Questions

[rsinghHKKND]

Can someone please help me with the following questions? For some reason, I am getting one answer wrong, not sure why. Please help!

a)What method is used to display a Massing forms geometric framework?

1. Wireframe
2. Shaded with Edges
3. X-Ray
4. Invisible Lines

b)How do you limit the number of lights used in a rendering?

1. hide the lights you don't want to see
2. isolate the lights that you want to see
3. delete all of the lights
4. set up a light group

c)In which tab of the schedule properties dialog box would you define the order of the list (columns) of elements of the schedule?

1. Appearance
2. Filter
3. Formatting
4. Fields

d)When creating a room schedule that has fields for department and occupancy, where do you add the information this, other than within the schedule?

1. Edit Type

2. Room tool

3. Properties

4. Families

e) Depth Cueing is specifically used for elevations and sections and does not work in the plan or 3d views?

1. True
2. False

f) Which of the following defines the origin of the project coordinate system and impacts absolute elevations?

1. Survey Base Point
2. Project Base Point
3. Survey Point
4. Project Internal Origin

g) Which element is the host for an isolated footing?

1. Slab
2. Column
3. Wall
4. Floor

h) Typically,________________ can be used to model box outs around structural columns and for decorative applications?

1. Architectural Columns
2. Hidden Lines
3. Framing
4. Foundations

i) Which of the following best describes the difference between a building pad and a floor?

1. A pad can overlap other pads and floors cannot
2. A floor can be sloped and a pad cannot
3. A pad must be placed at a level and a floor can be placed above or below a level
4. A pad affects the surrounding toposurface and a floor does not

j) When linking a revit model into another Revit model, which of the positioning methods keeps the model in the same place if the extents of the linked model changes in size?

1. Auto- Origin to Origin
2. Manual - Center to Origin
3. Auto - Center to Center
4. Manual - Base Point to Base Point

[ToanDN]

What are your answers?

[rsinghHKKND]

a) 3

b) 4

c) 4

d) 3

e) 1

f) 2

g) 3

h) 1

i) 4

j) 1

[RSomppi]

I don't do masses but I think a) is wrong.

[lucdoucet_msdl]

@RSomppi 

I think question a) answer 3) X-Ray is correct as it display and allows the editing of underlying geometry.

Edit a Form in X-ray Mode

-luc

[RSomppi]

The question is about displaying of the mass, not editing it.

I don't think X-Ray is available outside of the editor.

[jmhanbyV4TDM]

a - 2

b - 4

c - 4

d - 3

e - True

f - 2

g - 2

h - 1

i - I don't know this one

j - 1

[lucdoucet_msdl]

@RSomppi 

The questions doesn't stipulate in which environment a mass families geometric framework should be displayed, therefor the only place it can be displayed is in the family editor.

I think the keyword here is "framework" and I've just learned that the Revit documentation refers to reference lines and reference planes as "framework" as opposed to my initial thought that this was about the profils, curves and nodes which generate the "geometry" in "mass" families. 

Trick question, as it sets the context to be in a mass family while referring to "framework" which is present in all revit families and the project model views.

-luc

[barthbradley]

I see a few questions that could have multiple answers.  Could it be that you have the option to check more than one answer and you did not, thus your answer is wrong by virtue of being incomplete? 

[RSomppi]

Okay, you know more about masses than I do.

My next guess would be f) only because I'm fairly certain the rest are correct.

[barthbradley]

F is #2 Project Base Point. The PBP  is the Origin of the Project Coordinate System.  But "absolute elevation" is ambiguous.  WTF is meant by this? Are they referring to Toposurface Points? If so, Absolute Elevation is measured from the Internal Origin.  Or are they talking about "Base Elevation" of a Level, Spot Elevation, etc., which can be set to Survey Point? 

[lucdoucet_msdl]

@RSimppi,
To clarify my response to question 1, I think you are correct that the answer X-Ray is wrong and therefore Wireframe could be the correct answer as the keyword "framework" is used by Autodesk to speak about reference planes and reference lines.
-luc

[ToanDN]

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@jmhanbyV4TDM wrote:

a - 2

b - 4

c - 4

d - 3

e - True

f - 2

g - 2

h - 1

i - I don't know this one - A pad affects the surrounding toposurface and a floor does not

j - 1

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Just answered the one question 'i'.

[barthbradley]

h) Typically,________________ can be used to model box outs around structural columns and for decorative applications?

1. Architectural Columns
2. Hidden Lines
3. Framing
4. Foundations

Our "box outs" are typically framed. So, "h" is #3 - regardless of what the instructor says.  Any "decorative" crap ain't any of the above.  

[RDAOU]

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@rsinghHKKND wrote:

f) 2

g) 3

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@rsinghHKKND 

The wording of some questions is ambiguous but if I were you I would look into the following replies:

F)  2, 3 and 4 are all valid replies depending on the context (Ideally, I would say it is 4)

• Coding wise, the Internal origin is the origin of the model's coordinate system any coordinates with respect to PBP or Survey Point or any other Coordinate system would require translation from the Internal origin

G). All given options work (Ideally it should be 2)

• Isolated foundations are Work Plane based, hence all the listed elements can act as hosts for isolated foundations; however, the only element isolated foundations automatically reacts to is the column - 2 would be the ideal answer