Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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

Ellipses

Iso-ellipses

Circles

Iso-circles

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:

Angular projection

Aesthetic projection

Perpendicular projection

Oblique projection

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

Orthographic

Isometric

Parallel

Angular

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

Countersink

Boss

Counter-bore

Spot-face

5. 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

F1

F5

F3

6. 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

Modification slip

Change order

None of the above

7. 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.

None of these

Horizontal

Vertical

Inclined

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

Electrical legend

Part number

List

Electrical layer

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

Functional process

Aesthetic process

Design process

Engineering process

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

Draw a series of guide lines

Set up the meter line

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

Sharpen the leads in the technical pens

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11. 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

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

Document strips

Portable documents

Title and record strips

Formatting forms

13. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Rack size

Gear size

Tooth size

Pitch diameter

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

Kilometer

Millimeter

Centimeter

Meter

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

The beginning point of the last line

None of these

0, 0

The ending point of the last line

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

All of these

3-D Modeling

Visual Styles

Modify

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

Architectural

Engineering

Civil

Metric

18. 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

19. 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 back slash and enter

Type @3<45 and enter

Type 3 forward slash and enter

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

20. There are two main types of projection

Parallel and Convergent

Perspective and Parallel

Station-point and Perspective

Parallel and Orthographic

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

Development plans

Portable document files

Gantt charts

The Internet and e-mail

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

Angle joint

Groove joint

Rear joint

T-joint

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

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

Different line widths convey different information

It makes no difference

They seem to transmit better in a fax machine

24. 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 Object Snap off

Turn Ortho off

25. 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 finished to a working drawing

A draft to a finished drawing

A working drawing to a draft

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

Chamfer

Boss

Spot face

Lug

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

None of these

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

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

Rapid prototypes

Draft drawings

Change orders

Electronic files

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

5"

6"

4"

8"

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

Base circle

Spur circle

Involute profile

Convolute profile

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

Outside

Isoplane

Inside

Radial

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

Any number

Three

One

Two

33. 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 the Add Parts tool

Use Union to join them

None of these

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

20, 20, 20

None of these

0, 0, 0

10, 10, 10

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

Design for assembly

Design for manufacture

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for manufacture and assembly

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

Revolve

Sweep

Extrude

None of these

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

Grid

Dynamic Input

Ortho

O Snaps

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

Vertical lines

Horizontal lines

Circles

None of these

39. 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

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

All of these

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

Look on a metric conversion chart

Check the engineer's scale

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