Pre-Architecture Final Exam

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True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

To create the Window Schedule for the residential project you will start an existing schedule and modify the fields.

When placing lights on the ceiling, the symbols shown will also provide light inside the room when the view is rendered.

When drawing the lines for the perimeter of the house in Warm-Up #1, it is possible to type in the length of the line at the line is being adding to the drawing?

After creating a Rectangle using the Draw panel tool, it may be moved by picking on only one of the four lines.

Room tags are placed before the room is created.

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

After creating the door schedule, you will need to add fields to the schedule. Which of the following is not one of the fields used in the door schedule?

a.	Family	c.	Thickness
b.	Head	d.	Count

What method is used to aid in spacing the dimensions the correct distance from the walls?

a.	Use two or three squares placed at the midpoint of the walls. The dimension lines are then located at the edge of the shapes.	c.	Use two or three triangles placed at the corners of the walls. The dimension lines are then located at the edge of the shapes.
b.	Use two or three circles placed at the corners of the walls. The dimension lines are then located at the edge of the shapes.	d.	Use two or three ellipses placed at the midpoint of the walls. The dimension lines are then located at the edge of the shapes.

What is the name of the tool used to add missing dimensions to an existing chain of dimensions?

a.	Add Dimension to Chain	c.	Edit Witness Lines
b.	Add Witness Lines	d.	Modify Dimension Chain

For the Site Plan view, what is the main reason for lowering the bottom of the view range and the view depth to a negative value of -10’-0”?

a.	To see the door and window openings on the floor plan.	c.	To be all to see all of the contour lines of the topography.
b.	To see the elevation lines.	d.	To be able to see the colors of the materials for the grass and concrete driveway.

10.

When saving the drawing files for the tutorial, you should save them _______.

a.	at the beginning of the tutorial	c.	after every major change
b.	every 30 minutes	d.	all of the above

11.

What is the name of the tool in the Manage tab, Settings panel that would be selected to remove the 0’ in front of the value for linear dimensions that are less than one foot?

a.	Project Units	c.	Suppress feet display
b.	Calculated	d.	Remove Zero

12.

When placing a ceiling in the project, what are the two methods that may be used?

a.	Pick the walls surrounding the room; Sketch the ceiling outline.	c.	Pick inside the room; Right-click on the room in the project browser and select “Ceiling…”.
b.	Pick inside the room; Sketch the ceiling outline.	d.	Pick the walls surrounding the room; Right-click on the room in the project browser and select “Ceiling…”.

13.

When using the Snap function, which of the following shapes indicates that the user has snapped to the midpoint of an object?

a.	Square	c.	Circle
b.	Hexagon	d.	Triangle

14.

The name of the tool used to connect a line to another line without affecting the second line/element is called the _________ tool.

a.	Trim/Extend to corner	c.	Trim/Extend Single Element
b.	Mirror	d.	Array

15.

To create the custom counter top, what is the basic sequence of steps and tools used? (Not all steps and tools are shown.)

a.	Component tool, Model In-Place, Extrusion Tool, choose the Family Category, draw the shape, click the Green Check	c.	Component tool, choose the Family Category, Model In-Place, Extrusion Tool, draw the shape, click the Green Check
b.	Model In-Place, Component tool, choose the Family Category, Extrusion Tool, draw the shape, click the Green Check	d.	Component tool, Model In-Place, choose the Family Category, Extrusion Tool, draw the shape, click the Green Check

16.

After completing the front and plan views for the Warm-Up Exercise, you are required to place the views onto a sheet. What tab contains the tool to begin this process?

a.	Sheet Composition	c.	Sheet
b.	Load	d.	View

17.

What type of line is used when drawing the views for the Warm-Up projects?

a.	model line	c.	drawing line
b.	detail line	d.	annotation line

18.

The default material for the topography is _______.

a.	Concrete	c.	Water
b.	Grass	d.	Earth

19.

When dimensioning the exterior walls of the house, the witness lines are located at the _________.

a.	center of the core	c.	inside face of core
b.	outside face of core	d.	outside face of wall

20.

When adding kitchen cabinetry to the project, what should you do if the cabinet size is not available in the family choices?

a.	Download a family with the correct size from the bimobject.com site.	c.	Create a new size by editing the size in the Type Properties dialog box.
b.	Create a new size by editing the size in the Project Browser.	d.	Download a family with the correct size from the Revit family folders.

21.

In the type properties for the stairs, each step will have a run of ______ inches minimum and a rise of ______ inches maximum.

a.	11; 7	c.	12; 7
b.	11; 5 1/2”	d.	10; 7

22.

When adding the railings for an existing stair, the ________ tool is used to make sure that the railing will follow the slope of the stairs.

a.	Pick Existing Host	c.	Pick Stair
b.	Pick New Host	d.	Select Old Host

23.

Refer to Warm-Up Exercise #2 when answering this question. What tool is used to quickly copy the upper left corner of the object to the correct location on the upper right corner?

a.	Mirror – Pick Axis	c.	Copy – Draw Axis
b.	Mirror – Draw Axis	d.	Move

24.

The default cut plane setting for a reflected ceiling plan is set to _______ above the associated floor level.

a.	4’-0”	c.	8’-6”
b.	7’-6”	d.	10’-0”

25.

