Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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

Isometric

Angular

Orthographic

Parallel

2. 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)

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

Ellipses

Iso-ellipses

Iso-circles

Circles

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.

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

Whole new set of drawings

Change order

Modification slip

None of the above

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

Visual Styles

Modify

All of these

3-D Modeling

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

Sharpen the leads in the technical pens

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

Set up the meter line

Draw a series of guide lines

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

Engineering process

Functional process

Aesthetic process

Design process

9. 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

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

Angle joint

Rear joint

T-joint

Groove joint

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

Electronic files

Draft drawings

Rapid prototypes

Change orders

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

Sweep

Revolve

None of these

Extrude

13. 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:

Angular projection

Aesthetic projection

Oblique projection

Perpendicular projection

14. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Tooth size

Rack size

Gear size

Pitch diameter

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

Countersink

Boss

Spot-face

Counter-bore

16. There are two main types of projection

Parallel and Orthographic

Station-point and Perspective

Perspective and Parallel

Parallel and Convergent

17. 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.

Vertical

None of these

Horizontal

Inclined

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

Design for manufacture and assembly

Design for assembly

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for manufacture

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

The Internet and e-mail

Gantt charts

Development plans

Portable document files

20. 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

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21. 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

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

A working drawing to a draft

An assembly to a finished drawing

A finished to a working drawing

A draft to a finished drawing

23. 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

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

Turn Ortho off

Turn Object Snap off

Set the current layer to Def-points

Set the grid to isometric

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

Chamfer

Lug

Spot face

Boss

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

Title and record strips

Formatting forms

Portable documents

Document strips

27. 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

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

It can't be done

Use the trim tool to take away the stacked center mark

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

0, 0, 0

10, 10, 10

None of these

20, 20, 20

29. 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

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

Involute profile

Spur circle

Base circle

Convolute profile

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

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

Two

Three

Any number

One

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

Dynamic Input

Grid

O Snaps

Ortho

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

Radial

Isoplane

Inside

Outside

35. 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 34, 24

0, 0 and 2, 9

0, 0 and 17, 11

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

Architectural

Civil

Metric

Engineering

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

None of these

Circles

Vertical lines

Horizontal lines

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

Meter

Centimeter

Millimeter

Kilometer

39. 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<45 and enter

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

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

The ending point of the last line

None of these

The beginning point of the last line

0, 0

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