Appendix C

Autodesk Revit Architecture 2014 Certification

Autodesk certifications are industry-recognized credentials that can help you succeed in your design career, providing benefits to both you and your employer. Getting certified is a reliable validation of skills and knowledge, and it can lead to accelerated professional development, improved productivity, and enhanced credibility.

This Autodesk Official Training Guide can be an effective component of your exam preparation. Autodesk highly recommends (and we agree!) that you schedule regular time to prepare, review the most current exam preparation roadmap available at www.autodesk.com/certification, use Autodesk Official Training Guides, take a class at an Authorized Training Center (find ATCs near you here: www.autodesk.com/atc), and use a variety of resources to prepare for your certification—including plenty of actual hands-on experience.

To help you focus your studies on the skills you’ll need for these exams, the following tables show each objective and the chapter in which you can find information on that topic—and when you go to that chapter, you’ll find certification icons like the one in the margin here.

Table A.1 is for the Autodesk Certified User Exam and lists the section, exam objectives, and chapter where the information is found. Table A.2 is for the Autodesk Certified Professional Exam. The sections and exam objectives listed in the table are from the Autodesk Certification Exam Guide.

Table A.1: Certified User Exam sections and objectives

Topic	Learning Objective	Chapter
User Interface: Definitions	Identify primary parts of the user interface (UI): tabs, application menu, InfoCenter, ribbon, Elevation tag, status bar, view control bar, Project Browser, context/right-click menus.	Chapter 2
User Interface: UI Navigation/Interaction	Name the key features of the ribbon. Define how a split button works. Demonstrate the three ways the ribbon can be displayed: Full Ribbon, Min To Panel Tiles, Min To Tabs. Demonstrate how to detach a panel and move it on the screen.	Chapter 2
	Describe the hierarchy in the Project Browser for a new project.	Chapter 2
	Demonstrate how to add items to the Quick Access toolbar.	Chapter 2
	Describe why the Options bar changes.	Chapter 2
	Describe the function of the status bar.	Chapter 2
	Describe what pressing the Esc key does.	Chapter 2
User Interface: Drawing Window	Describe what double-clicking an elevation view marker does.	Chapter 2
	Demonstrate how to turn on/off the 3D indicator.	Chapter 2
	Demonstrate how to change the view scale.	Chapter 2
User Interface: Navigation Control	Describe the functionality of the ViewCube®.	Chapter 2
	Describe what the ViewCube home icon does.	Chapter 2
User Interface: Zoom	Describe how to zoom using the Navigation Bar.	Chapter 2
	Describe the quickest way to zoom in or out.	Chapter 2
	Describe the quickest way to pan.	Chapter 2
File Management: Definitions	Define the acronym BIM and why it is important to Revit users.	Chapter 1
	Define a template file.	Chapter 4
File Management: Project Files	Identify the filename extension of a project file (.rvt).	Chapter 10
	Identify the filename extension of a template file (.rte). Create a template file for later project use.	Chapter 4
	Identify the filename extension of a Revit family file (.rfa).	Chapter 14
File Management: Open Existing Revit Project	Locate the Recent File window.	N/A
	Demonstrate how to open a Revit file through Projects Open and through Application menu Open Documents icons.	N/A
File Management: Create New Revit Project	Demonstrate how to create a new Revit project folder and file through Application menu New Project.	N/A
	Change to a metric drawing.	N/A
	Add project information to a new drawing set.	Chapter 17
	Change system settings to create a new dimension style. Change arrows to architectural tick (obliques).	Chapter 18
Views: View Control and Properties	Navigate and change views using the view control bar.	Chapter 2, 11
	Understand the view range of plan views and be able to change it.	Chapter 2
	Understand the purpose of view templates.	Chapter 17
	Change object visibility using temporary hide, hide category, and hide element.	Chapter 2
Views: View Types	Create section views including segmented ones.	Chapter 17
	Modify, crop, and place elevation views on a sheet.	Chapter 17
	Create and navigate 3D views.	Chapter 11
