Free Practice Questions for Autodesk RVT_ELEC_01101 Exam

In Autodesk Revit for Electrical Design, when a designer creates a panel schedule, the default name of the panel schedule view is automatically derived from the Panel Name parameter of the Electrical Equipment family to which the circuits are assigned.

According to the Revit MEP User’s Guide (Electrical Systems section: Panel Schedules):

“When you create a panel schedule, Revit uses the Panel Name parameter of the electrical equipment to define the default schedule name. The Panel Name identifies the distribution panel that supplies the circuits. This name appears in both the Panel Schedule view and in circuit information tags.”

— Revit MEP User’s Guide, Chapter 17: Electrical Systems – Panel Schedules

The Panel Name is a critical electrical equipment instance parameter located in the Electrical – Circuiting group of properties.

It appears in both the Electrical Equipment Properties Palette and the Panel Schedule Header. This name can later be modified manually, but by default, it directly controls the naming convention of the generated schedule.

In contrast:

A. Type Mark — identifies types within the family for documentation and does not control schedule naming.

B. Mark — a unique instance identifier often used for tags, but not for panel schedule view naming.

C. Description — provides descriptive text only for documentation or labeling.

D. Panel Name — correctly defines and drives the default schedule view name for panels and circuits.

When a panel (electrical equipment) is placed in the model and circuits are connected, Revit generates a new Panel Schedule View automatically titled using the value entered in the Panel Name field (e.g., “Panel LP-1”). This ensures consistency between the modeled equipment and the schedule documentation.

Verified Reference Extracts from Revit for Electrical Design Documentation:

Autodesk Revit MEP User’s Guide (2011), Chapter 17: Electrical Systems – Creating and Editing Panel Schedules:

“The name of the panel schedule view is determined by the Panel Name property of the electrical equipment.”

Revit MEP Electrical Design Training Manual, Module: Electrical Equipment and Panel Schedules:

“Panel Name is used by Revit as the default identifier for any panel schedule view created for that equipment.”

When working in Autodesk Revit for MEP Electrical Design, lighting fixtures can be either hosted (such as ceiling-hosted or wall-hosted) or non-hosted. The movement of lighting fixtures in relation to linked model elements—like ceiling grids—is determined by the hosting condition and alignment constraints applied to those elements.

According to the Revit MEP User’s Guide (Chapter 24 “Ceilings” and Chapter 50 “Rendering”), a ceiling is a level-based element. You can create it on a specified level and host ceiling-based families such as lighting fixtures. When a ceiling is modified or repositioned, the hosted lighting fixtures will move with the ceiling itself, maintaining their relationship to the host surface. However, when ceiling grid patterns are changed or moved in a linked Revit model, the movement of those grid patterns does not automatically propagate to hosted elements in the electrical model unless those elements are directly linked or constrained to a movable reference plane.

As described:

“Ceilings are level-based elements… When you create a ceiling, you can host components such as lighting fixtures on its face. Hosted elements remain associated with their host even if the ceiling is modified.”

And further in the glossary section:

“Rehost: To move a component from one host to another. For example, you can use the Pick New Host tool to move a window from one wall to another wall.”

This confirms that a hosted light fixture maintains its attachment to the host element (the ceiling) but not to the grid pattern itself. Grid movement within a linked ceiling model does not alter the position of lights unless they are manually re-hosted or alignment-locked directly to a specific geometry within the host model.

Therefore, the correct interpretation is that when ceiling grid patterns move within a linked Revit model, the lights placed in the electrical model do not follow the grid pattern movement automatically. They remain stationary relative to the ceiling surface, provided they are hosted correctly.

This behavior reflects Revit’s parametric relationships — “hosted elements maintain dependency only on their host, not on graphical references like grids unless locked via constraints.”

In Autodesk Revit, the Collaborate tab provides the tools necessary for managing multi-user worksharing environments. The Synchronize with Central command allows users to save their local changes back to the central model. However, this command becomes disabled under certain conditions — most notably when the user is currently working directly within the central file rather than a local copy.

The Autodesk Revit User’s Guide – Worksharing and Collaboration section clearly explains this behavior:

“When you open the central file directly, the Synchronize with Central option is unavailable because all edits are already in the central file. Worksharing operations such as borrowing, relinquishing, or synchronization only apply to local copies created from the central model.”

This rule ensures that the integrity of the central model is preserved and that no user directly edits or synchronizes within it, preventing potential file corruption. In normal collaborative workflows, users open local copies of the central model. The local files maintain an editable subset of elements while allowing synchronization and relinquishing operations.

Thus, the disabled Synchronize with Central button (as shown in the exhibit) indicates that the designer is currently in the central model, not a local copy. Since synchronization is unnecessary in this state — all changes are automatically applied to the central file — the command is grayed out.

