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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. The process of completely disassembling an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into Revit elements - including text - curves - lines - and filled regions.
Site Utility
Full Explode
Camera
Parallel View
2. An element that you hide in a particular view.
Detail View
Shape Handle
View-specific
Hidden Element
3. 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
RTE
Pan
Object Style
Witness line
4. A schedule (list) of all views in a project. The schedule includes the view parameters that you specify. You can use a ______ to manage the views in a project.
Focal Point
Reference Plane
Reference Line
View List
5. A graphical icon in the Revit drawing area that you ______ to change the shape or size of an element in the building model. When you select an element - Revit Architecture displays it's ______ as blue circles or triangles.
Drag Control
Material Takeoff Schedule
Entourage
Building Footprint
6. 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
Span Direction
Object
Shading with Edges
7. A setting that determines the appearance or behavior of an element - type - or view. Also called a parameter.
Solid Geometry
Property
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Generic Annotation
8. Solid geometry that turns (revolves) around an axis. For example - you can use the Revolve tool to design a dome roof - a column - or door knobs.
Title Block
View Control Bar
In-place Family
Revolve
9. 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
Area
Nested Family
Shading with Edges
Datum
10. A file format supported by MicroStation of Bentley Systems - Inc. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Import Symbol
DGN
Rendering
11. 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
Project North
Floor Plan
Origin
Datum Extent
12. 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.
Explode
Revit Architecture
Property
Line Style
13. 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.
Category
Host
Reference Elevation
Symbol
14. 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
Constraint
Project
Viewport
Moment
15. A vertical plane in a wall that is used for dimensioning. You create a wall by sketching the ______ of the wall in a plan view or a 3D view. You specify what to use for the ______ in the element properties of the wall: the wall centerline - core cent
Mullion
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
NURB Surface
Location Line
16. 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
RTE
Monolithic Stairs
Referencing View
Filled Region
17. A 3-dimensional shape used in a building model. You can use the Family Editor to create ______ shapes to build families of model elements.
Level
Setback
Solid Geometry
Break Line
18. A shape (such as a circle or cloud) that contains identification text for a grid - level - view title - callout - or annotation.
Central File
Array
Bubble
Spot Elevation Dimension
19. A parameter that defines a relationship between elements in a building design. For example - you can specify the top ______ for a wall as Level 2. If Level 2 moves upward - the height of the wall increases to maintain the relationship.
Stacked Wall
Model Graphics Style
Drag Control
Constraint
20. Text that documents a building model. ______ are usually related to a parameter for a model element or type. You can create ______ families and nest them inside host model families - so that the annotations display in the project. This is useful if y
Decal
Planting
Generic Annotation
Revit Architecture
21. 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.
Sheet
Layer Mapping File
Infill Element
ODBC
22. A sketched line that does not connect to itself. Instead - it leaves an open space between the start point and endpoint of the line. In Revit Architecture - you use ______ to sketch a roof by extrusion and to split toposurfaces and faces. In the foll
Volumetric Geometry
Walkthrough
Mark
Open Loop
23. 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".
Workset
Object Style
Shape Handle
Type
24. A 2D element that you can add to a detail view or a drafting view. For example - you may want to add a metal stud or a shim to a drafting view. Revit Architecture provides over 500 ______ families - based on 16 CSI divisions. You can also create your
Miter
Detail Component
Area Scheme
Sheet
25. 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.
Object Style
Mullion
Spline
Central File
26. 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.
Link
Referring View
Paint
Polyline
27. 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.
Text Note
Lock
Mark
View-specific
28. 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-
Generic Model
Options Bar
Model Pattern
Closed Loop
29. 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
Frame
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Host
Web Library
30. 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.
Library
Line Weight
Shape Handle
Text Note
31. A series of dashes or dots alternating with blank spaces. In the building industry - construction documents often use different line style conventions to convey information and to differentiate one line from another. For example - dimensions may use
Line Pattern
Property
Shading
Framing Elevation
32. A collection of elements in a workshared project that can be worked on independently. A ______ is typically a discrete functional area - such as interior - exterior - or site. When you enable worksharing - you can divide a project into ______ - with
Imported Categories
Workset
Status Bar
Collinear
33. 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
Key Schedule
Centerline
Subcategory
Reference Line
34. A horizontal plane that represents ground level in a building model. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the ground plane when creating a solar study for 2D and 3D views.
Ground plane
Rehost
Projection Line Style
Orthographic View
35. A drop-down list on the ribbon from which you can select a family type for the element being added or modified.
Bubble
3D reference plane
Type Selector
Attach
36. Settings that control the appearance or behavior of an individual element in a project. The ______ and type parameters of an element combine to establish its element properties. ______ are also called instance properties.
Fill Volume
Instance Parameters
Subcategory
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
37. A text file that maps each Revit category or subcategory to a preconfigured layer name for the CAD software. For example - a Revit door object automatically maps to the A-DOOR layer in AutoCAD. The layer names are preconfigured in the text file - but
Slope Arrow
Layer Mapping File
In-place Family
Pattern Component
38. User-defined fields that you add to multiple categories of elements - sheets - or views in a project. These ______ are specific to the project and cannot be shared with other projects. For example - you can create a ______ named Approved By for views
Decal
Project Parameters
Hosted Component
Project Standards
39. A joint at a 45-degree angle - or evenly angled between the joined elements. ______ can apply to walls - wall sweeps - railings - structural floors - roof fascia - curtain wall mullions - and other model elements. When 2 walls join - you can edit the
Line Weight
Drafting View
Tag
Miter
40. Reference planes are displayed in the conceptual design environment in the 3-dimensional views.
Options Bar
SKP
Curtain System
3D reference plane
41. The order in which elements display in a view - as if layered on a flat surface. You can move an element backward or forward in the ______ - or bring it to the front or back of a stack of elements.
Symbol
Plan Region
Draw Order
Spot Elevation Dimension
42. 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
Entourage
Listening Dimensions
Site Utility
43. 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
Spline
Temporary Dimension
Level
Shared Parameters
44. A menu of context-sensitive options. A ______ displays when you right-click an element or view.
RTE
Curtain Wall
Temporary Dimension
Shortcut Menu
45. An arrangement of elements in a building model. For example - in a large office - you can create an ______ of desks and chairs. In a structural design - you can create an ______ of beams or columns. You can create a linear ______ - in which the eleme
Radial
Drag Control
Array
Chain
46. 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
Control
Camera
Viewport
Origin
47. 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
Hosted Component
Shared Coordinates
Ground plane
Area Scheme
48. The characteristic of being visible in one project view only.
View-specific
Host
View Range
Shared Family
49. The Z-shaped line used in a drafting view or detail view to obscure parts of the drawing - to focus the drawing on a particular area. The following drafting view uses ______ above and below the section to obscure less intricate parts of the door asse
Filled Region
Break Line
View-specific
Control
50. To limit the boundaries of a view - omitting parts of the building model from the view.
Halftone
Bounding Box
Crop
Library