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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The characteristic of being visible in one project view only.
Note Block
Shared Coordinates
View-specific
Rule-based Filter
2. 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.
Leader
Draw Order
DWG
Subcategory
3. A Revit tool that automates the creation of stairs based on a specified minimum tread depth and maximum riser height.
Stair Calculator
Hosted Component
ODBC
Datum Extent
4. 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
SKP
Plan View
Constraint
Break Line
5. A drop-down list on the ribbon from which you can select a family type for the element being added or modified.
Project Base Point
Instance Parameters
Type Selector
RVT
6. The process of completely disassembling an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into Revit elements - including text - curves - lines - and filled regions.
Full Explode
Cut Line Style
Drafting View
NURB Surface
7. A technique used to manage datasets of polygons and divide them into suitable structures for rendering. Data is often ______ into triangles - which is sometimes referred to as triangulation. When CAD or design software applications export 3D geometry
Volumetric Geometry
Type
Hidden Line
Tessellation
8. 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
Proxy Graphics
Line Pattern
Draw Order
Join
9. A stage or time period in the construction process of a building project. Typical ______ include existing construction - demolition - remodeling - and new construction. Revit Architecture tracks the ______ in which views or components are created or
Phase
End Cap
Bubble
Shared Parameters
10. 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
Architectural Column
Generic Model
Highlight
Scope Box
11. An intersection of 2 or more walls. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the type of join between walls.
Infill Element
Swatch
Proxy Graphics
Wall Join
12. 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.
Group
Revolve
Category
Building Maker
13. A column that supports a vertical load in addition to its own weight.
DWF Design Web Format
Structural Column
Detail View
Target Point
14. A building component consisting of panels - curtain grids - and mullions. In Revit a ______ usually does not have a rectangular shape.
Scale
Curtain System
Full Explode
Highlight
15. 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
Offset
Projection Line Style
Permanent Dimension
Wireframe
16. A view of a floor plan or a reflected ceiling plan for a building model.
Underlay
Plan View
Datum
PAT
17. 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.
Profile
Embedded Wall
Vertex
View Properties
18. A drawing file format supported by AutoCAD and other CAD applications. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
Hidden Line Mode
Cutback
DWG
Panel
19. A collection of predefined project resources that are available on the Internet. For example - you can access ______ of templates - detail components - entourage - and families of model elements and annotation elements.
Host
Web Library
Reference Line
Model Text
20. A 3D view that shows a building model in which all components are the same size - regardless of the camera's distance from them.
Component
Perspective View
Orthographic View
UV grid
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
Spot Coordinate
Hosted Component
Room Separation Line
Rough Opening
22. 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.
Markup
Patterned Surface
Type
Blend
23. A user interface mechanism that defines the boundaries of a view. Elements in the building model that are outside the ______ do not display in the view or on a sheet on which the view is placed. In the following floor plan view - the inner - solid re
Crop Region
Drag Control
Fill Pattern
Hidden Element
24. A divided surface on which geometric shapes have been applied. These patterns become part of the surface and (depending on their shape) will require a specific number of grid cells when applied.
Patterned Surface
Revision Cloud
Offset
Curtain System
25. 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
Family
Rendering
Area Scheme
Drafting View
26. Non-uniform rational B-spline. A mathematical model commonly used in computer graphics for representing and generating curves and surfaces. In Revit Architecture - you can create roofs and curtain systems on ______.
X-Ray
Markup
Control
NURB Surface
27. 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
Referencing View
Level
Spot Elevation Dimension
Dependent View
28. A view in which the annotation symbol for the current view is visible. For example - if you use the Find ______ tool for an elevation view - Revit Architecture lists all views in which its elevation symbol is visible.
View Control Bar
Referring View
View List
Drafting Pattern
29. Usable space that is defined by walls or boundary lines or both. In Revit Architecture - you can perform an area analysis to define spatial relationships in a building model.
Compound Wall
Area
Tag
Architectural Column
30. An element in a building model that represents actual 3D geometry. For example - walls - windows - doors - and roofs are ______. For example - the following image shows only ______. It does not include annotation elements (such as dimensions or text
Origin
Camera
Flip Control
Model Element
31. 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
Referencing View
Open Loop
Project
3D reference plane
32. 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
Load
Array
Vertex
Referencing View
33. 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
Keynote Legend
Void Geometry
Line Style
UV grid
34. 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.
Web Library
Perspective View
Drafting Pattern
Detail Line
35. A sketch line that indicates where to split a view for a dependent view - as shown.
Revision Cloud
Matchline
Draw Order
Span Direction
36. A symbol indicating a dependent view to which the primary view is linked.
View Reference
Vertex
Element
Subcategory
37. A tabular display of information. In Revit Architecture - a ______ is extracted from the properties of elements in a project. It is displayed in a ______ view. Using Revit Architecture - you can create many types of ______ - including quantities - ma
Nested Family
Halftone
Schedule
Line Pattern
38. A 2-dimensional plane used when designing families of model elements or placing elements in a building model.
Tessellation
Project View
Reference Plane
DWF markups
39. A collection of settings that you can use as a starting point for projects - families - views - and more.
Parametric
Template
Pin
Full Explode
40. 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
Property
Bubble
Highlight
i-drop
41. A vertical or horizontal plane that defines a boundary for a view. You can use top - bottom - left - and right ______ to define a view. In elevation and section views - you can also use a far ______ to define the depth of the view. Green dotted lines
Room-bounding Elements
Detail Line
Clip Plane
Fill Volume
42. 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.
View Range
Model Text
View Template
Nested Family
43. 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
Panel
Central File
End Cap
Origin
44. A drawing that shows the ceiling in a building design. Also called an RCP view. When you add a level to a building model - Revit Architecture automatically creates an ______ for it.
Parametric
Split
Reflected Ceiling Plan View
Scope Box
45. A file format supported by MicroStation of Bentley Systems - Inc. Revit Architecture can import and export ______ files.
Nested Family
Swatch
Detail Group
DGN
46. The graphic shape used to represent the end of a dimension - such as an arrow or a slash.
Paint
Schedule
Tick Mark
Datum Extent
47. A fill pattern that represents a cut surface. In Revit Architecture - you can specify the coarse ______ material to display in 3D views. You can also specify the ______ depth for a cross-section of earth in topography elements. In the following floor
Pin
Mullion
Poche
Plan
48. The direction toward the North Pole. Drafting conventions dictate that Project North is the top of the view. You may want to orient a view to ______ when producing solar studies (to create accurate sunlight and shadow patterns for the project) or ren
Import Symbol
Blend
True North
Patterned Surface
49. A sample patch of a color or pattern. When you apply a color scheme to rooms - the floor plan can display a color scheme legend - which indicates the colors and what they represent. The color scheme legend includes color ______.
Planting
Object Style
Phase
Swatch
50. 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.
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Hidden Line Mode
Pin
Ground plane