbol that you can use to break a section line - break a schedule into multiple sections - or break a crop region into sections. In the following elevation view - the blue Z-shaped break controls allow you to break the crop region into secti
Break Control
Surface Pattern
Type Catalog
Level
13. 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
Structural Column
on-bearing Wall
Cut Plane
Area Scheme
14. A Revit tool that automates the creation of stairs based on a specified minimum tread depth and maximum riser height.
Stair Calculator
Structural Column
Shape Handle
Face
15. 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
Bubble
Full Explode
Autodesk Seek
16. A mechanism for determining which elements are selected (for modification or manipulation) based on their family types or element parameters.
Selection Filter
Type Parameters
Drafting Pattern
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
17. 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.
True North
Spline
Perspective View
Filter
18. A symbolic representation of a material in a drawing. (For example - sand is represented by a stipple pattern.) You can place ______ on flat and cylindrical surfaces - and you can define them for families. You can also place ______ on cut component s
Project Standards
Wireframe
Shared Family
Drafting Pattern
19. A set of characteristics that define the line weight - line color - line pattern - and material for a category of model elements - annotation elements - or imported objects in a project.
Curtain Wall
Pushpin
Object Style
Model Group
20. 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
Bubble
Slope Arrow
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
21. A Revit setting that determines the amount of geometry displayed in a view. ______ settings include coarse - medium - and fine - where coarse shows the least detail and fine shows the most detail. The following image illustrates the 3 ______ for a de
Detail Level
Revision Schedule
Area Scheme
Library
22. 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
Curtain Wall
Model Graphics Style
Rendering
ADSK
23. A 3-dimensional shape that results from removing shapes from solid geometry.
Rendering
Detail Group
Void Geometry
Leader
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.
Array
Referring View
Panel
Dependent View
25. To change the magnification of a view. In a 3D context - ______ moves the camera in and out. In a 2D context - ______ moves up and down perpendicular to the view. To ______ in is to increase the magnification - making the building appear larger. To _
Zoom
Sheet
Sketch
Template
26. 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.
Embedded Wall
Category
Line Pattern
Selection Box
27. A representation of a building model that simulates a person walking through the model along a defined path. The following ______ view shows the ______ path in red.
Project Browser
Walkthrough
Flip Control
Family
28. The elevation of a selected point. Use spot elevation dimensions to determine a point of elevation for ramps - roads - toposurfaces - and stair landings.
Detail Line
Line Pattern
Spot Elevation Dimension
Reference Label
29. 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
Rule-based Filter
Compound Wall
Permanent Dimension
Far clip plane
30. 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
Plan
Keynote Legend
Span Direction
Shared Family
31. A linked set of lines or walls. When drawing walls or lines in a building model - you can simplify the process by drawing a ______. You can also select a ______ of lines or walls to manipulate them simultaneously.
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Offset
Miter
Chain
32. The file format for a Revit project.
SKP
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
End Cap
RVT
33. 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.
Revision Schedule
Perpendicular View
ODBC
Underlay
34. A surface of a model element or mass. You can apply paint - materials - and textures to each ______ of a model element (such as a wall). These details display when you render an image of the building model. You can use mass ______ as the basis for cr
Architectural Column
Flip Control
Face
Rough Opening
35. A list of the subcomponents or materials of any Revit family. ______ have all the functionality and characteristics of other schedule views - but they allow you to show more detail about the assembly of a component. Any material that is applied to a
Wireframe
Volumetric Geometry
DWG
Material Takeoff Schedule
36. 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.
Temporary Dimension
Orientation
Closed Loop
Hidden Line
37. 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.
Hidden Line
Join
Fill Volume
Lock
38. 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
Element Borrowing
Detail Line
Orthographic View
Category
39. 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
Poche
Datum
Attached Detail Group
Phase
40. 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.
Keynoting
Revision Schedule
Pushpin
Symbolic Line
41. 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
Schedule
Keynote Legend
Curtain System
Category
42. 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
Color Scheme
Model Element
Workset
Collinear
43. The point in the distance at which a camera is aimed or directed.
Area Scheme
Entourage
Mark
Target Point
44. A collection of settings that you can use as a starting point for projects - families - views - and more.
Template
Label
Pan
Callout
45. A design method in which different team members are responsible for designing different functional areas of the same project file.
Drag Control
Poche
Worksharing
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
46. An Autodesk feature that allows you to drag and drop content from a web page into a Revit session. Using ______ - designers and developers have the power to create web pages that can easily be dragged and dropped into Autodesk design products that ar
Line Pattern
Workset
i-drop
DWG
47. A drafting term that refers to rounding a square corner - using a radius to define the curve.
Fillet
Entourage
Model Graphics Style
Footprint
48. Autodesk Exchange File - the file format used by Autodesk applications to transmit design information.
Location Line
Crop Region
ADSK
Status Bar
49. To transfer a file or a collection of information from an outside location into a Revit project. In Revit Architecture - you can ______ groups - templates - detail components - entourage - materials - families of model elements and annotation element
Face
Load
Perpendicular View
Break Line
50. The parent view of a callout or section; that is - the view from which a callout or section originates. The referencing sheet is the sheet on which the ______ displays. The referencing detail corresponds to the detail number assigned to a callout or
NURB Surface
on-bearing Wall
Referencing View
Dependent View