	Create callouts for details.	Chapter 16, 17
	Create and annotate a drafting view.	Chapter 17, 18
	Use the section box to create a cutaway 3D view.	Chapter 11
Views: Cameras	Create a camera view, and modify its orientation.	Chapter 11
	Create and edit a walk-through.	Chapter 11
Levels: Definitions	Describe a level. Describe a use of a non-story level.	Chapter 2
	Understand how levels interact with intersecting views.	Chapter 2
	Create new levels.	Chapter 2, 8
	Understand level properties and characteristics.	Chapter 2
Walls: Home Tab Wall	Describe how to place walls.	Chapter 12
Walls: Options Bar	List options available when placing and modifying walls: Height, Location Line, Chain, Offset, Radius.	Chapter 12
Walls: Openings	Create a floor-to-ceiling opening in a given wall.	Chapter 13
Walls: Join	Demonstrate a join on crossing wall elements.	Chapter 12
Walls: Materials	Create a new wall style, and add given materials.	Chapter 12
Doors: Home Tab Door	Describe how to place doors.	N/A
Doors: Options Bar	Describe door options: Vertical/Horizontal, Tag On Placement, Leader, Leader Attachment Distance.	Chapter 18
Doors: Model in Place	Edit existing doors. Use Align to position a door.	Chapter 14
Windows: Home Tab Window	Describe how to place windows.	N/A
Windows: Options Bar	Describe window options: Vertical/Horizontal, Tag On Placement, Leader, Leader Attachment Distance.	Chapter 18
Windows: Model in Place	Edit existing windows.	Chapter 14
Component: Options Bar	List options available when placing a component.	Chapter 14
Component: Component Host	Describe how to move a component to a different host.	Chapter 14
Component: Families	Navigate to find component families and load them.	Chapter 14
	Edit a family file and save.	Chapter 14
Columns and Grids: Definitions	Identify the uses of a grid.	Chapter 2
Columns and Grids: Home Tab Grid	Create an equally spaced grid pattern.	Chapter 3
Columns and Grids: Grid Properties	List the options available when placing and modifying grids.	Chapter 3
Columns and Grids: Home Tab Column	Place columns on a grid.	N/A
Columns and Grids: Column Properties	List the options available when placing and modifying columns.	N/A
Columns and Grids: Modify	List the tools you can use to modify columns and grids.	N/A
Stairs and Railings: Stair Types and Properties	Set the stair type.	Chapter 15
	Change the stair tread depth.	Chapter 15
Stairs and Railings: Stair Placement Options	Add a stair.	Chapter 15
Stairs and Railings: Railing Types and Properties	Set the railing to rectangular.	Chapter 15
	Set the railing properties.	Chapter 15
Stairs and Railings: Railing Placement Options	Add a railing.	Chapter 15
Roofs and Floors: Roof Types and Properties	Create a roof.	Chapter 13
	Modify the roof properties.	Chapter 13
Roofs and Floors: Roof Elements	Create a fascia, a soffit, and a gutter.	Chapter 13
Roofs and Floors: Floor Types and Properties	Set the floor type (Sloped and Tapered). Create a floor.	Chapter 13
Sketching: Geometry	Sketch geometry and profiles using all sketching tools: Lines, Arcs, Polygons, Rectangles.	Chapter 16, 17, 18
Sketching: Fillet, Trim	Fillet objects.	Chapter 16, 17, 18
	Trim objects.	Chapter 3, 16, 17, 18
Sketching: Snaps	Describe the benefits of using snaps.	Chapter 3
	List the shortcuts to toggle snap on and off.	Chapter 3
Annotations: Text	Add model text to a floor plan.	N/A
Annotations: Dimensions	Add a dimension to a given floor plan. Create a wall section.	Chapter 18
	Add a spot slope to a roof on a given plan.	Chapter 13
Annotations: Tags	Add tags.	Chapter 18
	Tag untagged elements in a given floor plan.	Chapter 18
Schedules: Schedule Types	Create a door schedule.	N/A
	Create a window schedule.	N/A
	Create a room schedule.	Chapter 20
Schedules: Legends	Create a Legend.	Chapter 18
Schedules: Keynotes	Add keynotes.	Chapter 18
Construction Document Sets: Sheet Setup	Create a title sheet with a sheet list.	Chapter 17
Construction Document Sets: Printing	Create view/sheet sets for printing.	Chapter 17
	Print in scale. Print with percentage.	N/A
Construction Document Sets: Rendering	Render.	Chapter 11
	Place generic lights.	Chapter 11
	Set the solar angle.	Chapter 11

Table A.2: Certified Professional Exam sections and objectives

These Autodesk exam objectives were accurate at press time; please refer to www.autodesk.com/certification for the most current exam roadmap and objectives.

Good luck preparing for your certification!