Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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1. 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

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

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

None of these

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

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

Visual Styles

3-D Modeling

Modify

All of these

4. 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.

F5

F8

F1

F3

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

Turn Object Snap off

Set the grid to isometric

Turn Ortho off

Set the current layer to Def-points

6. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Pitch diameter

Tooth size

Rack size

Gear size

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

It makes no difference

They seem to transmit better in a fax machine

Different line widths convey different information

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

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

Design for manufacture and assembly

Design for manufacture

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for assembly

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

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

Center of a circle

Center of a radius

Hidden feature

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

Parallel

Angular

Isometric

Orthographic

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

Aesthetic process

Design process

Engineering process

Functional process

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".

4"

5"

6"

8"

13. 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

Inclined

None of these

Vertical

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

Iso-ellipses

Circles

Ellipses

Iso-circles

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

Countersink

Counter-bore

Boss

Spot-face

16. There are two main types of projection

Parallel and Convergent

Perspective and Parallel

Station-point and Perspective

Parallel and Orthographic

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

Gantt charts

Development plans

The Internet and e-mail

Portable document files

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

Formatting forms

Title and record strips

Portable documents

Document strips

19. 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

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

Look on a metric conversion chart

Check the engineer's scale

All of these

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

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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 2, 9

0, 0 and 17, 11

0, 0 and 18, 24

0, 0 and 34, 24

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

Involute profile

Convolute profile

Base circle

Spur circle

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

None of these

Use the Join command

Use Union to join them

Use the Add Parts tool

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

None of these

10, 10, 10

20, 20, 20

0, 0, 0

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

A draft to a finished drawing

An assembly to a finished drawing

A finished to a working drawing

A working drawing to a draft

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

None of these

Horizontal lines

Circles

Vertical lines

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

Revolve

Extrude

None of these

Sweep

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

Whole new set of drawings

Change order

Modification slip

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

Chamfer

Lug

Boss

Spot face

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

Engineering

Civil

Metric

Architectural

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31. 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 trim tool to take away the stacked center mark

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

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

Grid

Dynamic Input

Ortho

O Snaps

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

Groove joint

Rear joint

T-joint

Angle joint

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

Any number

Two

Three

One

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

Inside

Isoplane

Radial

Outside

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

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

Set up the meter line

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

Meter

Millimeter

Kilometer

Centimeter

38. 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

Angular projection

Aesthetic projection

Perpendicular projection

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

0, 0

The beginning point of the last line

The ending point of the last line

None of these

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

Rapid prototypes

Electronic files

Draft drawings

Change orders

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