Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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

One

Three

Any number

Two

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

Base circle

Involute profile

Spur circle

Convolute profile

3. 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:

Oblique projection

Aesthetic projection

Angular projection

Perpendicular projection

4. There are two main types of projection

Parallel and Convergent

Station-point and Perspective

Perspective and Parallel

Parallel and Orthographic

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

Radial

Isoplane

Inside

Outside

6. 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

Vertical

Horizontal

Inclined

7. 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.

F1

F8

F5

F3

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

None of these

The ending point of the last line

0, 0

The beginning point of the last line

9. 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 working drawing to a draft

A draft to a finished drawing

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

Dynamic Input

Grid

Ortho

O Snaps

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

Parallel

Isometric

Orthographic

Angular

12. 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

Sharpen the leads in the technical pens

Draw a series of guide lines

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

Centimeter

Meter

Kilometer

Millimeter

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

Check the engineer's scale

Look on a metric conversion chart

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

All of these

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

Iso-circles

Ellipses

Circles

Iso-ellipses

16. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Tooth size

Gear size

Rack size

Pitch diameter

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

Extrude

Sweep

None of these

Revolve

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

Functional process

Engineering process

Design process

Aesthetic process

19. 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

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

Change orders

Electronic files

Draft drawings

Rapid prototypes

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

Boss

Counter-bore

Countersink

Spot-face

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

Modify

3-D Modeling

Visual Styles

All of these

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

Document strips

Portable documents

Formatting forms

Title and record strips

24. 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 17, 11

0, 0 and 2, 9

0, 0 and 34, 24

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

Turn Object Snap off

Set the current layer to Def-points

Turn Ortho off

Set the grid to isometric

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

Architectural

Civil

Metric

Engineering

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

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

None of these

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

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

Different line widths convey different information

They seem to transmit better in a fax machine

It makes no difference

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

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

Boss

Lug

Spot face

Chamfer

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

Hidden feature

Center of a radius

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

Center of a circle

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31. 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<45 and enter

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

Type 3 forward slash and enter

Type 3 back slash and enter

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

Angle joint

Rear joint

T-joint

Groove joint

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

None of these

20, 20, 20

0, 0, 0

10, 10, 10

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

List

Electrical legend

Part number

Electrical layer

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

Design for manufacture and assembly

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for manufacture

Design for assembly

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

The Internet and e-mail

Portable document files

Development plans

Gantt charts

37. 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

Use the Join command

None of these

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

None of these

Vertical lines

Circles

Horizontal lines

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

6"

5"

4"

8"

40. 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

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

It can't be done

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