Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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

Vertical lines

None of these

Horizontal lines

Circles

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

Ellipses

Iso-circles

Circles

Iso-ellipses

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

Base circle

Convolute profile

Involute profile

Spur circle

4. 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:

Angular projection

Oblique projection

Aesthetic projection

Perpendicular projection

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

Draft drawings

Change orders

Electronic files

Rapid prototypes

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

Groove joint

Rear joint

Angle joint

T-joint

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

The beginning point of the last line

None of these

The ending point of the last line

0, 0

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

8"

6"

4"

5"

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

Orthographic

Parallel

Isometric

Angular

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

Spot-face

Counter-bore

Boss

Countersink

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

Set up the meter line

Draw a series of guide lines

Sharpen the leads in the technical pens

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

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

Architectural

Engineering

Civil

Metric

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

Design for assembly

Design for manufacture and assembly

Design for manufacture

Design for concurrent engineering

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

None of these

Sweep

Extrude

Revolve

15. 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

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

None of these

0, 0, 0

20, 20, 20

10, 10, 10

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

A draft to a finished drawing

A finished to a working drawing

An assembly to a finished drawing

A working drawing to a draft

18. 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

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

It can't be done

Use the trim tool to take away the stacked center mark

19. 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

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

Electrical legend

Part number

Electrical layer

List

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

Isoplane

Radial

Outside

Inside

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

Turn Ortho off

Turn Object Snap off

Set the current layer to Def-points

Set the grid to isometric

23. There are two main types of projection

Station-point and Perspective

Parallel and Convergent

Parallel and Orthographic

Perspective and Parallel

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

Lug

Spot face

Chamfer

Boss

25. Traditional drafters need to be able to create several different line widths because ________.

They seem to transmit better in a fax machine

Different line widths convey different information

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

It makes no difference

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

Ortho

O Snaps

Dynamic Input

Grid

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

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

All of these

Check the engineer's scale

Look on a metric conversion chart

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

3-D Modeling

Modify

Visual Styles

All of these

29. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Gear size

Rack size

Tooth size

Pitch diameter

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

Modification slip

None of the above

Change order

Whole new set of drawings

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

Kilometer

Millimeter

Centimeter

Meter

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

Aesthetic process

Design process

Engineering process

Functional process

33. 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<45 and enter

Type 3 forward slash and enter

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

Type 3 back slash and enter

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

0, 0 and 2, 9

0, 0 and 34, 24

0, 0 and 17, 11

0, 0 and 18, 24

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

One

Any number

Three

Two

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

The Internet and e-mail

Gantt charts

Portable document files

Development plans

37. 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

38. 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.

F8

F5

F3

F1

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

None of these

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

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

Formatting forms

Title and record strips

Portable documents

Document strips

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