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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A file format supported by MicroStation of Bentley Systems - Inc. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
DGN
Revision Cloud
Solid Geometry
Drag Control
2. 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.
Shading with Edges
Spline
RPC
Wall Join
3. 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
Parallel View
Model Graphics Style
Line Style
RPC
4. A horizontal height at which certain elements in the view are shown in cross-section.
Primary View
Options Bar
Cut Plane
Detail Level
5. 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
Reference Elevation
Detail View
Orientation
Join
6. 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.
Parameter
Curtain Wall
Frame
Chain
7. A table of information that you create to simplify or automate data entry in other - larger schedules. A ______ can reduce the time required to produce a larger schedule and help to generate accurate cost estimates. For example - a room schedule for
Bounding Box
Room-bounding Elements
Key Schedule
Sketch
8. A model graphics style in which Revit Architecture displays the image of the model with all edges and lines drawn - but no surfaces.
Tessellation
Wireframe
Project Parameters
Resize
9. A 3-dimensional shape that results from removing shapes from solid geometry.
Open Loop
Massing Study
Void Geometry
Radial
10. 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
Wall Sweep
Plan Region
Chain
Referencing View
11. 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
Library
Slope Arrow
Revit Structure
12. Text used in a building model - such as for signage. You can add ______ in a project view and in the Family Editor for families that can be represented in 3D - such as walls - doors - windows - and furniture. An instance of ______ is a model element.
Symbol
Ground plane
Patterned Surface
Model Text
13. A web service that lets you search for - download - and integrate product and design information into your drawing. You can also publish families to the ______ website to make them available for other designers to incorporate into their designs.
Project View
Key Schedule
Autodesk Seek
Shading with Edges
14. The clip plane that is at the side of the view farthest from the start point of an elevation view - a section view - a 3D view - or a walkthrough view. In the following floor plan - the green dotted line opposite the blue line represents the ______ f
True North
Status Bar
Project Standards
Far clip plane
15. 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
Closed Loop
Solar Study
Layer
Work Plane
16. A wall that has 2 or more horizontal layers - each consisting of different materials and surfaces.
Stacked Wall
Blend
Revit MEP
i-drop
17. Autodesk Exchange File - the file format used by Autodesk applications to transmit design information.
Detail View
Focal Point
ADSK
Trim
18. A Revit element that contains all objects (such as blocks and xrefs) from an imported drawing. When you move the cursor over the imported objects - Revit Architecture shows information about the ______. You can explode an ______ to convert it into in
Revision Schedule
Label
Import Symbol
Building Footprint
19. The characteristic of being visible in one project view only.
Revision Schedule
View-specific
Family
Open Loop
20. 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
Fill Volume
Central File
Note Block
View Depth
21. A combination (blending) of 2 shapes to create a 3D shape. You can create ______ using solid geometry and void geometry. For example - the 2D shapes below are ______ to create the solid extrusion that follows.
Blend
End Cap
Select
Underlay
22. To disassemble an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements.
Project View
Explode
Filled Region
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
23. To reverse the position of a selected model element - using a line as the ______ axis. For example - if you ______ a wall on a reference plane - the wall flips opposite the original wall. You can pick the ______ axis or draw a temporary axis. Use the
Fill Pattern
Mirror
Pattern Component
Embedded Wall
24. A project view that shows details not directly associated with the building model. For example - a ______ can show how carpet transitions to tile - or details of a roof drain. A ______ typically shows construction details that may not be apparent in
Shared Coordinates
Span Direction
Project
Drafting View
25. 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.
Matchline
Host
Drag Control
Blend
26. A family of model elements that can be used to create subcomponents of a nested family. When you use ______ to create a nested family - you can select - tag - and schedule the individual subcomponents in a project. (If subcomponents are not from ____
Detail Component
Shared Family
Paint
Element Borrowing
27. 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.
Resize
Far clip plane
Pan
Focal Point
28. 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
Load
Revit Architecture
Discipline
Break Control
29. 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
Footprint
Face
Building Pad
Workset
30. 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
on-bearing Wall
Walkthrough
Level
Model Group
31. To divide a single object into multiple objects or sections. In a Revit project - you can ______ walls - lines - faces - toposurfaces - layers in vertically compound walls - and schedules using various ______ tools.
Model Line
Floor Plan
Bounding Box
Split
32. A fixed starting point - or the point in a coordinate system where the axes intersect. In Revit Architecture - you use an ______ for many functions - such as positioning a linked project - creating a custom fill pattern - positioning a group - resizi
Span Direction
Origin
Solar Study
Legend
33. To apply a material to a surface of a model element. In Revit Architecture - you can ______ walls - floors - roofs - and masses. In the following image - the wall - door - door frame - and window frame are ______ different colors.
Material
Trim
Setback
Paint
34. 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
Shape Handle
Primary View
Central File
Project Standards
35. A 2-dimensional plane used when designing families of model elements or placing elements in a building model.
Reference Plane
View List
Face
Parametric
36. A menu of context-sensitive options. A ______ displays when you right-click an element or view.
Far clip plane
Project Parameters
Phase
Shortcut Menu
37. 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.
Rehost
Reference Plane
Detail Group
View Properties
38. A column that adds architectural interest to a building. An ______ can be used to model box-outs around structural columns and for decorative applications.
Project Standards
3D reference plane
Model Line
Architectural Column
39. 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
Link
Blend
Generic Annotation
Callout
40. A mechanism for eliminating or including the display or selection of elements in a view - based on their properties. In Revit Architecture - you can use ______ in the following ways: To select or deselect elements in a view. - To override the graphic
Keynote Legend
Hidden Element
Filter
Underlay
41. 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.
View Template
Imported Categories
Label
Lock
42. 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.
Panel
RFA
Break Line
Drawing Area
43. The ______ defines the origin (0 -0 -0) of the project coordinate system. It also can be used to position a building on a site and for locating the design elements of a building during construction.
Shared Family
Floor Plan
Type
Project Base Point
44. 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
Spot Coordinate
Halftone
Line Style
Drawing List
45. A design methodology that maintains a single database of information about a building design. All information for a building design - from geometry to construction data - is stored in a project file. This information includes components used to desig
View Reference
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Radial
Legend
46. Representations of AutoCAD objects. Revit Architecture supports ______ from AutoCAD files. Unlike AutoCAD objects - ______ have no intelligence.
Cutback
Discipline
Proxy Graphics
Material
47. An image to display on a face of a model element. For example - you can use ______ for signs - paintings - and billboards. In project views - a placeholder indicates the location of a ______. The full ______ displays in a rendered image. The followin
Footprint
Library
Decal
Halftone
48. A schedule (list) of all drawing sheets in a project. The drawing list functions as a table of contents for the project. It is typically placed on the first sheet of a construction document set.
Chain
Level
Drawing List
Draw Order
49. 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
Chain
Break Control
Permanent Dimension
Swatch
50. The file type for a Revit project template.
Highlight
Building Pad
Decal
RTE