Pre-test

Before you begin this course, test your skills by taking the following assessment to see where you stand. Keep track of your incorrect answers to know which skills you should study. You'll have a chance to take this same practice test again at the end of the course to see how you've improved.

All questions must be answered to submit your assessment.

Pre-assessment

50 questions

The BIM manager has been tasked with creating pre-defined Autodesk Forma project templates and at the same time update office BIM documentation standards that better align with current industry standards. Some clients have also started to request data deliverables that follow either regional or international BIM Standards.

Which would be the best course of action to ensure that office project documentation remains aligned with industry expectations?

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A firm has multiple Autodesk Forma project templates refined for specific project types. When should the appropriate template be applied?

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The BIM manager is evaluating the effectiveness of multidisciplinary Revit model templates being developed for a large healthcare design project. Each discipline has contributed input, but coordination issues are beginning to emerge due to inconsistent modeling practices.

Which action should the BIM manager take to ensure the model templates promote standardized, coordinated workflows across disciplines?

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Technical graphic standards of a firm call for wall layers to be shown in all enlarged plan views. Which Revit tool settings would be used to control this visual condition?

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A large project requires that all floor plans are exported to their facility management system with color-coding that identifies different stud sizes and Room data exported in a way they can easily add it into their facility database.

What set of tools would enable this output?

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On a large infrastructure project, several teams are working in parallel across disciplines. Recently, multiple outdated model versions were uploaded to the shared coordination space, resulting in duplicate clashes and time-consuming rework. Some teams are unclear about who is responsible for model approval, while others are bypassing review processes altogether.

As the BIM manager, what is the most appropriate step to take when establishing the project’s risk management system?

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A firm is responding to an invitation to tender for a multidisciplinary hospital project, involving architectural, structural, and MEP consultants located in different offices. The client requires strict adherence to industry standards and the BIM Manager is tasked with developing a mobilization plan as per ISO 19650.

Which of the following two actions is a component of this mobilization plan? (Select two.)

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A new client requires unique reporting conditions, affecting teams in several offices, across multiple project types. A newly proposed add-on tool could address the requirement.

Which two methods would support objective tool review before installing across the firm? (Select two.)

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A BIM manager has identified a new digital tool that may improve consistency and efficiency across AECO project deliverables. Leadership has requested a recommendation for implementation based on practical project needs.

Which of the following two factors should the BIM manager prioritize when evaluating the tool’s impact on project workflows and preparing a recommendation? (Select two.)

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Which two BIM QA/QC tasks are always performed during a milestone review? (Select two.)

[Note: In the context of this exam, the term Level of Development (LOD) is used interchangeably with level of information need.]

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Firm standards include custom workflows that involve several specialized add-on tools.

Which two approaches can a BIM manager use to support evaluating current staff competencies and identify additional training needs? (Select two.)

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An international project requires mechanical and electrical model data to be extracted to a facility management system. During preliminary coordination, the client specifies that they use a regional facility management platform that requires imperial units and a proprietary file format.

Which two criteria should the BIM manager prioritize verifying to ensure compatibility with the client’s system? (Select two.)

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A BIM manager is reviewing a new project’s staffing plan and meeting with various discipline leads to assess their team’s ability to deliver according to the BIM Execution Plan. While some teams have worked on similar projects, others have less experience with the required tools and workflows.

Which two actions would help determine the appropriate training required for each team? (Select two.)

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At the start of a large infrastructure project, several teams are eager to begin modeling and request early guidance on software platforms and deliverables. However, the owner has not yet confirmed their digital handover requirements, and project stakeholders are unclear about which BIM applications will be prioritized (e.g., design coordination, asset management, quantity takeoff).

What should be prioritized in this situation?

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As the BIM manager for a multi-phase public facility project you observe that:
  • Some design teams are uploading work-in-progress models to the shared environment without notifying others.
  • Multiple users from different firms have full editing rights to shared folders.
  • There’s no documented response process when conflicting versions or outdated references are discovered.

Given these issues, what is the most appropriate action for establishing the project’s risk management system?

