Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

Page 1 of 5

1. When using versions of Auto-CAD prior to Release 2006 it may be necessary to ________ a block in order to edit it.

Copy

Offset

None of these

Explode

2. The architectural drafter usually begins a set of working drawings by creating the ________ plan first.

Foundation

Elevations

Building section

Floor plan

3. The UCS icon represents the intersection of the __________.

Y-axis

X-axis

All of these

Z-axis

4. The architectural and construction industries use the United States National CAD standard (NCS) system on many ________ projects.

Residential

Commercial

Publicly funded

Aerospace

5. Understanding the Cartesian coordinate system will help the beginning drafter __________.

Select a different text style

Produce a visible grid system

Choose various line types

Control the accuracy of the drawing

6. The foundation contractor will work with the following architectural plans.

Foundation

Site plan

Floor plan

All of these

7. This type of rapid prototyping system uses a laser to fuse powdered metals, plastics, or ceramics:

Solid ground curing

Stereo lithography apparatus

Selective laser sintering

Fused deposition modeling

8. A full scale technical drawing will have a scale factor of ________.

1 : 1

1 : 4

2 : 1

1 : 2

9. In this type of section, one quarter of the object is removed:

Half section

Revolved section

Quarter section

Removed section

10. This is the measured size of a finished part:

Dimensioned size

Basic size

Production size

Actual size

Page 2 of 5

11. Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.

Feet and inches

Feet only

Inches only

Even numbers

12. The title block used on working drawings should include the _________.

Sheet number

Layer set

All of these

Line type

13. Drafters should use a ________ in a section view of a mechanical part that includes the cylindrical view of a threaded hole.

Dimension line

Poly line

Center line

Hatch line

14. This type of section is limited by a break line:

Revolved section

Removed section

Broken-out section

Half section

15. These types of pipes are generally connected with bell and spigot joints or flanged joints:

Water and gas

Soil and waste

Water and steam

Gas and soil

16. One critical issue drafters need to pay close attention to is the ________.

Scale factor

Size of the sheet

None of these

Designer's intent

17. When dimensioning piping drawings, you give the lengths of all runs of this type:

Straight

Transverse

Filleted

Angular

18. When creating your own blocks it is important to avoid drawing any portion of the block in the ________ layer.

Center line

Zero

Hidden line

Hatch

19. When only a small section of an interior area needs to be revealed the drafter can use a ________ section.

Half

Quarter

Full

Broken out

20. By using a ________ section of a cylindrical mechanical part the drafter should be able to show only one view of the part.

Half

Whole

Revolved

Broken out

Page 3 of 5

21. If designs require changes, they should be documented with:

Engineering change orders

Document reviews

Development plans

Product proposals

22. This is the bottom surface joining the sides of two adjacent threads:

Root

Lead

Crest

Pitch

23. When setting up a mechanical drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter should set the units to ________.

Metric

Architectural

Decimal

Fractional

24. This allows the performance of structures to be analyzed and tested efficiently, accurately, and quickly:

Computer-aided manufacturing

Computer-aided engineering

Computer-aided prototyping

Computer-aided design

25. When using the direct entry method to create a horizontal line exactly three inches long the drafter should ________ first.

Pull the line from away from the starting point very carefully

Enter 3 for the length of the line

Insure that Ortho is on

Read the coordinate position on the Dynamic Readout

26. When filling an area with a hatch pattern in Auto-CAD the drafter needs to be able to ________.

Turn ISO grid off

See the entire bounding area to hatch

Set Ortho on

Set the layer to Defpoints

27. Architectural dimensioning standards allow for the placement of dimensions inside the floor plan. These inside dimensions locate interior __________.

Windows

Centers of cabinets

All of these

Door openings and walls

28. The standard number of threads per inch for various diameters is the:

Lead

Major diameter

Thread pitch

Series of thread

29. The Auto-CAD command used to combine two or more primitive shapes into a single complex 3-dimensional model is ________.

Union

Add

Form

Attach

30. When dimensioning architectural drawings architects will utilize both ________ and ________ options.

Baseline and linear

Baseline and continuous

Linear and continuous

Quick dim and linear

Page 4 of 5

31. In an exploded assembly drawing it is customary for the drafter to use a ________ line to illustrate how parts fit together.

Phantom

Hidden

Dashed

Center

32. Objects that are symmetric can be shown effectively using this type of section:

Symmetric section

Quarter section

Half section

Full section

33. A line with a tapering width can be easily created by using the ________ tool.

Ellipse

Circle

Line

Polyline

34. This type of drawing shows two lines representing the pipe diameter:

Single-line

Centerline piping

Standard piping

Double-line

35. This type of thread is a thread on the inside of a member:

Internal thread

Basic thread

Major diameter thread

External thread

36. The site plan illustrates _________.

The roof plan

The floor plan

Where the house sits on the property

Where the garage and driveway are located

37. Dimensions are used on the elevation plan to describe ________.

Roof overhangs

Roof pitch angles

All of these

Finished floor elevations

38. Elevation drawings will include information about ________.

All of these

Siding

Window style

Roof pitch

39. In an assembly section, these parts should have their section lines left out or shown solid black:

Thin parts

All fasteners

Rivets

Bolts

40. The building construction industry relies on sets of ________ drawings to construct homes and commercial buildings.

Architectural working

Isometric

Mechanical

All of the above

Page 5 of 5

41. On a floor plan the dashed line that appears approximately 24" outside the exterior wall represents the ________.

Roof overhang

None of the above

Plumbing drain lines

Sidewalk

42. To avoid having to dimension to a hidden feature the drafter can utilize a ________ section.

Whole

Broken out

Half

All of these

43. There should be a visible gap between the wall and the _________ line.

Dimension

Center

Leader

Extension

44. The dimension text size is determined by what the architect deems necessary in _________.

The PDF file

The Finished plot

Paper space

Model space

Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

Related

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Ads by Google

Recent Posts

Membership Registration

Secured Payment

Protection

Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

Share this Now with Friends:

Related

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Ads by Google

Recent Posts

Membership Registration

Secured Payment

Protection