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<45 and enter

Type 3 back slash and enter

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

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

Iso-circles

Circles

Ellipses

Iso-ellipses

3. 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

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

Functional process

Aesthetic process

Design process

Engineering process

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

Convolute profile

Spur circle

Base circle

Involute profile

6. 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

None of these

Use Union to join them

Use the Add Parts tool

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

T-joint

Angle joint

Groove joint

Rear joint

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

Three

Any number

Two

One

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

Vertical lines

Horizontal lines

None of these

Circles

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

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

Check the engineer's scale

All of these

Look on a metric conversion chart

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

Architectural

Metric

Civil

Engineering

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

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

None of these

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

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

Inside

Outside

Isoplane

Radial

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

A working drawing to a draft

A finished to a working drawing

A draft to a finished drawing

An assembly to a finished drawing

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

Revolve

Sweep

Extrude

None of these

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

Gantt charts

Portable document files

Development plans

The Internet and e-mail

17. 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 trim tool to take away the stacked center mark

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

18. There are two main types of projection

Parallel and Convergent

Parallel and Orthographic

Perspective and Parallel

Station-point and Perspective

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

Hidden feature

Center of a circle

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

Center of a radius

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

Spot-face

Counter-bore

Boss

Countersink

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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.

F8

F5

F3

F1

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

Draw a series of guide lines

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

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

The beginning point of the last line

0, 0

The ending point of the last line

None of these

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

Isometric

Angular

Orthographic

Parallel

25. 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

Perpendicular projection

Oblique projection

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

Meter

Millimeter

Kilometer

Centimeter

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

Visual Styles

All of these

3-D Modeling

Modify

28. 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"

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

Spot face

Lug

Boss

Chamfer

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

Dynamic Input

Ortho

O Snaps

Grid

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31. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Rack size

Tooth size

Pitch diameter

Gear size

32. 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 17, 11

0, 0 and 34, 24

33. 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 Ortho off

Turn Object Snap off

34. 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

35. 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

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

Title and record strips

Portable documents

Document strips

Formatting forms

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

0, 0, 0

20, 20, 20

10, 10, 10

None of these

38. 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

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

Change orders

Electronic files

Rapid prototypes

Draft drawings

40. 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

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

Different line widths convey different information

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