In Autodesk Revit MEP, the Electrical Settings dialog box contains project-wide configuration parameters that affect all electrical systems, including Cable Tray Settings. This dialog allows users to control annotation scales, fitting symbols, and text size for documentation purposes.

The option labeled “Use Annot. Scale for Single Line Fittings” determines whether the cable tray fittings’ annotation graphics automatically scale according to the view’s annotation scale. When this box is checked, the annotation symbol size for fittings adjusts proportionally to the scale of the view.

Similarly, “Cable Tray Fitting Annotation Size” defines the annotation size for cable tray fittings in single-line representations (schematic views or simplified plan representations). Changing this parameter (for instance, from ¾” to ⅛”) modifies the visual representation globally for all cable tray fittings in the project, since the Electrical Settings dialog is a project-wide configuration, not a per-instance or per-view override.

According to the Autodesk Revit MEP User’s Guide (Electrical Systems – Cable Trays):

“Electrical settings define how cable trays and conduit are displayed throughout the project. Any change made to these settings, such as annotation size or use of annotation scaling, affects all related fittings and components in the project model.”

Therefore, once the designer checks the box for Use Annot. Scale for Single Line Fittings and changes the Cable Tray Fitting Annotation Size to 1/8” (3 mm), all cable tray fittings across the entire project will update to reflect these new settings.

In the exhibit, the Label Parameters for the electrical device tag are configured as follows:

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This setup determines how the tag will display in Revit when applied to any device. Specifically:

The Panel parameter (P203 in this case) will be shown first.

A “/” separator follows because it’s assigned as the suffix for the Panel parameter.

The Circuit Number (2,4) is displayed immediately after the slash, with no extra spaces or line breaks.

Since the Break column is unchecked, the values will appear on one continuous line, not split across lines.

Revit documentation for tag creation confirms this behavior:

“When defining label parameters in a tag family, the Prefix and Suffix fields control text that appears before or after the parameter value, while the Break checkbox controls whether the text wraps to a new line.”

Therefore, when the tag is applied to a receptacle on panel P203 and circuit 2,4, the final formatted text will be:

P203/2,4

This corresponds exactly to option B, where the panel and circuit appear on the same line separated by a slash, with no spaces or line breaks.

The correct command in Revit used to map (assign or browse to) a Keynote Table file is Keynoting Settings.

In Revit, keynotes are driven by an external keynote table, typically a tab‑delimited TXT file that must be assigned (mapped) in the project so keynote tags can read values correctly. The official Autodesk Revit MEP documentation clearly identifies that the Keynoting Settings dialog is where this mapping is performed.

From the documentation:

To access the Keynoting Settings dialog, the instructions state:“click Annotate tab ➤ Tag panel drop‑down ➤ (Keynoting Settings).”

Regarding keynote table file location mapping:“Keynote Table — Full Path displays the entire path of the keynote file… Saved Path displays the file name of the keynote file that is loaded.”

It goes further to explain file path types:“Absolute identifies a specific folder… Relative finds the keynote file where the project file… is located… At Library Locations finds the keynote file where the stand‑alone installation or network deployment specified.”

The command is explicitly referenced again when fixing a missing mapping:“Unable to Load Keynote data. Check keynote table locations in Keynoting Settings.”“To specify the location of the keynote text file… click (Keynoting Settings).”

Other listed options do not perform keynote file mapping:

Keynote Manager does not exist as a command in native Revit.

Element Keynote is a tagging method.

Keynote Legend only displays already‑mapped keynote information.

In Revit, when a designer nests a Generic Annotation family (such as a receptacle symbol) inside an Electrical Fixture family, and that annotation includes a label, the label value cannot be changed directly in the project unless the parameter controlling that label is properly associated (linked) to a parameter in the host (electrical fixture) family.

According to Autodesk Revit Electrical Design documentation, under “Creating Family Parameter Links”, it is explicitly stated:

“By linking family parameters, you can control the parameters of families nested inside host families from within a project view. You can control instance parameters or type parameters.”

The procedure describes the correct process to make the label value editable in a project:

“Click the button next to a parameter that is of the same type as the one you created in Step 6. For example, if you created a text parameter, you must select a text parameter here. In the dialog that displays, select the parameter you created in Step 6 to associate it with the current parameter, and click OK.”

“The nested family changes according to the value you entered.”

This means that the designer must associate the nested family’s label parameter (usually a text parameter controlling the annotation label) to a corresponding parameter in the host electrical fixture family. Once linked, this host parameter appears in the project’s Properties palette, allowing the designer to change the label value directly.

Other options—such as creating formulas, modifying visibility, or enabling “Shared”—do not make the label editable in the project unless the parameter link is established.