REVIT MID-TERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE SPRING 2023 Flashcards

1
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When inserting a component, you select the family that you want to use in the…?

A

Type selector

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If you want to delete a dimension from a string of dimensions, how do you select just that dimension and not the whole string?

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Hover your mouse over the dimension, use the Tab button to cycle through to the one you want, select it, and press delete

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3
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Where is the Tag by Category tool located?

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Annotate tab

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What is the control for #3?

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Flip

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5
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Which icon in the View Control Bar lets you change the detail level to Coarse, Medium or Fine?

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Flat Box

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To create a stair that covers multiple floors (as shown), you need to create a stair and …

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Select the stairs. In the ribbon, select Connect Levels, and then select the levels where you want stairs

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If you want to base a compound wall on an existing wall type, what should you do?

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Select the base wall type, click Edit Type, and select Duplicate

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For the rooms labeled A and B, which command do you use to change the position of the ceiling grid?

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Move

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9
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Where are the Attach Top/Base and Detach Top/Base tools located?

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Modify / Walls Tab

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10
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Refer to the image below. Which do the four elevations markers on the floor plan correspond with in the project browser?

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East, North, South and West Elevations

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11
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Which tool is used to capture renderings of a structure in Revit?

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Camera

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12
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Which of the following commands shown, creates a view that results in an independent view displaying the same model geometry and containing a copy of the annotation?

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Duplicate with Detailing

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Some walls are made from multiple layers of materials, such as brick, block and drywall, as shown on the bottom. if the hatching for these materials is not displayed (as shown at the top), how do you change this?

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Set the Detail Level to Medium

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14
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Which of the following tools enables you to change a wall from one made out of studs and brick, to one made out of concrete?

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Type Selector

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15
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Which command do you use if you want two walls that are not touching to come together, as shown

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Trim/Extend to Corner

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16
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Which of the following properties of a mass floor does Revit calculate?

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Area, perimeter, exterior surface area, and volume

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17
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Which of the following Opening commands cuts an opening in multiple floors at the same time?

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Shaft

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What are the two methods for starting commands such as Move, Copy, Rotate, Mirror and Array? Start the command from the Modify tab and select the elements, or…

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Select the elements and then start the command

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You are placing a curtain grid and it keeps snapping to one dimension, such as the TWO-THIRDS OF CURTAIN PANEL shown, when you want it to be another. What should you do?

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Place the curtain grid anyway, select the temporary dimension, and change it to the required value

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20
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How do you create multiple interior elevations in one room?

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Using the Elevation command, place the first marker, select it and select the appropriate Show Arrow boxes

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21
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If you want to see rooms in a view (as shown), but they are not displayed, what do you have to do?

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In the Visibility/Graphics Overrides dialog box, under Rooms toggle on Interior Fill

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22
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Which of the following statements is true about elements?

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Tag values can be alphabetical, numerical, or alphanumeric

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23
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Where are the door and window sizes stored?

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In Type Properties

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24
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Which icon in the view Control Bar reveals hidden elements?

A

Light Bulb

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25
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Which of the following would be true if you changed the top constraint of a wall from an unconnected height to a level?

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Only that wall would change height

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26
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When you use the Moves with nearby Elements option, can you control which elements a component moves with?

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No, it moves with the closest host element

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27
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What is the purpose of the Project Browser?

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it is used to access and manage the views of the project

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28
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What is the control for #4?

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Drag wall end

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29
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Which option will open the schedule properties window, allowing you to change the Sorting/Grouping settings for the schedule?

A

4

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30
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Which command would you use to remove part of a wall?

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Split Element

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31
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Which icon lets you change the scale?

A

the scale looking one

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32
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Where do you specify the height of a wall before you start modeling it?

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In the options bar

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33
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When you are modeling (not editing) a linear element, how do you edit the temporary dimension as shown?

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Type a new value and press <Enter></Enter>

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34
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To create a flat roof, which of the following commands would you use to sketch the boundary of the roof and to set its thickness?

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Roof by footprint with the thickness set by the roof type

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35
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Which is the control for #1

A

Move witness line

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36
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Before adding dimensions to a plan, which is a recommended action to take?

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Check project units

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37
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How do you line up grid lines that might be different lengths, as shown

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Select the grid line and use the drag control to line up with the other grid lines

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38
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Refer to the image below. What is the current view scale for the displayed floor?

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1/4” = 1’-0”

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39
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Under which tab are Schedules located?

A

View

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40
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Which of the following elements is most helpful in specifying the start and end runs of ramps?

A

Reference Planes

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41
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Under which tab is the Text command located?

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Annotate

42
Q

When you start a new project, how do you specify the base information in the new file?

A

Select the Right template for the task

43
Q

How do you select all the doors of various sizes, but no other elements in a view?

A

Select all of the elements in the view and use (Filter) to clear the other categories

44
Q

How do you create additional door or window sizes, as shown

A

Select the required door or window and in Type Properties, duplicate an existing door and modify it

45
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For the rooms labeled C and D, which command do you use to change the direction of the grids?

A

Rotate

46
Q

How do you create a job in a building section, such as that shown

A

Select the building section and then click Split Segment in the contextual tab

47
Q

How do you modify a stair so that it is wider at the bottom than at the top as shown

A

Convert the run to a sketch and modify the boundary and riser lines

48
Q

How do you select one panel to modify it?

