Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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1. 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

Set up the meter line

Sharpen the leads in the technical pens

Draw a series of guide lines

2. 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

Angular projection

Oblique projection

Aesthetic projection

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

Electrical layer

Electrical legend

Part number

List

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

None of these

The beginning point of the last line

The ending point of the last line

0, 0

5. 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 Union to join them

Use the Join command

Use the Add Parts tool

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?

It can't be done

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

Explode the dimension and then erase the center mark

Use the trim tool to take away the stacked center mark

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

Architectural

Metric

Civil

Engineering

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

Parallel

Angular

Isometric

Orthographic

9. 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"

6"

8"

5"

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

Millimeter

Kilometer

Meter

Centimeter

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

Two

Three

Any number

One

12. 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

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

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

Center of a radius

Center of a circle

Hidden feature

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

Involute profile

Base circle

Spur circle

Convolute profile

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

Modify

Visual Styles

All of these

3-D Modeling

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

Sweep

None of these

Extrude

Revolve

17. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Gear size

Pitch diameter

Rack size

Tooth size

18. 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

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

20, 20, 20

10, 10, 10

None of these

0, 0, 0

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

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

Check the engineer's scale

Look on a metric conversion chart

All of these

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21. 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

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

Aesthetic process

Functional process

Design process

Engineering process

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

Circles

None of these

Horizontal lines

Vertical lines

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

Dynamic Input

Ortho

O Snaps

Grid

25. 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

Different line widths convey different information

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

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

Document strips

Title and record strips

Formatting forms

Portable documents

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

Ellipses

Iso-ellipses

Circles

Iso-circles

28. 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

None of the above

Modification slip

Whole new set of drawings

29. There are two main types of projection

Parallel and Orthographic

Station-point and Perspective

Parallel and Convergent

Perspective and Parallel

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

Boss

Spot-face

Counter-bore

Countersink

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

Spot face

Chamfer

Lug

Boss

32. 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<45 and enter

Type 3 back slash and enter

Type 3 forward slash and enter

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

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

Draft drawings

Rapid prototypes

Change orders

Electronic files

34. 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 18, 24

0, 0 and 17, 11

0, 0 and 34, 24

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

Portable document files

Gantt charts

Development plans

The Internet and e-mail

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

Inside

Isoplane

Radial

Outside

37. 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

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

Rear joint

Groove joint

Angle joint

T-joint

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

A draft to a finished drawing

A finished to a working drawing

A working drawing to a draft

An assembly to a finished drawing

40. 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.

Inclined

None of these

Vertical

Horizontal

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