Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

May 20, 2021

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1. 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

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

0, 0 and 18, 24

0, 0 and 2, 9

0, 0 and 17, 11

0, 0 and 34, 24

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

One

Three

Two

Any number

4. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Gear size

Tooth size

Pitch diameter

Rack size

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

Turn Ortho off

Set the current layer to Def-points

Turn Object Snap off

Set the grid to isometric

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

It makes no difference

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

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

Design for assembly

Design for manufacture and assembly

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for manufacture

8. 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

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

Document strips

Portable documents

Title and record strips

Formatting forms

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

Millimeter

Kilometer

Centimeter

Meter

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

None of the above

Whole new set of drawings

Change order

Modification slip

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

Outside

Inside

Isoplane

Radial

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

Ellipses

Circles

Iso-ellipses

Iso-circles

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

None of these

Sweep

Extrude

Revolve

15. 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

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

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

Orthographic

Isometric

Parallel

Angular

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

Development plans

The Internet and e-mail

Portable document files

Gantt charts

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

Chamfer

Lug

Spot face

Boss

20. 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

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

Aesthetic process

Engineering process

Functional process

Design process

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

Modify

Visual Styles

3-D Modeling

All of these

23. 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

Oblique projection

Perpendicular projection

Angular projection

24. 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

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

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

None of these

26. 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

Sharpen the leads in the technical pens

Draw a series of guide lines

Set up the meter line

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

An assembly to a finished drawing

A draft to a finished drawing

A working drawing to a draft

A finished to a working drawing

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

O Snaps

Dynamic Input

Grid

Ortho

29. There are two main types of projection

Station-point and Perspective

Perspective and Parallel

Parallel and Orthographic

Parallel and Convergent

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

Metric

Engineering

Civil

Architectural

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31. 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

None of these

Use Union to join them

Use the Join command

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

T-joint

Groove joint

Angle joint

Rear joint

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

Electronic files

Change orders

Draft drawings

Rapid prototypes

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

Spot-face

Boss

Countersink

Counter-bore

35. 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

Center of a radius

Hidden feature

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

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

Look on a metric conversion chart

Check the engineer's scale

All of these

37. 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

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

Spur circle

Involute profile

Convolute profile

Base circle

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

Vertical lines

None of these

Horizontal lines

Circles

40. 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.

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