Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

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

The PDF file

The Finished plot

Model space

Paper space

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

Whole

Half

Broken out

Revolved

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

Residential

Commercial

Publicly funded

Aerospace

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

Choose various line types

Select a different text style

Control the accuracy of the drawing

Produce a visible grid system

5. Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.

Inches only

Feet only

Even numbers

Feet and inches

6. 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 Ortho on

Turn ISO grid off

Set the layer to Defpoints

7. 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

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

Building section

Floor plan

Elevations

Foundation

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

All of these

Z-axis

X-axis

Y-axis

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

Crest

Pitch

Lead

Root

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11. 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

Offset

Explode

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

Decimal

Fractional

Architectural

Metric

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

Lead

Series of thread

Thread pitch

Major diameter

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

None of these

Size of the sheet

Scale factor

Designer's intent

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

All of these

Sheet number

Line type

Layer set

16. Elevation drawings will include information about ________.

All of these

Siding

Window style

Roof pitch

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

Half section

Revolved section

Quarter section

Removed section

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

Document reviews

Development plans

Product proposals

Engineering change orders

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

Polyline

Line

Ellipse

Circle

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

Roof overhang

Plumbing drain lines

Sidewalk

None of the above

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

Actual size

Dimensioned size

Basic size

Production size

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

Center

Phantom

Hidden

Dashed

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

Revolved section

Half section

Removed section

Broken-out section

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

All of these

Half

Broken out

Whole

26. The site plan illustrates _________.

Where the house sits on the property

The roof plan

Where the garage and driveway are located

The floor plan

27. 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

Dimension line

Hatch line

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

Straight

Angular

Transverse

Filleted

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

Center

Dimension

Extension

Leader

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

Bolts

Thin parts

All fasteners

Rivets

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

Attach

Form

Union

Add

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

All of these

Centers of cabinets

Door openings and walls

Windows

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

Baseline and continuous

Baseline and linear

Linear and continuous

Quick dim and linear

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

1 : 2

1 : 4

2 : 1

1 : 1

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

Selective laser sintering

Fused deposition modeling

Stereo lithography apparatus

Solid ground curing

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

Site plan

All of these

Floor plan

Foundation

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

Full section

Quarter section

Symmetric section

Half section

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

Centerline piping

Double-line

Standard piping

Single-line

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

Internal thread

External thread

Basic thread

Major diameter thread

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

Roof overhangs

All of these

Finished floor elevations

Roof pitch angles

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

Water and gas

Gas and soil

Soil and waste

Water and steam

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

Broken out

Full

Quarter

Half

43. 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

Read the coordinate position on the Dynamic Readout

Insure that Ortho is on

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

Hatch

Zero

Hidden line

Center line

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