Revit for Architectural Design Professional Certification Prep

Outline

Pre-test

Before you begin this course, test your skills by taking the following assessment to see where you stand.

Keep track of your incorrect answers to know which skills you should study. You'll have a chance to take this same practice test again at the end of the course to see how you've improved.

Revit for architectural design pre-test

49 questions

1. An architectural designer creates an area plan. Some of the automatically generated area boundary lines are incorrect. What should the designer do to get the correct area boundaries?

Activate the Room Separator tool and create the correct boundaries.
Place areas in the correct locations and then edit the area sketches.
Create a new area scheme and then re-create the area plan.
Use the Area Boundary tool to create the correct area boundaries.

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2. An architectural designer wants to control the view properties of several views using a view template. After assigning the view template to all the views, the View Scale can still be adjusted in the View Control Bar for each view. Why is this happening?

A plan region is being used to control the View Scale.
The View Scale has been associated to a shared parameter.
Override is selected for the View Scale in the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog.
Include is not selected for the View Scale parameter in the view template.

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3. An architectural designer needs to create a repeating detail type for a brick. What should be created first for the brick?

Generic Model Family
Detail Component Type
3D Brick Family
Generic Annotation Type

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4. An architectural designer is working on a building model with multiple areas. The designer wants to create furniture plans and dimensioned floor plans with the exact same crop regions. Which feature should the designer use?

Selection Box
View Range
Scope Box
View Templates

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5. Refer to exhibit. An architectural designer needs to create the condition shown in the exhibit. The bottom extension of the outer brick layer needs to be adjusted independently of the other layers in the wall. How can this be accomplished?

Edit the wall profile and adjust the sketch lines to account for the proper brick offset.
In the Edit Assembly dialog, use the Modify tool and unlock the brick layer.
On the Modify tab, activate the Split Element tool, and split the wall at the brick layer.
Add a void extrusion to the wall and then use the Cut Geometry tool.

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6. What are the two View options when placing a legend component? (Select two.)

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Section
3D
Callout
Elevation
Floor Plan

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7. The Phase of a view is set to New Construction. The Phase Created parameter for an element is set to Existing and the Phase Demolished parameter is set to New Construction. What is the phase status of the element in the view?

New
Temporary
Existing
Demolished

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8. What should be created when the same set of sheets needs to be printed and exported to PDF multiple times?

Template
Organization Scheme
Export Setup
Print Set

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9. Refer to exhibit. The Phase of a view is set to New Construction and the Phase Filter is set to Show Complete. What will control the graphic display of Demolished elements?

Object Styles for the New Construction phase.
Demolished elements will not be visible in the view.
The settings for the elements’ categories in the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog.
The Demolished settings on the Graphic Overrides tab.

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10. Where is the save location of workshared local copies controlled?

Options dialog > User Interface
Synchronize with Central dialog
Options dialog > File Locations
Worksets dialog

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11. An architectural designer needs to control the number of horizontal grids for individual curtain walls in a project. How should this be accomplished?

Set the Horizontal Mullions Layout parameter to Fixed Number in the Type Properties.
For each curtain wall, set the Horizontal Grid Justification to Beginning in the Properties palette.
In the Type Properties, set the Horizontal Grid Layout to Fixed Number.
Create the curtain walls using the Curtain System tool instead of the Wall tool.

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12. Which view property can be switched between True North and Project North?

Project Location
Shared Site
Orientation
Shared Coordinates

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13. An architectural designer needs to create an opening in a sloped roof. The opening needs to be perpendicular to the outer surface of the roof. Which opening tool should be used?

Shaft Opening
Vertical Opening
Opening by Face
Wall Opening

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14. An architectural designer is creating parameters for a door family. Drag and drop each Type of Parameter to the correct corresponding description.

Length

Yes/No

Material

Text

The material of the door trim

A parameter to control the hardware visibility

A field to enter custom notes

The height of the door

14. An architectural designer is creating parameters for a door family. Drag and drop each Type of Parameter to the correct corresponding description.

Length

Yes/No

Material

Text

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15. What must be added to a dimension type for the dimension to show both imperial and metric units?

Text Note
Alternate Units
Units Format
Equality Formula

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16. Where is the leader arrowhead controlled for a text note?

Arrowhead Type Properties
Text Type Properties
Text Instance Properties
Additional Settings dialog

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17. Refer to exhibit. The Phase of a view is set to New Construction and the Phase Filter is set to Show Previous + New. What will control the graphic display of Existing elements?

