Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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

Check the engineer's scale

All of these

Look on a metric conversion chart

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

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

Set the current layer to Def-points

Turn Ortho off

Turn Object Snap off

Set the grid to isometric

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

Functional process

Engineering process

Aesthetic process

Design process

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

The ending point of the last line

0, 0

The beginning point of the last line

None of these

5. 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

6. 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 18, 24

0, 0 and 34, 24

0, 0 and 17, 11

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

Hidden feature

Center of a radius

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

Center of a circle

8. 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

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

Countersink

Boss

Spot-face

Counter-bore

10. In order to create one solid model from two or more separate solid shapes the drafter will need to position them and then ________.

None of these

Use the Add Parts tool

Use Union to join them

Use the Join command

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

Rapid prototypes

Change orders

Draft drawings

Electronic files

12. 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

F1

F5

F8

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

6"

4"

5"

8"

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

Revolve

None of these

Sweep

Extrude

15. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Tooth size

Rack size

Pitch diameter

Gear size

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

Three

One

Two

Any number

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

Ortho

O Snaps

Grid

Dynamic Input

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

Radial

Isoplane

Inside

Outside

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

Orthographic

Angular

Isometric

Parallel

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

Iso-ellipses

Iso-circles

Circles

Ellipses

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

They seem to transmit better in a fax machine

It makes no difference

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

Different line widths convey different information

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

Civil

Architectural

Metric

Engineering

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

Vertical lines

Circles

None of these

Horizontal lines

24. 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

Aesthetic projection

Perpendicular projection

Oblique projection

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

Lug

Chamfer

Boss

Spot face

26. 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

Change order

Whole new set of drawings

Modification slip

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

Spur circle

Base circle

Involute profile

Convolute profile

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

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

None of these

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

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

Groove joint

Angle joint

T-joint

Rear joint

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

Modify

Visual Styles

All of these

3-D Modeling

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31. There are two main types of projection

Parallel and Convergent

Perspective and Parallel

Station-point and Perspective

Parallel and Orthographic

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

10, 10, 10

None of these

0, 0, 0

20, 20, 20

33. 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

None of these

Vertical

Horizontal

34. 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

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

Meter

Kilometer

Centimeter

Millimeter

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

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

Set up the meter line

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

A finished to a working drawing

An assembly to a finished drawing

A draft to a finished drawing

A working drawing to a draft

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

Part number

List

Electrical legend

Electrical layer

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

Portable documents

Title and record strips

Formatting forms

Document strips

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

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

It can't be done

Explode the dimension and then erase the center mark

Use the trim tool to take away the stacked center mark

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