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Engineering Drawing Multiple Choice Question
Engineering Drawing Multiple Choice Question
SECTION OF SOLIDS
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2.
Drafters should use a ________ in a section view of a mechanical part that includes the
cylindrical view of a threaded hole.
A. Center line
B. Hatch line
C. Poly line
D. Dimension line
ANSWER: A
The section view drawing in which one fourth of an object has been marked for removal
is known as a ________ section.
A. Full
B. Half
C. Quarter
D. none of the above
ANSWER: B
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8.
C. Revolved
D. broken out
ANSWER:
C
9. In the section view, the areas that would have been in actual contact with the cutting
plane are shown with:
A. A cutting plane line
B. Section lining
C. Visible lines
D. Lines and arrows
ANSWER:
B
10.These breaks are used to shorten the view of an object:
A. Section breaks
B. Aligned breaks
C. Conventional breaks
D. Full breaks
ANSWER:C
11.In architectural drawing ________ are often used to illustrate and detail structural
components.
A. Foundation beam detail sections
B. Wall sections
C. Building sections
D. All of the above
ANSWER: D
12.When only a small section of an interior area needs to be revealed the drafter can use a
________ section.
A. Half
B. Quarter
C. Full
D. broken out
ANSWER:
D
13.In this type of section, one quarter of the object is removed:
A. Revolved section
B. Removed section
C. Quarter section
D. Half section
ANSWER:
D
14.A ________ section allows the drafter to create a Cutting Plane line which is not in a
straight line across the part.
A. Offset
B. Half
C. Whole
D. broken out
ANSWER:
A
15.The ________ is a standard element of a section view in a technical drawing.
A. Cutting Plane line
B. Section lines
C. Material hatch pattern
D. All of the above
ANSWER: D
16.When creating a Cutting Plane line with AutoCAD it is customary to use a ________ to
create the line.
A. center line
B. polyline
C. dashed line
D. hatch line
17.The type of section is limited by a break line is
A. Removed section
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B. Revolved section
C. Broken-out section
D. Half section
ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
1. The top, front, and bottom views align in this manner:
A. Horizontally
B. Vertically
C. According to the planar views
D. Parallel to the frontal plane
ANSWER: B
ANSWER: A
3. This line pattern is composed of three dashes, one long dash on each end with a short dash in the
middle:
A. Object
B. Hidden
C. Center
D. Phantom
ANSWER: C
4. This is the plane upon which the top view is projected:
A. Horizontal
B. Frontal
C. Profile
D. Base
ANSWER: A
5. An advantage of this type of view is that each view shows the object all the way through as if it were
transparent:
A. Planar
B. Horizontal
C. Auxiliary
D. Orthographic
ANSWER: D
6. This type of surface is tipped to all principal planes of projection and does not appear true size in any
standard view:
A. Foreshortened
B. Parallel
C. Orthographic
D. Oblique
ANSWER: D
7. Visible lines always take precedence over hidden lines or centerlines
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A
C.
ANSWER: A
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A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B
10. Height is shown in the left-side, top, right-side, and bottom views.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B
11. A plane surface always projects either on edge or as a surface in any view.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A
ANSWER: A
13. The depth dimensions in the top and side views do not necessarily correspond.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B
14. The profile plane is the plane upon which the side view is projected.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A
15. The rear, left-side, front, and right-side views align horizontally.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A
16. Width is shown in the rear, top, front, and bottom views.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A
ISOMETRIC PROJECTION
17. Isometric drawings are often used by ________ to help illustrate complex designs.
A. mechanical engineers
B. piping drafters
C. aerospace engineers
D. all of the above
ANSWER: D
18. In order to create an isometric circle to represent a hole through the top surface of a box, the drafter
must insure that the correct isoplane has been selected by scrolling through the isoplanes using the
________ key.
A. F1
B. F3
C. F5
D. F8
ANSWER: C
19. A fillet is a rounded surface on the ________ corner of a part.
A. Inside
B. Outside
C. Radial
D. Isoplane
ANSWER: A
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20. Before starting an isometric drawing in AutoCAD the drafter needs to ________.
A. set the grid to isometric
B. set the current layer to Defpoints
C. turn Object Snap off
D. turn Ortho off
ANSWER: A
21. A round is a rounded surface on the ________ corner of a part.
A. Inside
B. Outside
C. Radial
D. Isoplane
ANSWER: B
22. Architectural drafters generally prefer to use ________ drawings to help illustrate 3-dimensional
views of a structure.
A. Isometric
B. Perspective
C. Orthographic
D. Auxiliary
ANSWER: B
23. The bounding box method for setting up an isometric drawing helps the drafter ________.
A. confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size
B. figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal
C. position the isometric drawing in paper space
D. none of the above
ANSWER: A
24. The Offset tool should only be used for placing ________ in an isometric drawing.
A. Circles
B. horizontal lines
C. vertical lines
D. none of the above
ANSWER: C
25. When creating an isometric drawing in AutoCAD the drafter can utilize the Dynamic Input and Polar
Coordinate system to place both vertical and horizontal lines. A line created from one point 3 inches
at 180 degrees would be a ________ line.
A. Horizontal
B. Vertical
C. Inclined
D. none of the above
ANSWER: B
26. AutoCAD refers to isometric ellipses as ________.
A. Ellipses
B. Isoellipses
C. Isocircles
D. Circles
ANSWER: C
27. In an isometric drawing all horizontal lines are drawn on a 60 degree angle away from a given point.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B
28. An isometric drawing is a type of technical drawing used to illustrate a mechanical part in true 3dimensional form.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B
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29. When using AutoCAD to create an isometric drawing it is best to set the grid to ISO.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A
30. The Offset command can be used on vertical lines but not on horizontal lines.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A
PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS
This is the intersection of the ground plane with the picture plane:
A. Vanishing point
B. Ground line
C. Station point
D. Horizon
3. In perspective drawings this is placed between the observer and the object:
A. Vanishing point / horizon
B. Station point
C. Ground line
D. Plane of projection / picture plane
ANSWER: D
ANSWER: B
ANSWER: D
4. When positioning this feature of perspective projection, the centerline of the cone of visual rays
should be directed toward the approximate center of the object:
A. Station point
B. Vanishing point
C. Horizon
D. Ground line
ANSWER: A
5.
A.
B.
C.
D.
ANSWER: C