The Existing settings on the Graphic Overrides tab.
Existing elements will not be visible in the view.
Object Styles for the New Construction phase.
The settings for the elements’ categories in the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog.

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18. An architectural designer is working on a project with design options. The designer needs to edit multiple walls but is not sure which design option the walls belong to. Which tool can be used?

Add to Set
Pick to Edit
Modify
Make Primary

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19. In which dialog is the Layer naming convention for exported CAD files controlled?

Visibility/Graphic Overrides
Export Setup
Object Styles
Modify DWG/DXF Export Setup

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20. Refer to exhibit. An architectural designer is working on a door schedule. The Width and Height parameters are both added in one schedule column. How is this accomplished?

Grouping the columns together.
Adding a calculated parameter.
Changing the formatting of the columns.
Using the Combine Parameters tool.

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21. Refer to exhibit. An architectural designer is reviewing the instance properties of a room and notices that the Volume is set to Not Computed. How can this parameter be calculated?

Change the Volume Computations to Areas and Volumes.
Change the Computation Height to SECOND FLOOR.
Change the Upper Limit to SECOND FLOOR.
Change the Room Area Computation to At Wall Finish.

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22. An architectural designer is working on resolving warnings in a project. The designer has the element ID of an element associated with a warning. Which tool should be used to select the element?

Warnings
IDs of Selection
Select by ID
Selection Set

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23. Refer to exhibit. Based on the drawing area, what view state is currently active?

Worksharing Display Mode
Temporary Hide/Isolate
Gray Inactive Worksets
Reveal Hidden Elements

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24. An architectural designer is working on a project with a linked Revit model. The designer is unable to select the link. What is causing this condition?

Another user is borrowing the link.
A view template is assigned to the view.
The model is in a closed workset.
The Select Links option is disabled.

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25. An architectural designer has created a model group and wants to place additional instances of the group. Which two of the following methods can be used. (Select two.)

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Enter into Edit Group mode and copy the group.
Open the group in the Family Editor and change the number.
Use the Copy tool to copy the original group.
Activate the Place Model Group tool.
Activate the Place a Component tool.

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26. An architectural designer is creating a browser organization scheme. The available options to group by do not work for what the designer wants to do. What should be done to further customize the browser organization?

Create a project parameter and assign it to the Views category.
Add a new sort by parameter in the User Interface options in the Options dialog.
Open the Project Information dialog and create a new shared parameter for Browser Organization.
In the Global Parameters dialog, create a new parameter for Browser Organization.

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27. Refer to exhibit. An architectural designer has created four revisions. The designer wants the revisions to be numbered 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B. How can this be accomplished?

Create a customer numbering sequence and set the Numbering for each revision to the custom sequence.
Change the Numbering option for Sheet Issues/Revisions to Per Sheet.
Add four new revisions and change the Numbering for the new revisions to Alphanumeric. Then merge the revisions to create the custom numbering.
Set the Numbering for each revision to the Alphanumeric option.

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28. An architectural designer needs to create a family that can be hosted to a wall or a ceiling. Which template should be used to create the family?

Generic Model ceiling based.rft
Generic Model face based.rft
Generic Model wall based.rft
Generic Model.rft

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29. An architectural designer needs to create a new brick material based on an existing brick material. The same material assets need to be used. Which process should be used?

Right-click the material and select Duplicate Material and Assets.
Select Open Existing Library and then select the existing brick material.
Select Create New Material and then add the assets from the existing brick material.
Right-click the material and select Duplicate Using Shared Assets.

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30. An architectural designer wants to create a new central model from an existing workshared project. When opening the project, which option should be selected?

Collaborate in Cloud
Detach from Central
Relinquish All Mine
Audit

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31. An architectural designer is creating a wall schedule. The designer only wants to show walls of the Brick on Metal Stud type. How should this be accomplished?

Use conditional formatting based on wall Type equals Brick on Metal Stud.
Sort the schedule by wall Type and deselect Itemize every instance.
Set the Appearance of the schedule to show the Brick on Metal Stud type.
Filter the schedule by wall Type equals Brick on Metal Stud.

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32. An architectural designer is working in a 3D view and wants to see only the roof elements. The designer wants to inspect the roof elements without affecting the view properties. Which tool should be used?

