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1. A graphic style applied to an element when a view (such as a section view) cuts through the element, so that you are seeing a representation of its interior surface. For the ______ of an element, you can specify the line weight, color, and pattern.

2.
A construction document. In Revit Architecture, you place project views on ______ to create a construction document set.

3. The North/South and East/West coordinates of an individual point with respect to the shared coordinate system for a group of linked Revit projects.

4. In Revit Architecture, the adjacent materials of a compound structure, such as a wall. You can define the ______ in a compound structure.

5. A Revit tool that automates the creation of stairs based on a specified minimum tread depth and maximum riser height.

6.
A user interface mechanism that you use to select elements within a defined area by dragging the cursor around them. To create a ______, place the cursor near the elements to select, click and hold the left mouse button, and drag the cursor diagonally across the screen to draw a rectangle around the desired elements. Dragging from right to left includes elements completely enclosed by the ______. Dragging from left to right includes any element that the ______ encloses or touches.

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The area covered by or required by an object. For example, the ______ of a toaster on your kitchen counter is the amount of countertop that the toaster covers. In Revit Architecture, you can create a roof or floor based on the ______ of the walls. You can also sketch a 2D shape to represent the desired ______ of the walls, roof, floor, or stairway of a building. In the following image, the pink lines indicate the sketched ______ of a roof for a building. The pink angles indicate the slope of the roof on each side.

8. The process of disassembling an import symbol (which represents imported geometry) into its next highest level of elements: nested import symbols. A ______ yields more import symbols, which, in turn, can be exploded into elements or other import symbols.

9. A dimension that specifies a particular size for an element or a distance between elements or points. ______ always display in the view in which they are created. You can lock ______ so that they cannot be changed without first unlocking them. You can also control the placement of the witness lines for dimensions.

10. The amount of rotation at an axis caused by downward force applied to a beam at a distance from its supporting members. A ______ connection is a connection that is designed to transfer ______ and other forces between a beam and its supporting members. In Revit Architecture, you can specify ______ parameters for a beam, including the ______ connection start and ______ connection end.

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A series of 2-dimensional lines and arcs that form a closed loop. Use ______ to define cross-sections for railings, balusters, soffits, cornices, and other sweep-defined objects.

12. 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.

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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.

14. Settings that control the appearance or behavior of all elements of a particular family type. ______ are also called type properties. The instance parameters and ______ of an element combine to establish its element properties.

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A display color that blends the line color of an element with the background color of the view. For example, the following image shows some elements in ______ (gray) and others in black. You can specify the ______ display properties using the Visibility/Graphics dialog.

16.
A drafting term that refers to rounding a square corner, using a radius to define the curve.

17.
The graphic shape used to represent the end of a dimension, such as an arrow or a slash.

18. A set of initial conditions for a project. Revit Architecture provides several ______, and you can create your own ______. Any new project based on a ______ inherits all families, settings (such as units, fill patterns, line styles, line weights, and view scales), and geometry from the ______. ______ use the file extension RTE.

19. The view on which one or more dependent views are based. The dependent views remain synchronous with the ______and other dependent views, so that when view-specific changes (such as view scale and annotations) are made in one view, they are reflected in all views.

20. A functional area (such as structural, mechanical, electrical, or architectural), or an area of expertise (such as architecture, structural engineering, or construction). In a Revit project, you can assign ______ to categories and to views. You can then control the visibility or graphic display of elements in a view based on assigned ______. You can also specify project units by ______ and organize the Project Browser by ______.

21. 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.

22. Drawing Exchange Format. An open file format that is supported by many CAD applications. A ______ file is a text file that describes a 2D drawing. The text is not encoded or compressed, so ______ files are generally large. Revit Architecture can import and export DXF files.

23.
Stairs that consist of one solid piece of material, such as concrete. In Revit Architecture, you can specify that stairs are ______ in the stair type properties. You can also specify the material for ______.

24. An element that you hide in a particular view.

25.
A series of lines that you can use to help draw or place elements in a building design. ______ are useful in the design and documentation phases of a project. In Revit Architecture, ______ are datum elements.