Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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

Electrical layer

Electrical legend

List

Part number

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

They seem to transmit better in a fax machine

It makes no difference

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

Different line widths convey different information

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

Use the Join command

Use Union to join them

None of these

Use the Add Parts tool

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

Horizontal lines

Vertical lines

Circles

None of these

5. There are two main types of projection

Station-point and Perspective

Perspective and Parallel

Parallel and Orthographic

Parallel and Convergent

6. 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

It can't be done

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

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

Visual Styles

Modify

All of these

3-D Modeling

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

Electronic files

Draft drawings

Change orders

Rapid prototypes

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

0, 0

None of these

The beginning point of the last line

The ending point of the last line

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

Convolute profile

Base circle

Involute profile

Spur circle

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

Set the grid to isometric

Turn Ortho off

Turn Object Snap off

Set the current layer to Def-points

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

Architectural

Engineering

Civil

Metric

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

Spot-face

Countersink

Boss

Counter-bore

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

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

None of these

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

15. 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 back slash and enter

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

Type 3 forward slash and enter

Type @3<45 and enter

16. 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.

F3

F5

F1

F8

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

Lug

Spot face

Boss

Chamfer

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

20, 20, 20

None of these

0, 0, 0

10, 10, 10

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

A finished to a working drawing

A working drawing to a draft

An assembly to a finished drawing

A draft to a finished drawing

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

All of these

Check the engineer's scale

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

Look on a metric conversion chart

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

0, 0 and 34, 24

0, 0 and 18, 24

0, 0 and 2, 9

0, 0 and 17, 11

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

Kilometer

Meter

Millimeter

Centimeter

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

Sweep

Revolve

None of these

Extrude

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

Portable documents

Document strips

Title and record strips

Formatting forms

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

One

Any number

Three

Two

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

Sharpen the leads in the technical pens

Draw a series of guide lines

Set up the meter line

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

27. 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.

Horizontal

Vertical

Inclined

None of these

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

Angle joint

T-joint

Groove joint

Rear joint

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

5"

4"

8"

6"

30. 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:

Oblique projection

Aesthetic projection

Angular projection

Perpendicular projection

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

Angular

Isometric

Parallel

Orthographic

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

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

Hidden feature

Center of a circle

Center of a radius

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

Radial

Isoplane

Outside

Inside

34. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Pitch diameter

Rack size

Tooth size

Gear size

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

Ortho

Dynamic Input

O Snaps

Grid

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

None of the above

Whole new set of drawings

Modification slip

Change order

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

Iso-circles

Iso-ellipses

Ellipses

Circles

38. 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

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

Engineering process

Functional process

Design process

Aesthetic process

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

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for manufacture

Design for assembly

Design for manufacture and assembly

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