ACA Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. In Revit, which View Range or view setting limits how deep an elevation or section view draws, which can help performance? → Far Clip Offset
2. After you zoom in, circles in AutoCAD look like polygons with straight segments. What is the quickest fix? → REGEN
3. Which Autodesk file format is designed as a compact, secure format for sharing designs for viewing and markup without exposing the editable DWG? → DWF
4. In Revit, which warning type often points to modeling problems that can slow a model, such as walls placed on top of each other? → Overlapping or duplicate element warnings
5. Which hardware upgrade most directly helps smooth navigation of complex 3D models in Autodesk applications? → A certified, dedicated graphics card (GPU)
6. In AutoCAD, what is the purpose of the 'sheet set' feature? → An organized collection of drawing sheets managed together for plotting and publishing
7. What is the best practice for monitoring compliance standards systems? → Implement automated monitoring with alerting thresholds
8. Which Windows utility is used to configure the Autodesk Network License Manager service and check server status? → LMTOOLS
9. What is the best practice for monitoring troubleshooting methods systems? → Implement automated monitoring with alerting thresholds
10. In Revit worksharing, what is the role of the central model? → It is the master file on a shared location that stores all team changes
11. Which layer property must be disabled to prevent objects on that layer from appearing on a printed sheet? → Plot
12. What should you do when troubleshooting a data management issue? → Follow a systematic approach: identify, research, test, implement, verify
13. Which selection method in AutoCAD selects all objects that are completely inside a selection window drawn from left to right? → Window Selection
14. How do most Autodesk products currently verify a named-user subscription license? → The user signs in with their Autodesk Account
15. AutoCAD is slow and the screen flickers. Which command shows hardware acceleration and graphics settings? → GRAPHICSCONFIG
16. Which command dimensions the angle between two non-parallel lines? → DIMANGULAR
17. In AutoCAD, what does attaching an external reference (Xref) do? → Links another DWG so its updates appear without copying its geometry into the host
18. Which file extension identifies an Autodesk Inventor assembly? → .iam
19. Which command creates a chain of dimensions, each starting from the second extension line of the previous one? → DIMCONTINUE
20. Which command is used to copy properties (layer, color, linetype, etc.) from one object to another? → MATCHPROP
21. In a worksharing plan, what is the main purpose of defining worksets? → To divide the model into logical areas for ownership and visibility control
22. What does the PRESSPULL command do in AutoCAD? → It dynamically extrudes a closed boundary into a 3D solid.
23. A firm's budget for BIM adoption should account for which costs beyond software licenses? → Training, hardware upgrades, and temporary productivity loss
24. Which annotation tool is used to add notes in an AutoCAD drawing? → TEXT
25. AutoCAD's interface and profile settings are corrupted and the program behaves strangely. What is a recommended fix? → Use the Reset Settings to Default utility
26. In Revit, which tool lets a structural team copy levels and grids from a linked architectural model and be alerted when they change? → Copy/Monitor
27. Why do animators usually prefer quad-based topology for characters? → Quads subdivide and deform predictably
28. Which Autodesk cloud service allows Revit cloud worksharing without hosting a central model on a local server? → BIM Collaborate Pro (Autodesk Docs)
29. Which material property controls how blurry or sharp the reflections are in a PBR workflow? → Roughness
30. When should the BIM Execution Plan ideally be developed? → At the start of the project, before modeling begins