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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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1. 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
Callout
Component
Casework
Keynoting
2. A uniform distance from an element or line - along which the element or line will move - or a new element or line will be created. For example - when creating walls - you might specify an ______ of 5 meters. When you select an existing wall - Revit A
Datum Extent
Offset
Nested Family
Compound Wall
3. 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.
Orientation
Panel
Section Box
Attached Detail Group
4. 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
Project Base Point
Revit Architecture
Toposurface
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
5. A 2-dimensional plane used when designing families of model elements or placing elements in a building model.
NURB Surface
Setback
Reference Plane
Type
6. A photorealistic image of a building model used to evaluate the impact of natural light and shadows on the buildings and site.
Collinear
Datum
Group
Solar Study
7. 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.
Instance Parameters
Pattern Component
Patterned Surface
Retaining Wall
8. 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
Drafting Pattern
Project North
Hosted Component
Workset
9. A method of annotating drawings to identify building materials - describe assembly instructions - or provide special instructions or explanations. ______ help to standardize information related to the building design and can help reduce clutter in dr
Origin
Control
Swatch
Keynoting
10. A column that supports a vertical load in addition to its own weight.
Plan
Structural Column
Pattern Component
Monolithic Stairs
11. A template for a sheet. A ______ generally includes information about the company - address - date of the project - and revisions.
Parallel View
Title Block
Project
Revit MEP
12. 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.
Line Style
Autodesk Seek
Level
Callout
13. 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
Spot Elevation Dimension
Library
Legend
Element Properties
14. 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
Snap
Keynote Legend
Mark
15. The view on which one or more dependent views are based. The dependent views remain synchronous with the ______and other dependent views - so that when view-specific changes (such as view scale and annotations) are made in one view - they are reflect
Primary View
Room-bounding Elements
Layer
Shading with Edges
16. 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.
Color Scheme
3D reference plane
Reference Label
Building Pad
17. 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
Import Symbol
Moment
Bounding Box
Detail Group
18. 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
View Depth
Masking Region
Miter
Snap
19. A menu of context-sensitive options. A ______ displays when you right-click an element or view.
Lock
Shortcut Menu
Pan
Building Footprint
20. Autodesk Exchange File - the file format used by Autodesk applications to transmit design information.
ADSK
Primary View
Offset
Vertex
21. Pre-built components - such as cabinets and cupboards for a kitchen or bathroom. Revit Architecture provides family types for ______.
Witness line
Sketch
Casework
Full Explode
22. A graphic design for surfaces that are cut or shown in projection. You can use ______ for model patterns and drafting patterns.
Fill Pattern
Moment
Material Takeoff Schedule
Drawing Area
23. The substance of which an element is made. In Revit Architecture - the ______ assigned to an element determines how the element appears in a view or rendering. Revit Architecture includes several ______ in the default project templates - or you can d
Divided Surface
Worksharing
Drag Control
Material
24. Arranged along a radius or arc. In Revit Architecture - when you create a ______ array - the elements in the array are arranged along a curve.
Crop
Imported Categories
View Depth
Radial
25. The characteristic of being visible in one project view only.
View-specific
Filter
ADSK
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
26. 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.
Divided Surface
Floor Plan
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Dimension
27. 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.
Legend
Reference Label
ADSK
Divided Surface
28. In Revit Architecture - a vertical or horizontal strip between panels of a curtain wall or curtain system.
Polyline
Mullion
Origin
View Properties
29. A set of model elements that are placed together in a building design. ______ are useful when you need to create entities that represent repeating units or are common to many building projects (such as hotel rooms - apartments - or repeating floors).
Decal
Model Group
Swatch
Chain
30. 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
Model Group
Open Loop
Origin
Project Standards
31. The process of completely disassembling an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into Revit elements - including text - curves - lines - and filled regions.
Leader
Project Template
Walkthrough
Full Explode
32. Settings that control the appearance or behavior of all elements of a particular family type. ______ are also called type properties. The instance parameters and ______ of an element combine to establish its element properties.
Type Parameters
View-specific
ADSK
Generic Annotation
33. The beginning of a sketched line.
Start Point
X-Ray
Local File
Referencing View
34. A group of view-specific elements that are associated with a model group. For example - an ______ may be comprised of door tags and window tags.
Patterned Surface
Type Parameters
Attached Detail Group
Tag
35. In Revit Architecture - the adjacent materials of a compound structure - such as a wall. You can define the ______ in a compound structure.
Grid
Model Pattern
Type
Layer
36. An element that you hide in a particular view.
Subcategory
Walkthrough
Hidden Element
Location Line
37. 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
Architectural Column
UV grid
Solar Study
Shading with Edges
38. A user interface mechanism that defines the slope of a roof - floor - or ceiling plane - using a line in the direction of the slope. Use a ______ when you know the height at the top and bottom of the object's plane rather than the slope. For example
Full Explode
Slope Arrow
Retaining Wall
Datum Extent
39. The file type for a Revit project template.
RTE
Shape Handle
Wireframe
Centerline
40. Vegetation used to create a landscape around a building design. Revit Architecture provides a library of ______ families. You can also create or download additional plants.
Cut Line Style
Planting
Retaining Wall
Footprint
41. A wall that has 2 or more horizontal layers - each consisting of different materials and surfaces.
Workset
Stacked Wall
Plan View
Detail Component
42. A set of horizontal planes that control the visibility and display of objects in a view. The horizontal planes are Top Clip Plane - Cut Plane - Bottom Clip Plane - and View Depth. Elements outside the ______ do not display in the view.
View Range
Discipline
Cut Line Style
Resize
43. 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.
Communication Center
Leader
Walkthrough
Stair Calculator
44. A list of model elements that belong to a particular family type but that differ in size or other characteristics. Using ______ - you can load only the size you need - rather than loading the entire family type. For example - suppose that you want to
Type Catalog
Isolate
View Template
View Control Bar
45. 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 -
View-specific
Detail Line
Rendering
Casework
46. An open file format that is supported by many CAD applications. A ______ file is a text file that describes a 2D drawing. The text is not encoded or compressed - so ______ files are generally large. Revit Architecture can import and export DXF files.
Project Base Point
RVT
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
Site Utility
47. 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
Status Bar
Infill Element
RFA
48. 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
Filled Region
Collinear
Tick Mark
Load
49. 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.
Frame
DWF Design Web Format
Embedded Wall
Mullion
50. A file format for fill patterns. A pattern file is a text file that contains definitions for model or drafting patterns in a project.
Phase
PAT
Proxy Graphics
Spot Coordinate