Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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

Engineering

Architectural

Metric

Civil

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

Kilometer

Millimeter

Meter

Centimeter

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

Check the engineer's scale

Look on a metric conversion chart

All of these

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

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

Radial

Isoplane

Inside

Outside

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

Rear joint

Angle joint

Groove joint

T-joint

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

10, 10, 10

20, 20, 20

None of these

0, 0, 0

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

Iso-ellipses

Iso-circles

Ellipses

Circles

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

0, 0 and 2, 9

0, 0 and 34, 24

0, 0 and 18, 24

0, 0 and 17, 11

9. 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:

Perpendicular projection

Aesthetic projection

Angular projection

Oblique projection

10. 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

None of these

Inclined

Vertical

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

Turn Object Snap off

Turn Ortho off

Set the current layer to Def-points

Set the grid to isometric

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

6"

4"

8"

5"

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

Title and record strips

Document strips

Formatting forms

Portable documents

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 back slash and enter

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

Type @3<45 and enter

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

Involute profile

Spur circle

Base circle

Convolute profile

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

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for manufacture

Design for manufacture and assembly

Design for assembly

17. 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.

F1

F3

F5

F8

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

The beginning point of the last line

None of these

The ending point of the last line

0, 0

19. 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 working drawing to a draft

A draft to a finished drawing

A finished to a working drawing

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

None of these

Vertical lines

Horizontal lines

Circles

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

Grid

Dynamic Input

Ortho

O Snaps

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

Electronic files

Change orders

Rapid prototypes

Draft drawings

23. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Tooth size

Pitch diameter

Rack size

Gear size

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

Set up the meter line

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

Draw a series of guide lines

Sharpen the leads in the technical pens

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

Counter-bore

Countersink

Boss

Spot-face

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

Functional process

Design process

Aesthetic process

Engineering process

27. 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 Add Parts tool

Use Union to join them

Use the Join command

None of these

28. 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

Change order

Modification slip

Whole new set of drawings

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

Center of a circle

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

Center of a radius

Hidden feature

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

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

Explode the dimension and then erase the center mark

It can't be done

Use the trim tool to take away the stacked center mark

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

Angular

Isometric

Parallel

Orthographic

32. 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

33. 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

Development plans

Gantt charts

34. There are two main types of projection

Station-point and Perspective

Perspective and Parallel

Parallel and Orthographic

Parallel and Convergent

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

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

They seem to transmit better in a fax machine

It makes no difference

Different line widths convey different information

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

All of these

Visual Styles

3-D Modeling

Modify

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

Two

Three

One

Any number

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

Spot face

Boss

Lug

Chamfer

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

Extrude

Revolve

Sweep

None of these

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

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

None of these

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

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