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 manufacturing

Computer-aided prototyping

Computer-aided design

Computer-aided engineering

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

Double-line

Centerline piping

Single-line

Standard piping

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

Residential

Commercial

Publicly funded

Aerospace

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

1 : 4

2 : 1

1 : 2

1 : 1

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

Plumbing drain lines

Sidewalk

None of the above

Roof overhang

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

Quarter section

Symmetric section

Full section

Half section

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

Enter 3 for the length of the line

Pull the line from away from the starting point very carefully

Insure that Ortho is on

Read the coordinate position on the Dynamic Readout

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

All of the above

Architectural working

Isometric

Mechanical

9. Elevation drawings will include information about ________.

Roof pitch

All of these

Siding

Window style

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

Y-axis

Z-axis

X-axis

All of these

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

Choose various line types

Control the accuracy of the drawing

Select a different text style

Produce a visible grid system

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

Gas and soil

Soil and waste

Water and gas

Water and steam

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

Half section

Revolved section

Broken-out section

Removed section

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

Size of the sheet

Scale factor

None of these

Designer's intent

15. 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

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

Production size

Basic size

Actual size

Dimensioned size

17. Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.

Feet only

Inches only

Feet and inches

Even numbers

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

Model space

The Finished plot

The PDF file

Paper space

19. The site plan illustrates _________.

Where the garage and driveway are located

The floor plan

The roof plan

Where the house sits on the property

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

Quarter section

Half section

Removed section

Revolved section

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

Polyline

Ellipse

Circle

Line

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

Filleted

Angular

Transverse

Straight

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

Major diameter

Thread pitch

Series of thread

Lead

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

Zero

Center line

Hatch

Hidden line

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

Attach

Add

Union

Form

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

None of these

Explode

Copy

Offset

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

Full

Broken out

Quarter

Half

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

Set Ortho on

Set the layer to Defpoints

See the entire bounding area to hatch

Turn ISO grid off

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

Thin parts

All fasteners

Bolts

Rivets

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

Major diameter thread

Internal thread

Basic thread

External thread

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

All of these

Sheet number

Layer set

Line type

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

Center

Phantom

Dashed

Hidden

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

Product proposals

Engineering change orders

Document reviews

Development plans

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

Half

All of these

Broken out

Whole

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

Lead

Crest

Pitch

Root

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

Finished floor elevations

All of these

Roof pitch angles

Roof overhangs

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

Floor plan

Elevations

Building section

Foundation

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

Half

Broken out

Revolved

Whole

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

Baseline and linear

Baseline and continuous

Linear and continuous

Quick dim and linear

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

Architectural

Fractional

Decimal

Metric

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

Centers of cabinets

All of these

Door openings and walls

Windows

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

Stereo lithography apparatus

Fused deposition modeling

Solid ground curing

Selective laser sintering

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

Foundation

Floor plan

All of these

Site plan

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

Center

Dimension

Leader

Extension

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