Modeling Families Flashcards
Learning family creation
Tools for creating stairs can be located in which area of the user interface?
The circulation panel
When modeling stairs you can create a landing automatically, with the following option?
- Picking two treads
- Picking two risers
- Trimming the stair path
- Picking two runs
Picking two runs
Room Caluclation Points do of the following?
Associate an element to a room or space
___________ must be defined in the project before being able to mass floors in a conceptual mass.
Levels
To add a parameter when working in the Family Editor, you must __________ to key dimensions within the Family framework.
- assign a Material
- assign a Tag
- assign a Label
- assign a Reference Plane
assign a Label
Which of the following options allows you to control the parameters of families nested inside other families?
- Overlapping family parameters
- Copying family parameters
- Integrating family parameters
- Associating family parameters
Associating family parameters
Which of the following are examples of Loadable Families in Revit?
basic building elements such as windows and doors
Which option allows you to change the parameter values of a family?
Type Properties
Which of the following are categories available within the FUNCTION column of the Edit Assembly dialog?
- Finish, Structure, Thermal Layer, Membrane Layer
- Modify, Merge, Split , Assign
- Family, Type, Total thickness, Resistance (R)
- Insert, Delete, Up, Down
Finish, Structure, Thermal Layer, Membrane Layer
You can define a Toposurface by __________ or importing 3D data.
placing points and specifying their elevation
You can change a blank generic floor to a specific floor type with which tool in the user interface?
Type Selector
You can customize the material and finish of a wall configuration with which option below?
Clicking Edit Type, then click Edit in the Structure option of the Construction parameters.
Which of the following is an example of a family parameter?
- Width and height in a door family
- Scheduling family tags
- Categorizing views in a project
- Maintaining a specific offset distance between two building elements
Width and height in a door family
You can create a NEW TYPE of floor, ceiling or roof family by doing the following?
Duplicating, renaming and adjusting the parmeters of an existing family.
Which option will allow you to change individual panels in a Curtain Wall configuration?
unpin the panel
When you start a new family file, Revit prompts you to select a __________ that corresponds to the type of element that you will create.
template
The process of inserting two or more components into one host family to create a more complex family is known as which of the following?
Nesting Families
Stacked walls refer to a wall’s ____________ in a cross-section view.
vertical assembly
Which option below best defines a compound wall system in Revit Architecture?
It’s the cladding, structure and interior finish of a wall assembly.
Which of the following are Layout options available in the Vertical Grid parameter of a Curtain Wall in Revit?
Fixed Distance, Fixed Number, Max Spacing, Min Spacing
When customizing Stacked Walls, you can define the materials and the vertical positioning of ___________ in the wall assembly.
- sill height
- door knobs and handles
- the door frame
- sweeps and reveals
sweeps and reveals
When generating a toposurface from an external file, which tool allows users to reduce the amount of elevation points of from the imported CAD file?
- Simplify Surface
- Reduce Surface
- Refine Surface
- Smooth Surface
Simplify Surface
You can change a blank generic floor to a specific floor type with which tool in the user interface?
Type Selector
When working with the Type Properties of a curtain wall, which of the following Parameter categories allows you to choose a curtain panel type?
Construction
Which of the following are examples of System Families in Revit?
basic building elements such as walls and floors
The Building Pad button is located in which area of the Ribbon?
- Model Site panel of the Modify tab
- Model Site panel of the Architecture tab
- Modify Site panel of the Massing & Site tab
- Model Site panel of the Massing & Site tab
Model Site panel of the Massing & Site tab
You can specify the material and thickness of building pads with which of the following options?
- Editing it’s assembly in the Type Properties window.
- Specify the material and thickness before sketching boundaries.
- Double-clicking the pad in a site plan view.
- Loading the correct pre-defined pad from the families library within Revit.
Editing it’s assembly in the Type Properties window.
Which option below lists the types of custom parameters you can create within Revit?
- Project Parameters, Family Parameters, Shared Parameters and Universal Parameters.
- Project Parameters, Geometric Parameters, Nested Parameters and Global Parameters.
- Project Parameters, Geometric Parameters, Shared Parameters and Global Parameters.
- Project Parameters, Family Parameters, Shared Parameters and Global Parameters.
Project Parameters, Family Parameters, Shared Parameters and Global Parameters.
You can edit the assembly of a wall by doing which of the following options?
- Clicking Edit in the MATERIALS AND FINISHES section of the construction parameters.
- Clicking Edit in the IDENTITY DATA section of the construction parameters.
- Clicking Edit in the STRUCTURE section of the construction parameters.
- Clicking Edit in the GRAPHICS section of the construction parameters.
Clicking Edit in the STRUCTURE section of the construction parameters.
Which area of the Ribbon is the Floor tool located?
- Circulation panel
- Build panel
- Room & Area panel
- Model panel
Build panel
Which of the following are Layout options available in the Vertical Grid parameter of a Curtain Wall in Revit?
- Fixed Distance, Fixed Number, Max Spacing, Min Spacing
- Flush, Offset, Parallel, Perpendicular
- Temporary, Fixed, Constrained, Connected
- Triangle, Hexagon, Octagon, Rhomboid
Fixed Distance, Fixed Number, Max Spacing, Min Spacing
Which railing systems come pre-defined in Revit projects?
- Metal Panel, Guardrail and Handrail
- Wooden Panel, Guardrail and Handrail
- Glass Panel, Guardrail and Handrail
- Textile Panel, Guardrail and Handrail
Glass Panel, Guardrail and Handrail
You can alternate back and forth between the Family Editor and the Project environment with which of the following options below?
- Pressing Alt+Tab
- Pressing Control+Tab
- Pressing Tab
- Pressing Space Bar+Tab
Pressing Control+Tab
When working with the Type Properties of a curtain wall, which of the following Parameter categories allows you to choose a curtain panel type?
- Construction
- Horizontal Grid
- Materials and Finishes
- Vertical Grid
Construction
You can change ____________ within a railing type.
- the height, offset, profile, material, and number of rails
- the height, offset, profile, slope and number of rails
- the height and number of rails only
- the height and offset only
the height, offset, profile, material, and number of rails
When creating ceilings, you can specify the ceiling height within which area of the user interface?
- Visual Style
- Type Properties
- Status Bar
- Project Browser
Type Properties
The tools to create railings are located in which area of the user interface?
- Build panel
- Circulation panel
- Model panel
- Room & Area panel
Circulation panel