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A large project team has new team members joining the project frequently.

What two approaches would ensure all new members have access to the project's BIM Execution Plan (BEP) to review the project-specific conditions? (Select two.)

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During the early phase of a project, the design team needs clear guidance on the Level of Development (LOD) required for different model element categories to ensure the various phases' deliverables meet client requirements.

What is the most effective approach for the BIM Manager to establish appropriate LOD for the project?

[Note: In the context of this exam, the term Level of Development (LOD) is used interchangeably with level of information need.]

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A large campus project has several repeated buildings across an extensive site. There are undefined site conditions that likely require buildings to be repositioned.

What steps can a BIM manager take to prepare to streamline coordination of position shifts over the project lifecycle?

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During the setup of a multi-disciplinary Revit project, the architectural team is establishing the model for all consultants to link and reference from. This model requires precise site placement, existing and new gridlines, and coordination with structural and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) models.

Which action can ensure proper coordination and ongoing consistency?

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The BIM manager is setting up a renovation project in Autodesk Forma. The existing conditions are documented in As-Built Revit models, which need to be coordinated with new design models from multiple disciplines.

What is the most effective way to manage this coordination in Forma?

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As a BIM manager, how should you implement project-specific BIM processes to ensure consistent and effective collaboration across a multidisciplinary delivery team?

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A model was displaying unexpected behavior—it was taking a long time to open, save, and sync. Additionally, team members reported slow performance when switching views and an excessive file size increase after incorporating consultant data.

Which two conditions are most likely contributing to this performance degradation? (Select two.)

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As the BIM Manager reviewing audit results for Model B, what is the most appropriate corrective action to address its performance issues?

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As part of a QA/QC review, the design architect observes that structural sheets do not follow the agreed-upon drawing number convention, which is outlined in the project's naming standard documentation.

What is the architect’s most appropriate course of action to uphold compliance and maintain accountability across disciplines?

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Before sharing BIM files with a third-party external consultant, what should the BIM Manager review to ensure alignment with project standards, contractual obligations, and digital delivery expectations?

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The BIM manager has been asked to share the project model with an external consultant who is joining the project mid-phase. The model contains linked files, custom families, and project-specific settings.

What is the most appropriate way to prepare the model?

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When granting a new consultant access to coordination models on Autodesk Forma, what is the most appropriate way to balance data security with their ability to perform coordination tasks?

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While auditing folder permissions in Autodesk Forma, the BIM manager discovers that several subcontractor users have both “View” and “Edit” access to the design team's working model folder. The models contain early-stage design elements not intended for external edits.

What should they do to align folder access with good data security practices and protect model integrity?

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A BIM manager is implementing issue tracking for a complex project using Autodesk Forma. To improve coordination efficiency, the BIM manager wants to ensure that issues are linked to specific model clashes and that notifications and accountability are automated.

What method should be used to configure this workflow so that clash-related issues are automatically assigned, tracked, and communicated to the responsible parties?

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A large campus project will include several independent building models per discipline, several of which will be duplicated links.

Which Revit tools can a BIM manager use to ensure all project models are correctly setting their coordinates?

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In Revit, which method should be used to shift a building’s location on a site when shared coordinates are already established?

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Upon opening a model, the BIM Manager notices the linked Structural model has moved off far to the side no longer aligning with the host Architectural model.

How should the BIM manager direct the structural team to fix this?

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A BIM manager is preparing Revit models for use in Autodesk Forma Model Coordination. The design team needs to isolate discipline-specific elements during clash detection.

Which two actions should the BIM manager take to ensure views are usable for coordination in Forma?

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The BIM manager is setting up clash detection rules for a multi-discipline project using the approved clash matrix. The matrix defines which disciplines should be tested against each other and which types of elements should be excluded (e.g., fixture clearances, annotations, and secondary supports).

What is the most appropriate step to take before running the first coordination clash test?

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The BIM manager on a large infrastructure project using Autodesk Forma has just completed a clash test following the approved clash matrix. The coordination space now contains a high number of issues across multiple disciplines.

