Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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

Circles

None of these

Horizontal lines

Vertical lines

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

All of these

Look on a metric conversion chart

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

Check the engineer's scale

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

Turn Ortho off

Set the grid to isometric

Turn Object Snap off

Set the current layer to Def-points

7. 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

None of these

Use the Join command

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

Countersink

Spot-face

Counter-bore

Boss

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

Aesthetic process

Design process

Functional process

Engineering process

10. 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

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

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

Grid

Ortho

O Snaps

Dynamic Input

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

Center of a radius

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

Center of a circle

Hidden feature

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

Iso-ellipses

Iso-circles

Ellipses

Circles

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

Different line widths convey different information

It makes no difference

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

They seem to transmit better in a fax machine

15. 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

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

Electrical legend

Electrical layer

List

Part number

17. 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

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

One

Two

Three

Any number

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

Convolute profile

Base circle

Involute profile

Spur circle

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

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for assembly

Design for manufacture and assembly

Design for manufacture

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21. 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

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

Parallel

Angular

Isometric

Orthographic

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

Change orders

Rapid prototypes

Draft drawings

Electronic files

24. 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

Oblique projection

Perpendicular projection

Aesthetic projection

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

Civil

Engineering

Metric

Architectural

26. 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

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

Groove joint

Angle joint

Rear joint

T-joint

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

Millimeter

Meter

Kilometer

Centimeter

29. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Tooth size

Gear size

Pitch diameter

Rack size

30. 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 and try to use the Dynamic Input readout to find the end point

Type @3<45 and enter

Type 3 back slash and enter

Type 3 forward slash and enter

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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

Lug

Boss

Chamfer

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

All of these

Modify

3-D Modeling

Visual Styles

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

Revolve

Extrude

Sweep

None of these

34. There are two main types of projection

Perspective and Parallel

Station-point and Perspective

Parallel and Convergent

Parallel and Orthographic

35. 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

It can't be done

Explode the dimension and then erase the center mark

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

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

Isoplane

Radial

Outside

Inside

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

8"

4"

5"

6"

38. 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

Draw a series of guide lines

Set up the meter line

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

0, 0 and 17, 11

0, 0 and 2, 9

0, 0 and 34, 24

0, 0 and 18, 24

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.

Vertical

Horizontal

Inclined

None of these

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