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

Parallel

Angular

Orthographic

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

Type @3<45 and enter

Type 3 forward slash and enter

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:

Perpendicular projection

Angular projection

Oblique projection

Aesthetic projection

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

Chamfer

Spot face

Boss

Lug

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

All of these

Check the engineer's scale

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

Look on a metric conversion chart

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

Iso-circles

Circles

Ellipses

Iso-ellipses

7. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Rack size

Gear size

Pitch diameter

Tooth size

8. 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

It can't be done

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

Use the trim tool to take away the stacked center mark

9. In order to create one solid model from two or more separate solid shapes the drafter will need to position them and then ________.

None of these

Use the Add Parts tool

Use the Join command

Use Union to join them

10. There are two main types of projection

Station-point and Perspective

Parallel and Orthographic

Parallel and Convergent

Perspective and Parallel

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

Meter

Millimeter

Kilometer

Centimeter

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

Set the current layer to Def-points

Turn Ortho off

Turn Object Snap off

Set the grid to isometric

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

None of these

10, 10, 10

0, 0, 0

20, 20, 20

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

Countersink

Boss

Spot-face

Counter-bore

15. 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.

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

A working drawing to a draft

A finished to a working drawing

A draft to a finished drawing

An assembly to a finished drawing

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

Engineering

Architectural

Metric

Civil

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

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

Set up the meter line

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

Aesthetic process

Engineering process

Functional process

Design process

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

Portable document files

Development plans

The Internet and e-mail

Gantt charts

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

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

Center of a circle

Center of a radius

Hidden feature

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

Involute profile

Base circle

Convolute profile

Spur circle

23. 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

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

Horizontal lines

Vertical lines

Circles

None of these

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

Electronic files

Rapid prototypes

Change orders

Draft drawings

26. 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

27. 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.

Horizontal

Vertical

Inclined

None of these

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

Revolve

Sweep

None of these

Extrude

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

0, 0 and 34, 24

0, 0 and 18, 24

0, 0 and 17, 11

0, 0 and 2, 9

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

Three

Any number

Two

One

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

Radial

Inside

Outside

Isoplane

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

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

None of these

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

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

Change order

Modification slip

None of the above

Whole new set of drawings

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

Dynamic Input

Ortho

Grid

O Snaps

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

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

All of these

3-D Modeling

Modify

Visual Styles

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

Portable documents

Title and record strips

Formatting forms

Document strips

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

Angle joint

Rear joint

T-joint

Groove joint

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

Design for manufacture

Design for assembly

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for manufacture and assembly

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

Electrical legend

Electrical layer

Part number

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