The other day I took the certification exams for Revit Architecture. There are two exams to take to become professionally certified, a Associate exam and a Professional exam. I am happy to say that I was able to pass both on the first try without any problems. It would have been a sad day had I actually not passed the tests!
The tests are timed, but I had more than enough time to answer and review the questions a second time. The Associate test is written, mostly multiple choice and the professional exam is practical, meaning that you complete a exercise in Revit and then answer a question about it. I would recommend anyone that wants to validate their skills with Revit Architecture go ahead and take these exams.
Since we are so close to AU, I have another reason why is AU cool. At this years AU you can become certified for Free!!. Thats right I said free. I love free things. (especially food!)
Check out the Autodesk University Certification site for more information by clicking here.
Now for a quick tip
Do you know what the parameter highlighted in the image below does?
It allows a curtain wall to cut an opening in a wall if the curtain wall is drawn on top of the wall. This parameter is turned off by default in Revit so if you want a curtain wall to create a opening in a wall, turn it on. This can prevent warnings from appearing when you attempt to draw a curtain wall over a regular wall.
I have always wondered how these compare to the PSEs (those with the ADSK VARs will know what I mean.) Have you taken the PSE for Revit Arch? How would you rate the difficulty level between the two?
I have never had the time to become "certified," and have always wondered what I am missing. :)
Posted by: Erik | November 14, 2008 at 02:49 PM
I actually, helped to test the most recent PSE exam so hopefully, I can give you a good answer. I think that the certifcation exams where much more well rounded and more for users of the product. The certifcation exam does a nice job of testing quite a few different aspects of the application. The PSE is very similar to the Associate exam, but I felt like the associate exam was a littel bit better in terms of testing Revit knowledge. The PSE was not anything like the professional exam and it seemed good at testing the practical aspects of using Revit to model.
Posted by: Harlan Brumm | November 14, 2008 at 02:54 PM
That's interesting. Good to know.
Posted by: Erik | November 14, 2008 at 03:10 PM
Hi, i have queston about revit that..
How can i attach information to elements of revit so that i can get it in GBXML and also through progrm like wall material?
thanks in advance.
Posted by: sandeep | December 02, 2008 at 12:50 AM
Harlan, I would like to take the certification exams for both AutoCAD and Revit. Is there any "sample" tests I can look at ? just out of curiosity :)
Posted by: Basam Yousif | December 21, 2008 at 10:15 PM
There are practice exams available that you can take called assesement exams. These exams are cheaper and are available where the professional and associate exams are available.
Posted by: Harlan Brumm | December 22, 2008 at 12:04 PM
I am successfully completed my associate level test . Now am preparing for professional level examination .
Posted by: ABDUL NISHAD | February 28, 2010 at 10:15 PM