Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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1. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Pitch diameter

Rack size

Tooth size

Gear size

2. 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

0, 0

None of these

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

Development plans

Gantt charts

Portable document files

The Internet and e-mail

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

20, 20, 20

10, 10, 10

0, 0, 0

None of these

5. 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:

Aesthetic projection

Perpendicular projection

Angular projection

Oblique projection

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

5"

8"

6"

4"

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

Base circle

Spur circle

Involute profile

Convolute profile

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

Civil

Engineering

Metric

Architectural

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

Design for manufacture

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for manufacture and assembly

Design for assembly

10. 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.

F3

F5

F1

F8

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

None of these

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

12. There are two main types of projection

Station-point and Perspective

Parallel and Orthographic

Parallel and Convergent

Perspective and Parallel

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

Boss

Chamfer

Lug

Spot face

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

Orthographic

Isometric

Angular

Parallel

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

Ortho

O Snaps

Dynamic Input

Grid

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

Set up the meter line

Sharpen the leads in the technical pens

Align the paper so that it will be positioned square to the parallel bar

Draw a series of guide lines

17. 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.

Vertical

None of these

Inclined

Horizontal

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

Two

Three

One

Any number

19. 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

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

Explode the dimension and then erase the center mark

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

Angle joint

Groove joint

T-joint

Rear joint

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

Aesthetic process

Functional process

Design process

Engineering process

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

Visual Styles

Modify

3-D Modeling

All of these

23. 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 forward slash and enter

Type @3<45 and enter

Type 3 back slash and enter

24. 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

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

Check the engineer's scale

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

Look on a metric conversion chart

All of these

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

List

Electrical layer

Part number

Electrical legend

27. 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 draft to a finished drawing

An assembly to a finished drawing

A working drawing to a draft

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

Turn Object Snap off

Set the current layer to Def-points

Set the grid to isometric

Turn Ortho off

29. 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 Union to join them

Use the Add Parts tool

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

0, 0 and 17, 11

0, 0 and 2, 9

0, 0 and 18, 24

0, 0 and 34, 24

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

Circles

Ellipses

Iso-ellipses

Iso-circles

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

Isoplane

Inside

Outside

Radial

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

Countersink

Counter-bore

Spot-face

Boss

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

Circles

None of these

Vertical lines

Horizontal lines

35. 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

Modification slip

Change order

None of the above

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

Millimeter

Meter

Centimeter

Kilometer

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

Extrude

None of these

Revolve

Sweep

38. 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

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

Draft drawings

Electronic files

Change orders

Rapid prototypes

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

Formatting forms

Document strips

Portable documents

Title and record strips

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