Object Styles
Isolate Category
View Filters
Visibility/Graphics Overrides

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33. Refer to exhibit. An architectural designer is working on a room schedule. The designer has grouped the schedule by Level and added a Footer with Title, count, and totals selected. However, the total Area is not showing. What needs to be done to show the total Area?

Change the Footer option to Totals only.
Enable Grand totals in the Schedule Properties dialog.
Add a calculated parameter for the Area.
Set the Area parameter to Calculate totals.

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34. An architectural designer is creating schedules in a project. Drag and drop each schedule tool to the correct corresponding schedule description.

Note Block

Material takeoff

Sheet list

Schedule/quantities

A schedule for all the materials in the walls

A schedule for all the wall types in the project

A schedule for all the sheets in the project

A schedule for all the symbols placed

34. An architectural designer is creating schedules in a project. Drag and drop each schedule tool to the correct corresponding schedule description.

Note Block

Material takeoff

Sheet list

Schedule/quantities

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35. An architectural designer is working on a door family. The material for each geometric form needs to be controlled in the project. How can this be accomplished?

Create a family parameter that has Material in the name and associate the family to it.
Associate each form’s Visible parameter to a family parameter that is a Material type of parameter.
Create a family parameter that is a Material type of parameter and associate the family to it.
Associate each form’s Material parameter to a family parameter that is a Material type of parameter.

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36. Refer to exhibit. An architectural designer needs to create the highlighted geometry. Which tool should be used to create the form?

Blend
Revolve
Swept Blend
Extrusion

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37. An architectural designer is creating a room tag family. The designer wants the tag to reference the room Name and Number parameters. How can this be accomplished?

Add text in the family that includes the Name and Number parameters.
Place a label in the family that includes the Name and Number parameters.
Use the Symbol tool and choose a generic annotation the includes the Name and Number parameters.
Create a link in the family and select the Name and Number parameters.

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38. What must be turned on to perform a solar study?

Lighting
Sun
Shadows
Altitude

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39. An architectural designer needs to remove several families from a project that are no longer needed to help reduce the file size. Which tool should be used?

Audit
Delete
Compact Central Model
Purge Unused

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40. An architectural designer has created a drafting view with a detail. The designer wants to use the detail in another project. Which tool should be used?

Insert 2D Elements from File
Insert Views from File
Link Revit
Detail Group

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41. Refer to exhibit. An architectural designer needs to create the sloped roof shown in the exhibit. Which tool should be used to slope the roof?

Slope Arrow
Shape Editing
Defines Slope
Variable Thickness

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42. An architectural designer is working on a project for an existing building. A team member has used a laser scanner to scan the building. The scan file can be used in Revit. Which tool should be used to link the file?

Import gbXML
Link Image
Coordination Model
Point Cloud

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43. Refer to exhibit. An architectural designer is configuring the stairs shown in the exhibit. What type of supports should be selected?

Carriage
None
Stringer
Riser

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44. An architectural designer has created a detail by placing detail components in a section view. The designer wants to use the detail components in several other section views in the same project. Which tool should be used?

Insert Views from File
Copy
Create Group
Insert 2D Elements from File

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45. An architectural designer needs to create a detail using detail components. The detail should be independent of the building model. What type of view should be used?

Drafting View
Section View
Callout View
3D View

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46. Refer to exhibit. An architectural designer encounters the situation shown in the exhibit. The designer wants to connect the wall to the roof. Which tool should be used to accomplish this?

Attach Top/Base
Displace Elements
Align
Trim/Extend to Corner

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47. An architectural designer has a linked architectural model and wants to place rooms inside of the link. Revit does not recognize any of the elements as room bounding though. What should be done?

Enable Room Bounding in the Properties palette for each wall in the link.
Use the Room Separator tool with the Pick Lines option to place room separation lines.
Open the link and change the Room Area Computation setting to at wall finish.
Select the linked architectural model, click Edit Type, and enable Room Bounding.

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48. An architectural designer has an MEP model where air terminals are placed. The designer wants to use the air terminal locations to place generic air terminals in the architectural model. What should the designer do?

Use Copy/Monitor and specify type mapping for the air terminals.
Place air terminals individually and then use Monitor to track the locations.
Batch copy using Copy/Monitor and then change all the air terminal types.
Copy the MEP air terminals to the clipboard and paste in the architectural model.

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49. Which two items can a project parameter be applied to? (Select two.)

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Project Location
Loadable Families
Keyboard Shortcuts
Units
System Families

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