Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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

None of these

10, 10, 10

20, 20, 20

0, 0, 0

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

Draft drawings

Electronic files

Change orders

Rapid prototypes

3. 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

None of these

Inclined

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

None of these

Horizontal lines

Vertical lines

Circles

5. 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

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

It makes no difference

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

All of these

Look on a metric conversion chart

Check the engineer's scale

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

7. 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

It can't be done

Use the trim tool to take away the stacked center mark

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

Electrical layer

Electrical legend

Part number

List

9. 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

Oblique projection

Angular projection

Aesthetic projection

10. 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

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

Outside

Isoplane

Inside

Radial

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

Base circle

Involute profile

Convolute profile

Spur circle

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

Center of a circle

Center of a radius

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

Hidden feature

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

A finished to a working drawing

An assembly to a finished drawing

A draft to a finished drawing

A working drawing to a draft

15. 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 2, 9

0, 0 and 17, 11

0, 0 and 18, 24

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

Set the current layer to Def-points

Turn Ortho off

Set the grid to isometric

Turn Object Snap off

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

Engineering

Metric

Architectural

Civil

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

Counter-bore

Spot-face

Countersink

Boss

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

Centimeter

Kilometer

Meter

Millimeter

20. 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

Change order

None of the above

Modification slip

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

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

None of these

22. 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

Set up the meter line

Draw a series of guide lines

23. 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 the Join command

None of these

Use Union to join them

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

Gantt charts

Portable document files

Development plans

The Internet and e-mail

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

T-joint

Rear joint

Angle joint

Groove joint

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

Design for manufacture

Design for manufacture and assembly

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for assembly

27. 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"

8"

4"

28. 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

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

Circles

Iso-circles

Ellipses

Iso-ellipses

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

All of these

Modify

3-D Modeling

Visual Styles

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

Title and record strips

Document strips

Formatting forms

Portable documents

32. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Gear size

Rack size

Tooth size

Pitch diameter

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

Spot face

Lug

Boss

Chamfer

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

Functional process

Aesthetic process

Design process

Engineering process

35. 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 forward slash and enter

Type 3 back slash and enter

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

Dynamic Input

Ortho

Grid

O Snaps

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

Any number

Three

One

Two

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

Angular

Orthographic

Isometric

Parallel

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

None of these

Revolve

Sweep

Extrude

40. There are two main types of projection

Station-point and Perspective

Parallel and Convergent

Parallel and Orthographic

Perspective and Parallel

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