Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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

The beginning point of the last line

The ending point of the last line

None of these

0, 0

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

Modification slip

None of the above

Whole new set of drawings

Change order

3. 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 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

It can't be done

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

Design for assembly

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for manufacture

Design for manufacture and assembly

5. 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

Vertical

Horizontal

None of these

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

Set up the meter line

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

7. 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

Portable documents

Formatting forms

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

Circles

Vertical lines

Horizontal lines

None of these

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

Spur circle

Convolute profile

Involute profile

Base circle

10. 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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11. There are two main types of projection

Parallel and Convergent

Parallel and Orthographic

Station-point and Perspective

Perspective and Parallel

12. 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

F1

F3

13. 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"

8"

6"

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

3-D Modeling

Modify

All of these

Visual Styles

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

Aesthetic process

Design process

Functional process

Engineering process

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

Metric

Civil

Engineering

Architectural

17. 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

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

Electronic files

Rapid prototypes

Change orders

Draft drawings

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

Different line widths convey different information

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

They seem to transmit better in a fax machine

It makes no difference

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

Part number

Electrical layer

List

Electrical legend

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

Hidden feature

Center of a circle

Center of a radius

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

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

Millimeter

Meter

Centimeter

Kilometer

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

Orthographic

Isometric

Parallel

Angular

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

One

Any number

Two

Three

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

Rear joint

Groove joint

T-joint

Angle joint

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

Spot-face

Boss

Countersink

Counter-bore

27. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Pitch diameter

Rack size

Tooth size

Gear size

28. 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

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

Ortho

Dynamic Input

O Snaps

Grid

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

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

None of these

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

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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

Chamfer

Boss

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

None of these

Revolve

Sweep

Extrude

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

Inside

Isoplane

Outside

Radial

34. 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 18, 24

0, 0 and 2, 9

0, 0 and 34, 24

35. 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

None of these

Use the Join command

Use Union to join them

36. 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 working drawing to a draft

A finished to a working drawing

An assembly to a finished drawing

37. 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

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

Circles

Iso-circles

Ellipses

Iso-ellipses

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

Set the current layer to Def-points

Turn Object Snap off

Turn Ortho off

Set the grid to isometric

40. 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

Gantt charts

Development plans

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