Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

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

Revolved section

Removed section

Quarter section

Half section

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

Whole

Broken out

Half

All of these

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

The PDF file

Model space

The Finished plot

Paper space

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

Dimensioned size

Actual size

Basic size

Production size

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

Offset

Copy

Explode

None of these

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

Centerline piping

Single-line

Standard piping

Double-line

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

Broken-out section

Half section

Removed section

Revolved section

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

Straight

Angular

Transverse

Filleted

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

Architectural working

Isometric

Mechanical

All of the above

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

Designer's intent

None of these

Scale factor

Size of the sheet

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

Hidden

Dashed

Center

Phantom

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

Hidden line

Hatch

Zero

Center line

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

Full

Broken out

Half

Quarter

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

Architectural

Decimal

Fractional

Metric

15. The site plan illustrates _________.

The floor plan

Where the house sits on the property

Where the garage and driveway are located

The roof plan

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

Roof overhangs

Finished floor elevations

All of these

Roof pitch angles

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

Major diameter thread

External thread

Internal thread

Basic thread

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

Choose various line types

Select a different text style

Produce a visible grid system

Control the accuracy of the drawing

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

Baseline and linear

Quick dim and linear

Linear and continuous

Baseline and continuous

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

Center

Leader

Dimension

Extension

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

Development plans

Product proposals

Document reviews

Engineering change orders

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

Revolved

Whole

Broken out

Half

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

Computer-aided design

Computer-aided manufacturing

Computer-aided engineering

Computer-aided prototyping

24. Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.

Inches only

Feet and inches

Even numbers

Feet only

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

Solid ground curing

Fused deposition modeling

Selective laser sintering

Stereo lithography apparatus

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

Symmetric section

Full section

Half section

Quarter section

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

Soil and waste

Gas and soil

Water and gas

Water and steam

28. Elevation drawings will include information about ________.

Siding

All of these

Window style

Roof pitch

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

Root

Pitch

Crest

Lead

30. 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

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

1 : 4

1 : 2

2 : 1

1 : 1

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

Y-axis

X-axis

All of these

Z-axis

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

Attach

Add

Form

Union

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

Line type

Layer set

Sheet number

All of these

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

Site plan

All of these

Foundation

Floor plan

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

Polyline

Line

Ellipse

Circle

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

Poly line

Hatch line

Center line

Dimension line

38. 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

Read the coordinate position on the Dynamic Readout

Insure that Ortho is on

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

Residential

Commercial

Publicly funded

Aerospace

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

Bolts

Thin parts

Rivets

All fasteners

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

Door openings and walls

Centers of cabinets

Windows

All of these

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

Plumbing drain lines

Roof overhang

None of the above

Sidewalk

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

Series of thread

Thread pitch

Lead

Major diameter

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

Foundation

Elevations

Building section

Floor plan

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