Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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

Circles

Ellipses

Iso-circles

Iso-ellipses

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

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

None of these

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

3. 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

None of these

Use the Add Parts tool

Use Union to join them

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

20, 20, 20

0, 0, 0

10, 10, 10

None of these

5. 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 forward slash and enter

Type @3<45 and enter

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

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

Involute profile

Base circle

Spur circle

Convolute profile

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

Angle joint

Rear joint

T-joint

Groove joint

8. 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

Horizontal

None of these

Vertical

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

Visual Styles

All of these

Modify

3-D Modeling

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

Center of a circle

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

Hidden feature

Center of a radius

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

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

Revolve

None of these

Sweep

Extrude

13. How can the drafter prevent Auto-CAD from placing or stacking another center mark on a circle when adding a diameter dimension to it?

It can't be done

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

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

Inside

Outside

Isoplane

Radial

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

Orthographic

Angular

Parallel

Isometric

16. 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

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

None of these

The beginning point of the last line

0, 0

The ending point of the last line

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

Functional process

Aesthetic process

Design process

Engineering process

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

A finished to a working drawing

A working drawing to a draft

An assembly to a finished drawing

A draft to a finished drawing

20. 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

Angular projection

Aesthetic projection

Perpendicular projection

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

Dynamic Input

Ortho

Grid

O Snaps

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

Boss

Spot face

Chamfer

Lug

23. 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

Draw a series of guide lines

Sharpen the leads in the technical pens

Set up the meter line

24. 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

Whole new set of drawings

None of the above

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

Boss

Counter-bore

Countersink

Spot-face

26. 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

27. 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

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

None of these

Horizontal lines

Circles

Vertical lines

29. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Tooth size

Pitch diameter

Rack size

Gear size

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

Draft drawings

Rapid prototypes

Change orders

Electronic files

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

Meter

Kilometer

Millimeter

Centimeter

32. There are two main types of projection

Station-point and Perspective

Perspective and Parallel

Parallel and Convergent

Parallel and Orthographic

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

Design for manufacture

Design for manufacture and assembly

Design for assembly

Design for concurrent engineering

34. 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.

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

Three

Two

Any number

One

36. 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

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

Gantt charts

The Internet and e-mail

Portable document files

Development plans

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

Engineering

Architectural

Metric

Civil

39. 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

Formatting forms

Portable documents

40. 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

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