When creating the front door for the Warm-Up Exercise #1, two hidden lines are required. What snap mode is used to help place the left endpoint of the line exactly at the halfway point?

a.	Endpoint	c.	Midpoint
b.	Halfpoint	d.	Equalpoint

26.

What type of view is used when drawing the projects for the initial Warm-Up projects?

a.	model view	c.	drafting view
b.	drawing view	d.	beginning view

27.

Prior to placing the footers around the edge of the slabs, you must first load a _______ from the families folder on the network drive.

a.	symbol	c.	drawing
b.	slab type	d.	profile

28.

When using a tool in Revit, sometimes a green tab will appear with specific commands related to the tool. This tab is known as a(n) _________ tab.

a.	Specific	c.	Helpful
b.	Contextual	d.	Assistance

29.

What view option in the Properties box is used to show a gray scale view overlapping the current view?

a.	Overlip	c.	Overdone
b.	Underlap	d.	Underlay

30.

When tagging the doors on the floor plan, the final location of the tags for doors around the exterior of the house should be ________.

a.	on top of the door symbol	c.	halfway between the exterior wall and the first dimension line
b.	on the inside of the room/space that the door is located	d.	to the right of the door approximately 1/16” from the exterior of the wall

31.

According to the Residential Tutorial, when at 1/4” = 1’-0” scale, dimensions are placed _____ feet from the wall for the first dimension line and then spaced _____ feet from the first dimension line to the second.

a.	2; 1	c.	4; 2
b.	3; 2	d.	2; 3

32.

What is clicked first to modify the location of the object when using a dimension that has been used to annotate the size/location?

a.	The object to be modified.	c.	The dimension line that is controlling the size/location of the object.
b.	The extension line that is attached to the object.	d.	The dimension text of the dimension that is controlling the size/location of the object.

33.

When calculating the square footage totals for the room finish schedule, the _______ checkbox in the _________ tab must be check first.

a.	Calculate totals; Appearance	c.	Calculate totals; Formatting
b.	Calculate totals; Fields	d.	Calculate area; Filter

34.

What tab contains the tool to place dimensions on the drawing.

a.	Dimension	c.	Annotate
b.	Analyze	d.	Architecture

35.

What is the name of the tool used to create the concrete driveways and walkways on the surface of the topography?

a.	Subregion	c.	Subsurface
b.	Region	d.	Pad

36.

What is the name of the tool and option used to create the raised concrete platform in the garage?

a.	Component, Place a Component	c.	Component, Concrete
b.	Component, Create Platform	d.	Component, Model In-Place

37.

If you are having trouble placing the ceiling in a room, this may be due to _______.

a.	incorrect ceiling material	c.	incorrect height of the floor
b.	incorrect height of the walls	d.	incorrect thickness of the floor

38.

In the Draw panel, what tool is used to place a triangle based on the distance from the center to one of the corners?

a.	Inscribed Polygon	c.	Corner Polygon
b.	Circumscribed Polygon	d.	Edges Polygon

39.

The name of the tool used to quickly join to intersecting lines together is called the _________ tool.

a.	move	c.	trim/extend to corner
b.	mirror	d.	join line

40.

When adding a field to the door schedule that is not one of the available fields, you must create your own. To start this process what is the name of the button that you will click first?

a.	Add Parameter…	c.	Add -->
b.	Calculated Value…	d.	Add Field…

41.

To create a new door schedule, you must go to the ______ tool in the ______ panel to begin the process.

a.	Create; View	c.	View; Create
b.	Schedules; Create	d.	Schedules; View

42.

The template file that is used for the first Warm-Up exercise is ________.

a.	Default	c.	Residential Template
b.	Construction Template	d.	Commercial Template

43.

What is the name of the tool used to create the gypsum-filled area for the ceiling in Lighting Plan exercise?

a.	Create Region	c.	Masking Region
b.	Filled Region	d.	Pattern Region

44.

When setting up the roof framing plan view, most of the view is __________ to allow for the elements to be added to be more visible.

a.	hidden	c.	shown in red
b.	darkened	d.	grayed out

45.

What dialog box contains the setting to change the Elevation Swing to a hidden line style for all elevation views in the project?

a.	Object Styles	c.	Visibility/Graphics Overrides
b.	Manage	d.	Additional Settings

46.

When adding stairs to the project the first point is located at the _______ of the stairs.

a.	top	c.	middle
b.	bottom

47.

For the Residential Project, the Project Base Point is used to ___________.

a.	locate the start point of the walls of the structure	c.	locate the lower left corner of the boundary of the property
b.	locate the base height of the topography	d.	locate the upper right edge of the topography

48.

When creating the interior elevation view of the stairs and railing, what must be done to see the portion of the stairs that located behind the wall?

a.	The graphics for the wall are to be overridden so that it will be placed behind the stairs.	c.	The graphics for the wall are to be overridden so that it will be hidden.
b.	The graphics for the stairs are to be overridden so that it will be transparent.	d.	The graphics for the wall are to be overridden so that it will be transparent.

49.

When sketching the boundary of the garage slab the edge of the slab is placed ________ in relation to the exterior walls.

a.	at the center of the framing	c.	at the inside edge of the framing
b.	at the inside edge of the gypsum board layer	d.	at the outside edge of the framing

50.

When creating a room from two spaces such as the Living Room and Family Room, you must include a _________ line to separate the spaces.

a.	Room Divider	c.	Room Separator
b.	Room Spacer	d.	Room Segmenter