Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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

Visual Styles

3-D Modeling

Modify

All of these

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

Turn Object Snap off

Turn Ortho off

Set the current layer to Def-points

Set the grid to isometric

3. 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.

F5

F3

F1

F8

4. 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

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

Countersink

Counter-bore

Spot-face

Boss

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

0, 0 and 34, 24

0, 0 and 18, 24

0, 0 and 2, 9

0, 0 and 17, 11

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

None of these

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

8. 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

Inclined

Horizontal

None of these

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

Radial

Isoplane

Inside

Outside

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

4"

8"

6"

5"

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

Portable document files

The Internet and e-mail

Gantt charts

Development plans

12. 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:

Oblique projection

Angular projection

Aesthetic projection

Perpendicular projection

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

Sharpen the leads in the technical pens

Set up the meter line

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

Draw a series of guide lines

14. 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 finished to a working drawing

A draft to a finished drawing

A working drawing to a draft

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

Architectural

Metric

Civil

Engineering

16. 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)

17. There are two main types of projection

Parallel and Convergent

Parallel and Orthographic

Station-point and Perspective

Perspective and Parallel

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

10, 10, 10

0, 0, 0

20, 20, 20

None of these

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

Vertical lines

Circles

Horizontal lines

None of these

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

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for manufacture

Design for manufacture and assembly

Design for assembly

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

Title and record strips

Document strips

Portable documents

Formatting forms

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

Involute profile

Spur circle

Base circle

Convolute profile

23. 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 trim tool to take away the stacked center mark

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

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

Engineering process

Aesthetic process

Functional process

Design process

25. 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 and try to use the Dynamic Input readout to find the end point

Type @3<45 and enter

26. 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

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

Parallel

Isometric

Angular

Orthographic

28. 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

Modification slip

Change order

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

Millimeter

Meter

Kilometer

Centimeter

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

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

Center of a radius

Center of a circle

Hidden feature

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

O Snaps

Ortho

Dynamic Input

Grid

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

Three

Any number

Two

One

33. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Gear size

Tooth size

Rack size

Pitch diameter

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

Electronic files

Change orders

Rapid prototypes

Draft drawings

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

None of these

Sweep

Extrude

Revolve

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

Electrical legend

List

Part number

Electrical layer

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

Iso-circles

Iso-ellipses

Circles

Ellipses

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

Rear joint

T-joint

Groove joint

Angle joint

39. 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 Union to join them

Use the Add Parts tool

Use the Join command

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

Spot face

Chamfer

Boss

Lug

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