Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

June 5, 2021

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

Y-axis

X-axis

Z-axis

All of these

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

Paper space

Model space

The PDF file

The Finished plot

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

Selective laser sintering

Fused deposition modeling

Solid ground curing

Stereo lithography apparatus

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

Revolved section

Half section

Quarter section

Removed section

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

Sidewalk

Roof overhang

Plumbing drain lines

None of the above

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

Polyline

Line

Circle

Ellipse

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

All of these

Finished floor elevations

Roof pitch angles

Roof overhangs

8. 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

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

Full section

Quarter section

Half section

Symmetric section

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

Half section

Revolved section

Removed section

Broken-out section

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

Quick dim and linear

Linear and continuous

Baseline and linear

Baseline and continuous

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

2 : 1

1 : 4

1 : 2

1 : 1

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

Designer's intent

Size of the sheet

None of these

Scale factor

14. The site plan illustrates _________.

Where the house sits on the property

The roof plan

Where the garage and driveway are located

The floor plan

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

Floor plan

Site plan

Foundation

All of these

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

Center line

Hatch line

Dimension line

Poly line

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

Isometric

Mechanical

Architectural working

All of the above

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

Basic thread

Major diameter thread

Internal thread

External thread

19. Elevation drawings will include information about ________.

Window style

Siding

All of these

Roof pitch

20. Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.

Even numbers

Inches only

Feet and inches

Feet only

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

Dashed

Hidden

Center

Phantom

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

Full

Quarter

Broken out

Half

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

Pitch

Lead

Crest

Root

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

Read the coordinate position on the Dynamic Readout

Insure that Ortho is on

Pull the line from away from the starting point very carefully

Enter 3 for the length of the line

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

Sheet number

Line type

Layer set

All of these

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

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

Double-line

Centerline piping

Single-line

Standard piping

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

Engineering change orders

Product proposals

Document reviews

Development plans

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

Extension

Dimension

Leader

Center

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

Union

Form

Attach

Add

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

Angular

Straight

Filleted

Transverse

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

Control the accuracy of the drawing

Choose various line types

Select a different text style

Produce a visible grid system

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

Bolts

All fasteners

Rivets

Thin parts

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

Hidden line

Center line

Hatch

Zero

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

Actual size

Production size

Dimensioned size

Basic size

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

Thread pitch

Series of thread

Lead

Major diameter

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

Broken out

All of these

Whole

Half

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

Computer-aided design

Computer-aided prototyping

Computer-aided manufacturing

Computer-aided engineering

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

Copy

Offset

Explode

None of these

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

Commercial

Residential

Publicly funded

Aerospace

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

Fractional

Metric

Architectural

Decimal

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

Building section

Foundation

Elevations

Floor plan

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