A

Point to the edge of the panel and press <Tab> until it is identified</Tab>

49
Q

How do you add additional window or door families to a project

A

Load them from the Library

50
Q

When creating a floor the boundary sketch must be…

A

Closed

51
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Which of the following commands would you use if you want to move a furniture component to a floor that is lower than the level where it was originally placed, as shown

A

Use (Pick New Host) and select the lower floor

52
Q

What is the purpose of an alignment line?

A

Indicates that the new element you are placing or modeling is aligned with an existing element

53
Q

Which command do you start with to create a curtain wall?

A

Wall

54
Q

How is the following schedule sorted?

A

Area, Ascending

55
Q

You placed dimensions in the view and some of them display and others do not, as shown on the left, but you were expecting the view to display as shown on the right. To display the missing dimensions you need to modify the…

A

Annotation Crop Region

56
Q

What type of view do you need to be in to add a level to your project?

A

Any section or elevation view

57
Q

How do you include a tag with a door or window, as shown

A

Select Tag on Placement in the contextual tab

58
Q

When creating a sloped floor, (Add point) places a point at…

A

The high or low points of a floor

59
Q

Which of the following methods makes a wall touch the underside of a roof

A

Select the wall and use (Attach Top/base)

60
Q

When working with a compound wall, which option lets you divide the wall?

A

Split Region

61
Q

Where can columns (whose command access is shown) be placed?

A

Both types of columns can be placed wherever you want

62
Q

Which roof type and view should you use to create a curved roof as shown

A

Roof by Extrusion, Elevation or Section View

63
Q

To create mass floors, what needs to first be added to the project?

A

Levels

64
Q

when you create a project in the Autodesk Revit software, do you work in 3D, as shown on the left, or 2D, as shown on the right?

A

You work in 3D almost all of the time, even when you are using what looks like a flat view

65
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The Railing tool is found in which tab?

A

Architecture

66
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The difference between Type Properties and Properties, the ribbon location is shown, is

A

Properties stores parameters that apply to the selected individual element(s). Type properties stores parameters that impact every element of the same type in the project

67
Q

Which of the following is true about the visibility graphic overrides dialog box?

A

Changes made in the dialog box only affect the current view

68
Q

To create a roof sloping in one direction only, as shown, you would create a roof…

A

By footprint and specify the slope along one side

69
Q

Where do you change the wall type for a selected wall, as shown

A

In Properties, select a new type in the Type Selector drop-down list

70
Q

What is the control for #2?

A

make this temporary dimension permanent

71
Q

When working with a component wall, which option lets you add projections such as sills, parapets, and casings?

A

Sweep

72
Q

The purpose of callouts is to create a…

A

View of part of the model that is linked to the main view from which it is taken

73
Q

T/F You can create only one guide grid for a sheet to help you align views

A

false

74
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T/F When you want to add rooms with the same name, as shown, you need to modify each one separately

A

false

75
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T/F When you add mullions to a grid, the mullions resize to fit the grid automatically

A

true

76
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T/F If you try to add a roof on the lowest level in the project, Revit will prompt you to move it to a higher level, which you can choose to do or not

A

true

77
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T/F When creating a mass floor, every level in the project will be assigned a mass floor

A

false

78
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T/F The only way to change the grid layout’s angle and offset for a curtain wall is to select the curtain wall and change the values in the Properties

A

false

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T/F Only wall types in the Basic Wall system family can function as sub walls in stacked walls

A

true

80
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T/F When creating a new family type, you can change the size values only

A

false

81
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T/F You can use any door type to replace a panel in a curtain wall with a door

A

false

82
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T/F When you want to change the scale of a view in a sheet, you can do it in the view itself or by selecting it on the sheet and changing the scale from there

A

true

83
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T/F You can use the Edit Witness line tool to combine dimensions in a dimension string

A

true

84
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T/F If you don’t have the Automatic Landing setting enabled when creating stairs, you have to manually create a landing using the Floor tool

A

false

85
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T/F Railing on stairs can be positioned on the treads or stringers

A

true

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T/F Schedules automatically update as you add or change elements

A

true

87
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T/F Detail components are visible only in the view they are created in

A

true

88
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T/F Railings must be attached to hosts such as floors, ramps, or stairs

A

false

89
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T/F The texture of a brick wall cannot be cutomized

A

false

90
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T/F The sub walls that compose a stacked wall aren’t attached to each other and can be separated once placed into the drawing area

A

false

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T/F Stacked walls must have the same thickness at all layers

A

false

92
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T/F The Automatic Ceiling tool ignores room separator lines when placing a ceiling

A

true

93
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T/F When you create a Duplicate with Detailing view, and annotation or view-specific elements created in the new view are not reflected in the original view

A

true

94
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T/F When drawing a floor’s boundaries, you can only follow existing walls

A

false

95
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T/F If you use the Attach Top/Base tool to attach a wall to a roof, changing the pitch of the roof will automatically change the attached wall to match

A

true

96
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T/F You can attach one side of a wall to two different reference planes simultaneously

A

false

97
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T/F If you want to detach a wall from multiple elements, you can select each element individually you want to detach the wall from or use the Detach All option

A

true

98
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T/F The only way to access the Duplicate with Detailing tool is through the View Tab > Duplicate view Dropdown > Duplicate with Detailing

A

false

99
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T/F When you create a repeating detail, only certain detail components can be used

A

false

100
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T/F A work plane can be assigned using a named Reference Plane

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true