Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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1. In order to convert fractional inches into decimal inches __________.

All of these

Divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number)

Check the engineer's scale

Look on a metric conversion chart

2. When creating an isometric drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter can utilize the Dynamic Input and Polar Coordinate system to place both vertical and horizontal lines. A line created from one point 3 inches at 180 degrees would be a ________ line.

None of these

Inclined

Horizontal

Vertical

3. Using this as a communication and design review tool can help shorten the process and eliminate productivity barriers:

Portable document files

The Internet and e-mail

Gantt charts

Development plans

4. The Conceptual Visual Style tool is located on the ________ toolbar.

Visual Styles

All of these

3-D Modeling

Modify

5. The default position of the UCS icon is positioned at ________ on the Auto-CAD grid.

0, 0, 0

10, 10, 10

20, 20, 20

None of these

6. There are two main types of projection

Perspective and Parallel

Parallel and Orthographic

Station-point and Perspective

Parallel and Convergent

7. When drawing a line using the relative coordinate system a line is created from ________.

The beginning point of the last line

None of these

0, 0

The ending point of the last line

8. Before starting an isometric drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter needs to ________.

Set the grid to isometric

Set the current layer to Def-points

Turn Object Snap off

Turn Ortho off

9. In order to create one solid model from two or more separate solid shapes the drafter will need to position them and then ________.

Use Union to join them

None of these

Use the Join command

Use the Add Parts tool

10. This process recognizes the inherent interrelationships between design and manufacturing:

Design for assembly

Design for manufacture

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for manufacture and assembly

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11. Generally, the units used on an architectural drawing are set to __________.

Engineering

Metric

Civil

Architectural

12. A cylinder can be created by drawing a rectangular shape then the ________ tool.

Revolve

None of these

Sweep

Extrude

13. A fillet is a rounded surface on the ________ corner of a part.

Isoplane

Outside

Radial

Inside

14. Using the Relative Polar Coordinate System to add a 3 inch line that is 45 degrees from the end point of the line created above the drafter would ________.

Type 3 forward slash and enter

Type 3 and try to use the Dynamic Input readout to find the end point

Type @3<45 and enter

Type 3 back slash and enter

15. Auto-CAD refers to isometric ellipses as ________.

Ellipses

Iso-ellipses

Circles

Iso-circles

16. Drawings created with commercial software are typically saved as:

Draft drawings

Rapid prototypes

Electronic files

Change orders

17. The bounding box method for setting up an isometric drawing helps the drafter ________.

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

None of these

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

18. How can the drafter prevent Auto-CAD from placing or stacking another center mark on a circle when adding a diameter dimension to it?

Explode the dimension and then erase the center mark

Use the Properties dialog box to turn off the center mark of the dimension

Use the trim tool to take away the stacked center mark

It can't be done

19. Inserting blocks into a drawing file usually requires exacting placement. The drafter should insure that ________ is turned on.

O Snaps

Dynamic Input

Ortho

Grid

20. In order to set drawing limits for a 'C' size architectural drawing the drafter should set the limits to ________.

0, 0 and 18, 24

0, 0 and 2, 9

0, 0 and 34, 24

0, 0 and 17, 11

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21. Once the architect has finalized the house plans with the client any changes to the design requested by the client will require a ________.

Change order

Modification slip

None of the above

Whole new set of drawings

22. In working drawings, these show all necessary information not given directly on the drawing with its dimensions and notes:

Title and record strips

Formatting forms

Portable documents

Document strips

23. This type of projection is when projectors are parallel to each other, but are at an angle other than 90 degrees to the plane of projection:

Aesthetic projection

Angular projection

Oblique projection

Perpendicular projection

24. Once a drawing is determined to be complete, the title block is used to document the change from:

An assembly to a finished drawing

A draft to a finished drawing

A finished to a working drawing

A working drawing to a draft

25. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Rack size

Gear size

Tooth size

Pitch diameter

26. A line drawn with a long section, short dash, and another long section is a __________.

Center of a radius

Hidden feature

Center of a circle

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

27. The organized and orderly approach to solving problems is known as the

Design process

Functional process

Engineering process

Aesthetic process

28. The most common geometric form used in gears today is this

Involute profile

Convolute profile

Spur circle

Base circle

29. This is a flat or rounded tab protruding from a surface, usually to provide a method for attachment:

Lug

Spot face

Chamfer

Boss

30. The text height for room names should be set to ________for a drawing that will be plotted to a scale of ¼" = 1'-0".

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31. When lettering a CAD drawing, for clarity you should limit the number of fonts to:

Three

One

Any number

Two

32. Traditional drafters need to be able to create several different line widths because ________.

They seem to transmit better in a fax machine

The line width has to do with how dark it appear in the finished drawing

It makes no difference

Different line widths convey different information

33. The first step in creating a traditional technical drawing is to ________.

Draw a series of guide lines

Sharpen the leads in the technical pens

Set up the meter line

Align the paper so that it will be positioned square to the parallel bar

34. This is a conical-shaped recess around a hole, often used to receive a tapered screw head

Counter-bore

Boss

Spot-face

Countersink

35. To insure that everyone understands what the electrical symbols represent it is customary to include a ________ on the electrical sheet.

Part number

Electrical legend

Electrical layer

List

36. The Offset tool should only be used for placing _________ in an isometric drawing.

None of these

Vertical lines

Horizontal lines

Circles

37. Which of the following is one of the basic types of welded joints:

Groove joint

Angle joint

T-joint

Rear joint

38. The primary unit of measurement for engineering drawings and design in the mechanical industries is the:

Kilometer

Meter

Centimeter

Millimeter

39. Oblique drawings are dimensioned in a similar fashion as these types of drawings:

Parallel

Angular

Orthographic

Isometric

40. In order to create an isometric circle to represent a hole through the top surface of a box, the drafter must insure that the correct iso-plane has been selected by scrolling through the iso-planes using the ________ key.

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