Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

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1. This is the measured size of a finished part:

Actual size

Dimensioned size

Production size

Basic size

2. In this type of section, one quarter of the object is removed:

Half section

Removed section

Revolved section

Quarter section

3. In an exploded assembly drawing it is customary for the drafter to use a ________ line to illustrate how parts fit together.

Center

Phantom

Hidden

Dashed

4. When dimensioning architectural drawings architects will utilize both ________ and ________ options.

Baseline and linear

Linear and continuous

Baseline and continuous

Quick dim and linear

5. This type of rapid prototyping system uses a laser to fuse powdered metals, plastics, or ceramics:

Solid ground curing

Fused deposition modeling

Stereo lithography apparatus

Selective laser sintering

6. On a floor plan the dashed line that appears approximately 24" outside the exterior wall represents the ________.

Roof overhang

Plumbing drain lines

Sidewalk

None of the above

7. The standard number of threads per inch for various diameters is the:

Lead

Thread pitch

Series of thread

Major diameter

8. When dimensioning piping drawings, you give the lengths of all runs of this type:

Transverse

Straight

Angular

Filleted

9. When setting up a mechanical drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter should set the units to ________.

Decimal

Architectural

Fractional

Metric

10. Elevation drawings will include information about ________.

Roof pitch

All of these

Siding

Window style

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11. There should be a visible gap between the wall and the _________ line.

Extension

Dimension

Center

Leader

12. A full scale technical drawing will have a scale factor of ________.

1 : 2

1 : 1

1 : 4

2 : 1

13. To avoid having to dimension to a hidden feature the drafter can utilize a ________ section.

Whole

All of these

Broken out

Half

14. The dimension text size is determined by what the architect deems necessary in _________.

The Finished plot

The PDF file

Paper space

Model space

15. When using versions of Auto-CAD prior to Release 2006 it may be necessary to ________ a block in order to edit it.

None of these

Copy

Offset

Explode

16. These types of pipes are generally connected with bell and spigot joints or flanged joints:

Water and steam

Gas and soil

Water and gas

Soil and waste

17. When creating your own blocks it is important to avoid drawing any portion of the block in the ________ layer.

Hatch

Center line

Hidden line

Zero

18. Objects that are symmetric can be shown effectively using this type of section:

Half section

Quarter section

Symmetric section

Full section

19. The Auto-CAD command used to combine two or more primitive shapes into a single complex 3-dimensional model is ________.

Attach

Form

Union

Add

20. The UCS icon represents the intersection of the __________.

X-axis

Y-axis

Z-axis

All of these

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21. The foundation contractor will work with the following architectural plans.

Site plan

Floor plan

All of these

Foundation

22. The architectural and construction industries use the United States National CAD standard (NCS) system on many ________ projects.

Publicly funded

Commercial

Aerospace

Residential

23. A line with a tapering width can be easily created by using the ________ tool.

Ellipse

Line

Polyline

Circle

24. The architectural drafter usually begins a set of working drawings by creating the ________ plan first.

Elevations

Building section

Floor plan

Foundation

25. The building construction industry relies on sets of ________ drawings to construct homes and commercial buildings.

Mechanical

Isometric

Architectural working

All of the above

26. In an assembly section, these parts should have their section lines left out or shown solid black:

Thin parts

Rivets

All fasteners

Bolts

27. By using a ________ section of a cylindrical mechanical part the drafter should be able to show only one view of the part.

Revolved

Broken out

Whole

Half

28. This type of section is limited by a break line:

Removed section

Half section

Revolved section

Broken-out section

29. The title block used on working drawings should include the _________.

Layer set

Sheet number

All of these

Line type

30. The site plan illustrates _________.

Where the garage and driveway are located

The roof plan

The floor plan

Where the house sits on the property

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31. Understanding the Cartesian coordinate system will help the beginning drafter __________.

Produce a visible grid system

Control the accuracy of the drawing

Select a different text style

Choose various line types

32. Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.

Feet and inches

Inches only

Feet only

Even numbers

33. Dimensions are used on the elevation plan to describe ________.

Finished floor elevations

Roof pitch angles

All of these

Roof overhangs

34. When using the direct entry method to create a horizontal line exactly three inches long the drafter should ________ first.

Insure that Ortho is on

Pull the line from away from the starting point very carefully

Enter 3 for the length of the line

Read the coordinate position on the Dynamic Readout

35. Architectural dimensioning standards allow for the placement of dimensions inside the floor plan. These inside dimensions locate interior __________.

Door openings and walls

All of these

Windows

Centers of cabinets

36. When only a small section of an interior area needs to be revealed the drafter can use a ________ section.

Broken out

Half

Full

Quarter

37. This allows the performance of structures to be analyzed and tested efficiently, accurately, and quickly:

Computer-aided prototyping

Computer-aided manufacturing

Computer-aided design

Computer-aided engineering

38. When filling an area with a hatch pattern in Auto-CAD the drafter needs to be able to ________.

See the entire bounding area to hatch

Turn ISO grid off

Set the layer to Defpoints

Set Ortho on

39. If designs require changes, they should be documented with:

Engineering change orders

Development plans

Document reviews

Product proposals

40. One critical issue drafters need to pay close attention to is the ________.

Size of the sheet

None of these

Scale factor

Designer's intent

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41. This is the bottom surface joining the sides of two adjacent threads:

Pitch

Lead

Crest

Root

42. This type of thread is a thread on the inside of a member:

Basic thread

Internal thread

External thread

Major diameter thread

43. This type of drawing shows two lines representing the pipe diameter:

Single-line

Double-line

Standard piping

Centerline piping

44. Drafters should use a ________ in a section view of a mechanical part that includes the cylindrical view of a threaded hole.

Hatch line

Poly line

Center line

Dimension line

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