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Autodesk Revit Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Legend
Reference Section
Spline
2. To restrict the movement of an element using the _____ tool. When you ______ an element - you cannot move it by dragging or using the Move tool. However - changes in other attached elements may result in movement of the ______ element.
Element Properties
Mirror
Pin
Curtain System
3. 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
Shape Handle
Level
In-place Family
Generic Model
4. A Revit family that can be used as a building block for creating families. Revit Architecture provides ______ for floors - walls - ceilings - roofs - drawing sheets - viewports - and other elements. You cannot delete ______.
Collinear
Primary View
Model Text
System Family
5. 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.
Divided Surface
Decal
Revision Schedule
Planting
6. 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.
Reference Point
Highlight
RVT
Profile
7. A user interface mechanism that you drag to change the shape of an element in the building model. A ______ appears in the selection color.
Shape Handle
Line Style
View List
Dependent View
8. 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
Model Graphics Style
gbXML
Plan View
9. The North/South and East/West coordinates of an individual point with respect to the shared coordinate system for a group of linked Revit projects.
Room Separation Line
Spot Coordinate
Planting
Web Library
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
Scale
PAT
Project
11. A set of initial conditions for a project. Revit Architecture provides several ______ - and you can create your own ______. Any new project based on a ______ inherits all families - settings (such as units - fill patterns - line styles - line weights
Project Template
Toposurface
Projection Line Style
Wall Join
12. A column that supports a vertical load in addition to its own weight.
Polymesh
Structural Column
Solar Study
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
13. A family that consists of instances of other families (subcomponents). The subcomponents can belong to the same category (for example - various window types) or different categories (for example - an exterior door and two lighting fixtures). You crea
Extrusion
Nested Family
Matchline
Isolate
14. A template for a sheet. A ______ generally includes information about the company - address - date of the project - and revisions.
DWF Design Web Format
Title Block
Room Separation Line
Shape Handle
15. 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.
Referencing View
Decal
Trim
Span Direction
16. Pre-built components - such as cabinets and cupboards for a kitchen or bathroom. Revit Architecture provides family types for ______.
Casework
Revit Structure
Markup
RFA
17. Arranged along a radius or arc. In Revit Architecture - when you create a ______ array - the elements in the array are arranged along a curve.
Zoom
Radial
Collinear
Rehost
18. 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
Model Text
Planting
Decal
Partial Explode
19. 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
Component
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
3D reference plane
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
20. A Revit file that contains all information about a building design.
Revit Structure
Ground plane
Project
Type Parameters
21. A line that you draw in a view to define areas that are used for different purposes - when a wall between the rooms is not desired. ______ are visible in plan views - 3D views - and perspective views. For example - the following floor plan uses room
Component
PAT
Revolve
Room Separation Line
22. A model graphics style in which Revit Architecture displays the image of the model with all edges and lines drawn - but no surfaces.
Building Pad
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Explode
Wireframe
23. A flat surface that is designed to be occupied by buildings and is prepared by grading - excavating - filling - or a combination of these. In Revit Architecture - you can add a ______ to a toposurface - and then modify the structure and depth of the
Shared Coordinates
Detail View
Building Pad
Hidden Element
24. 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
Collinear
Referencing View
Decal
Fill Pattern
25. A line that provides information but is not intended to represent actual geometry in an element. For example - when creating a door family - you might sketch ______ in an elevation view to represent a door swing. ______ are visible parallel to the vi
Full Explode
Pattern Component
Symbolic Line
Drawing Area
26. An alternative design for a project. ______ allow a team to develop - evaluate - and redesign building components within a single project file. You can develop ______ to adapt to changes in product scope - to review other designs - or to show alterna
Generic Model
Text Note
Projection Line Style
Design Option
27. The characteristic of being visible in one project view only.
Select
View-specific
Link
Project Base Point
28. To move the cursor over an object in the drawing area so that Revit Architecture displays the object's outline in a different weight (bold) and color (such as gray instead of black). A description of the element displays on the status bar at the bott
Extrusion
Revit Architecture
Array
Highlight
29. A setting that determines the appearance or behavior of an element - type - or view. Also called a property.
Parameter
Library
Web Library
Clip Plane
30. 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.
Array
View Range
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Section Box
31. A graphic (shaped like a cloud) that indicates changes in a construction document. In Revit Architecture - you can sketch ______ in all views except 3D views. The cloud is visible only in the view in which it is sketched.
Revision Cloud
Casework
Setback
Span Direction
32. 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.
Instance Parameters
Attached Detail Group
Building Maker
Library
33. 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
Shared Coordinates
Slope Arrow
Legend
Trim
34. A group of view-specific elements - such as text and filled regions.
i-drop
Detail Group
Footprint
Level
35. A drawing file format supported by AutoCAD and other CAD applications. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
DWG
Rendering
Project Standards
Orientation
36. 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
Snap
Miter
Nested Family
Fill Pattern
37. A component family that either has connectors or has the capability of hosting connectors that become functional when linked in a civil engineering application - such as AutoCAD® Civil 3D®.
Miter
Shading
Site Utility
Imported Categories
38. 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
Wall Sweep
Curtain Wall
Design Option
i-drop
39. 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
Type Parameters
Crop
Break Line
Mirror
40. The top of the view in the drawing area. When producing solar studies or rendered images - change the view orientation from ______ to True North to create accurate sunlight and shadow patterns for the project.
Project North
View Range
Mirror
Cut Volume
41. A mechanism for determining which elements are selected (for modification or manipulation) based on their family types or element parameters.
Area
Building Footprint
Collinear
Selection Filter
42. 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
Group
In-place Family
Origin
Open Loop
43. 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
Pan
Swatch
Reference Label
44. A shape (such as a circle or cloud) that contains identification text for a grid - level - view title - callout - or annotation.
Phase
Detail Line
Bubble
Solid Geometry
45. An elevation view that shows the structural framing of a building model. You can work in a ______ when adding vertical bracing to the model - or for any task that requires quick work plane alignment to a grid or to a named reference plane.
Design Option
Wireframe
Monolithic Stairs
Framing Elevation
46. 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
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Building Pad
Link
Spot Coordinate
47. A face or surface of a form that has been divided into UV grids. The grids act as a guide in patterning the surface. Manipulating the ______ also manipulates the parametrically dependent patterns and component families.
Curtain Wall
Divided Surface
Revision Cloud
Offset
48. 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.
Object Style
View-specific
Type
Spline
49. A set of connected straight line segments. Polylines typically define open loops.
Polyline
Generic Model
Lock
Project Parameters
50. 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.
Reference Label
System Family
Building Footprint
View Reference