Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

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

Actual size

Basic size

Dimensioned size

Production size

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

Center line

Hidden line

Zero

Hatch

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

Pitch

Root

Lead

Crest

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

Computer-aided prototyping

Computer-aided manufacturing

Computer-aided design

Computer-aided engineering

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

Quarter section

Half section

Removed section

Revolved section

6. Elevation drawings will include information about ________.

Roof pitch

Window style

Siding

All of these

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

Building section

Floor plan

Elevations

Foundation

8. 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

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

Floor plan

All of these

Foundation

Site plan

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

Linear and continuous

Baseline and linear

Quick dim and linear

Baseline and continuous

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

Basic thread

External thread

Major diameter thread

Internal thread

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

All fasteners

Rivets

Bolts

Thin parts

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

Roof overhangs

Roof pitch angles

Finished floor elevations

All of these

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

1 : 4

1 : 1

2 : 1

1 : 2

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

The PDF file

The Finished plot

Paper space

Model space

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

Standard piping

Centerline piping

Single-line

Double-line

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

Union

Add

Attach

Form

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

Mechanical

Architectural working

Isometric

All of the above

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

Decimal

Architectural

Fractional

Metric

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

Z-axis

Y-axis

All of these

X-axis

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

Revolved

Whole

Half

Broken out

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

Full section

Symmetric section

Quarter section

Half section

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

Half

Broken out

Full

Quarter

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

Layer set

All of these

Line type

Sheet number

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

Circle

Polyline

Line

Ellipse

26. Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.

Even numbers

Feet only

Feet and inches

Inches only

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

Water and gas

Water and steam

Gas and soil

Soil and waste

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

Thread pitch

Major diameter

Lead

Series of thread

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

Removed section

Revolved section

Broken-out section

Half section

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

None of these

Scale factor

Size of the sheet

Designer's intent

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

Insure that Ortho is on

Read the coordinate position on the Dynamic Readout

Pull the line from away from the starting point very carefully

Enter 3 for the length of the line

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

Centers of cabinets

Door openings and walls

All of these

Windows

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

None of the above

Plumbing drain lines

Roof overhang

Sidewalk

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

See the entire bounding area to hatch

Set the layer to Defpoints

Set Ortho on

Turn ISO grid off

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

Leader

Dimension

Extension

Center

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

Hatch line

Poly line

Dimension line

Center line

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

Half

All of these

Whole

Broken out

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

Straight

Angular

Filleted

Transverse

39. The site plan illustrates _________.

The roof plan

Where the garage and driveway are located

The floor plan

Where the house sits on the property

40. 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

Copy

Explode

Offset

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

Commercial

Residential

Aerospace

Publicly funded

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

Fused deposition modeling

Solid ground curing

Stereo lithography apparatus

Selective laser sintering

43. 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

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

Product proposals

Engineering change orders

Development plans

Document reviews

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