Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

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

Computer-aided design

Computer-aided manufacturing

Computer-aided prototyping

Computer-aided engineering

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

Poly line

Center line

Hatch line

Dimension line

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

Basic thread

External thread

Internal thread

Major diameter thread

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

Attach

Add

Union

Form

5. 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

Read the coordinate position on the Dynamic Readout

Enter 3 for the length of the line

Insure that Ortho is on

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

Phantom

Hidden

Center

Dashed

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

Building section

Floor plan

Foundation

Elevations

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

Dimensioned size

Basic size

Actual size

Production size

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

Select a different text style

Choose various line types

Control the accuracy of the drawing

Produce a visible grid system

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

None of the above

Roof overhang

Plumbing drain lines

Sidewalk

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

Soil and waste

Water and steam

Gas and soil

Water and gas

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

Baseline and linear

Baseline and continuous

Quick dim and linear

Linear and continuous

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

Layer set

All of these

Sheet number

Line type

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

Ellipse

Circle

Polyline

Line

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

Explode

Copy

None of these

Offset

16. Elevation drawings will include information about ________.

All of these

Siding

Roof pitch

Window style

17. 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 the layer to Defpoints

Set Ortho on

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

Center

Leader

Extension

Dimension

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

Document reviews

Engineering change orders

Development plans

Product proposals

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

Straight

Transverse

Filleted

Angular

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

All of these

Floor plan

Site plan

Foundation

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

Isometric

Mechanical

Architectural working

All of the above

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

Broken out

Whole

Half

All of these

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

Roof overhangs

All of these

Roof pitch angles

Finished floor elevations

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

Broken-out section

Removed section

Revolved section

Half section

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

Z-axis

Y-axis

X-axis

All of these

27. The site plan illustrates _________.

Where the garage and driveway are located

The roof plan

The floor plan

Where the house sits on the property

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

1 : 4

1 : 1

2 : 1

1 : 2

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

Full section

Symmetric section

Half section

Quarter section

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

Model space

Paper space

The PDF file

The Finished plot

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

Zero

Hidden line

Center line

Hatch

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

Fractional

Decimal

Metric

Architectural

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

None of these

Scale factor

Designer's intent

Size of the sheet

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

Rivets

All fasteners

Thin parts

Bolts

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

Half

Full

Broken out

Quarter

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

Lead

Thread pitch

Major diameter

Series of thread

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

Crest

Root

Pitch

Lead

38. Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.

Feet and inches

Inches only

Even numbers

Feet only

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

Fused deposition modeling

Solid ground curing

Selective laser sintering

Stereo lithography apparatus

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

Removed section

Revolved section

Quarter section

Half section

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

Half

Whole

Broken out

Revolved

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

Aerospace

Publicly funded

Residential

Commercial

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

Single-line

Standard piping

Double-line

Centerline piping

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

Windows

Centers of cabinets

Door openings and walls

All of these

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