Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

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

Half section

Removed section

Quarter section

Revolved section

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

Revolved

Half

Whole

Broken out

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

Baseline and continuous

Quick dim and linear

Linear and continuous

Baseline and linear

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

Production size

Basic size

Actual size

Dimensioned size

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

Turn ISO grid off

Set the layer to Defpoints

See the entire bounding area to hatch

Set Ortho on

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

Standard piping

Double-line

Centerline piping

Single-line

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

Development plans

Product proposals

Document reviews

Engineering change orders

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

Finished floor elevations

All of these

Roof overhangs

Roof pitch angles

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

Quarter section

Full section

Symmetric section

Half section

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

Computer-aided engineering

Computer-aided design

Computer-aided prototyping

Computer-aided manufacturing

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

Sheet number

Line type

All of these

Layer set

12. Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.

Even numbers

Inches only

Feet only

Feet and inches

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

Gas and soil

Water and steam

Water and gas

Soil and waste

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

Explode

None of these

Copy

Offset

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

Series of thread

Thread pitch

Major diameter

Lead

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

Broken-out section

Revolved section

Half section

Removed section

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

Ellipse

Line

Polyline

Circle

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

Designer's intent

Scale factor

Size of the sheet

None of these

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

Half

Broken out

Full

Quarter

20. 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

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

Publicly funded

Aerospace

Commercial

Residential

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

All of these

Whole

Broken out

Half

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

Building section

Floor plan

Foundation

Elevations

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

Control the accuracy of the drawing

Select a different text style

Choose various line types

Produce a visible grid system

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

Rivets

Bolts

Thin parts

All fasteners

26. 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

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

Mechanical

Architectural working

All of the above

Isometric

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

Phantom

Hidden

Center

Dashed

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

Straight

Angular

Transverse

Filleted

30. 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

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

Paper space

The Finished plot

The PDF file

Model space

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

Union

Add

Form

Attach

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

Decimal

Architectural

Metric

Fractional

34. The site plan illustrates _________.

The floor plan

The roof plan

Where the garage and driveway are located

Where the house sits on the property

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

Dimension

Center

Extension

Leader

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

Center line

Poly line

Hatch line

Dimension line

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

Z-axis

X-axis

All of these

Y-axis

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

Fused deposition modeling

Stereo lithography apparatus

Solid ground curing

Selective laser sintering

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

Root

Lead

Crest

Pitch

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

None of the above

Roof overhang

Plumbing drain lines

Sidewalk

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41. Elevation drawings will include information about ________.

All of these

Roof pitch

Window style

Siding

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

Floor plan

Foundation

Site plan

All of these

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

Major diameter thread

Internal thread

External thread

Basic thread

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

1 : 4

2 : 1

1 : 1

1 : 2

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