Per the project’s coordination strategy, each discipline is responsible for reviewing their own models, organizing issues relevant to their scope, and removing any that are not considered valid per the clash matrix (e.g., intentional overlaps or modeled tolerances).

What is the most effective way to facilitate this step in the coordination process?

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The BIM manager received a file from an Architectural consultant modeled at 0'-0" (0.00 m), while the Structural model is at 100'-0" (30.48 m). The site survey has not been received, and no shared coordinates have been established.

What is the most appropriate action to align both models for coordination?

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A project will have two buildings, and the client desires to apply for each building's regulation approval separately.

Which two scenarios describe methods to establish separate approval application sets within the model? (Select two.)

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During coordination of a multi-disciplinary, multi-phased BIM model, the BIM manager notices that Phase 2 views in the architectural model are not displaying elements from the linked Phase 2 structural model correctly and look mismatched.

What should the BIM manager do to ensure all elements display according to the intended phases?

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The client's BIM standards require Revit model submission at each milestone to verify their LOD requirements and perform design review. The MEP consultant has published their model for 100% Design Development. The lead BIM manager notices that all the light fixtures are 2'-0" (0.60 m) above finish floor.

How should the lead BIM manager proceed?

[Note: In the context of this exam, the term Level of Development (LOD) is used interchangeably with level of information need.]

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A BIM manager receives a Revit model from a subcontractor. Upon review, they notice that the model appears clean, elements are hosted correctly, and categories are used appropriately.

Before integrating the subcontractor's model into the federated model, what is the most appropriate step to verify that the geometry and content are suitable for collaboration?

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A consultant has submitted a BIM deliverable that appears mostly complete, but upon review, several model elements do not follow the project's agreed-upon Level of Development (LOD) and naming standards.

What is the most appropriate action to take to ensure continued compliance and collaboration?

[Note: In the context of this exam, the term Level of Development (LOD) is used interchangeably with level of information need.]

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Which of the following can be used as a standard for naming and numbering implementation during project and model creation?

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What two methods can be used to control model content visibility when sharing from Revit to Autodesk Forma? (Select two.)

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The BIM manager has noticed that a discipline model has accumulated over 2,000 unresolved warnings, including overlapping elements, redundant constraints, and unjoined geometry. Team members report that the model is running slowly and occasionally crashes during sync.

What is the most appropriate action to take to address the issue and support team improvement?

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A BIM manager receives complaints about a single federated model file:
  • It takes over 15 minutes to load.
  • One consultant cannot open the model in their authoring tool.
  • Several linked files appear missing or out of date.

What is the most appropriate first step the BIM manager should take to troubleshoot the issues in this shared model?

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A project team has a member who has frequent model crashes. The model does not appear to be affected for other users.

What action should be done to pinpoint the cause of the problem?

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The BIM manager for a large campus project has scheduled periodic internal reviews of discipline models to ensure alignment with the project’s data structure and performance expectations. During one review, they identify the following issues in a team’s model:
  • Several sheets contain placeholder views without titles or assigned view templates.
  • The model includes multiple worksets with unclear naming conventions.
  • Many modeled elements are missing required parameters specified in the project’s data exchange standard.

What is the most appropriate next step to address these issues?

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An AEC company has been hired to create a project for a major industrial client. The client has a strict set of project, file, and sheet naming standards, one of them being a part of their proprietary title block with a descriptive sheet naming convention. The AEC company must integrate the client title block into their own project template.

The proprietary sheet numbering convention is a label that includes multiple custom and out of the box parameters. It is required to make the sheet numbers in this title block schedule correctly in the project Sheet List.

Which schedule tool accomplishes this?

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A long-standing project has completed a phase and the next phase will remain in the current Autodesk Forma project but is anticipated to change authoring tools.

Which two processes can be done to close-out the previous phase and ensure data transfer to the new tools? (Select two.)

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The BIM manager is going to share a model of a previous project to perform new construction but needs to remove proprietary information of the model using an add-in before sharing.

Which two actions must be performed to accomplish this? (Select two.)

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