1. From which direction does AutoCAD start measuring angles?

12 o'clock
3 o'clock
6 o'clock
9 o'clock
2. What does WCS stand for?
Western CAD System
Worldwide Coordinate Sectors
World Coordinate System
Wrong CAD Settings
3. When drawing in 2D, what axis do you NOT work with?
X
Y
Z
WCS
4. Is 300 degrees the same as -60 degrees in a drawing?
Yes
No
Not always
Never
5. Which of the following is NOT a way to enter coordinates in AutoCAD?
Absolute
Polar
Approximate
Relative

1. Which one of these will NOT start the Print command?

Typing PLOT
Typing PRINT
Pressing Control+P
Pressing Alt+P
2. What should you pay close attention to when learning AutoCAD?

The Command Line

The Status Bar
The Title Bar
Tool Icons

3. Polar coordinates are used mostly for drawing...?

 Circles
Arcs
Vertical lines
Angled lines
4. Which keystrokes will UNDO a command
Control+U
Alt+U
Control+Z
Alt+Z
1. When using the TRIM command, which do you select first?
The cutting edges
The object to be trimmed
Everything
Nothing
2. How many snap points does an object have?
One
Two
Depends upon the object
At least four
3. How many points do you need to define for the rectangle command?
One
Two
Four
None
4. How many AutoCAD objects are in a rectangle?
None
One
Four
Eigh
1. If you draw a line at 270 degrees, it will point:
Up
Down
Left
Right

4. How many points do you need to draw a line using Absolute Coordinates?
 None
One
Two
Four

1. When selecting objects, pressing 'L' will:

Select lines only
Select objects when you move your mouse to the left
Select the last object created
Select the last object you modified

2. Pressing Shift while you are selecting will?

Allow you to draw a window
Automatically delete the object(s)
Remove the next selected object from the set
Highlight the selected objects

3. Pressing 'F' when selecting objects will...

Allow you to draw a fence
Finish the selection set
Limit you to five objects
Allow you to find specific text
5. How do you select objects with a Crossing Selection?
Draw a window from left to right
Draw a window from up to down
Draw a window from right to left
Draw a window from down to up

1. What is the best way of drawing a rectangle?

Using the Line command
Using the Polyline command
Using the Rectangle command
Using the Multiline command
2. To move something four units to the right,
what would be the 2nd point of displacement?
@4,0
@4<0
Neither 1 nor 2
Both 1 and 2
3. How should you select objects when using the stretch command?
 With a crossing selection
Pick them one by one
Hold the shift key while selecting
Type 'S'
4. The origin of a drawing is at:
The first point you select
0,0
A random point in space
10,10
1. Objects are rotated around the
Base point
Bottom right of the object
Centre of the object
Origin
2. The fillet command creates:?
Sharp Corners
Round Corners
A circle
Both A and B
3. A polar array creates new objects...
In a grid pattern
In a straight line
In a circular pattern
In an northern pattern
4. The distances of a chamfer are:
Always different
Always the same
Sometimes different
Never the same
1. You should use Osnaps when you dimension...
Never
Always
Only on lines
Only on arcs and circles

2. How many layers should a drawing have?

One
Ten
 One for each object
As many as are needed to clearly display the objects
3. When can you change the height of your text?
Only when you start the drawing
Only in a special text dialog box
When you are starting the Text command
You can't, it is pre-set by AutoCAD
4. Scaling objects makes them...
Bigger
Smaller
It only streches them
Both Bigger and Smaller

1. DDE can be used in which direction? Direct Distance Entry (DDE). See if you can
Right
Left
All
Any that are set with Ortho or Polar tracking
2. When using Object Snap Tracking, you should turn on...
Osnap
Otrack
Neither
Both Osnap and Otrack
3. When setting up Polar Tracking, the Increment Angle...
Locks you into one angle
Sets multiplies of the selected angle
Doesn't really do anything
Makes you a master draftsman

4. Object tracking works only with...

Midpoints
Endpoints
 Any Osnap
Anywhere on the screen
1. How can you change an object's properties?
Select it and press the Properties icon
Select, right click and choose Properties
Double Click the object
All of the above
2. Double clicking on a text object allows you to change its layer
Yes
No
Only if it is on the TEXT layer
Only if you have 2 layers
3. If you select a line and a rectangle and view the properties...
You will see only limited properties
You will see all the properties
You will see the properties of the first selected object
You will not see any properties
4. When you want to close the Properties palette...
Type CLOSE
Move it off the screen
Click the X in the top left of the palette
Deselect the object
1. To invoke the Zoom command transparently, type:
'Z
>Z
:Z
"Z
2. Which is not a valid Zoom option?
Zoom Extents
Zoom Previous
Zoom Next
Zoom Window

4. Why should you use the Zoom tools?

To be more accurate
To be faster
 To make your life easier
All of the above

1. What is an advantaqge to using blocks in your drawing?

It keeps file size down
They are easier to modify
They can contain attributes
All of the above
2. When creating a block, what don't you need to do?
Give it a name
Select the objects
Add Attributes
Pick a base point

1. Which one is NOT a vaild type of unit?

Architectural
Decimal
Open
Metric
2. What do you NOT need to consider when starting a CAD drawing?
If you can draw it
If you have enough paper
If you have all the measurements needed
If AutoCAD is installed on your computer
3. Which layer(s) will you most likely need?
At least one for the objects
Text
Dimension
All of the above
4. Which is NOT a valid method for entering Architectural units?
3'
3'2"
3 feet
3'2.5"

5. Which would you draw first in a floor plan?

Doors
Windows
 Funiture
Walls
1. Does the Align command work in AutoCAD LT?
Only in older versions
Only in AutoCAD LT 2008
No
Yes
Only when all the objects I have drawn are to scale
1. Once a Hatch is drawn, can you edit it?
No
Only in certain drawings
Only in AutoCAD 2004
Yes, using the Hatchedit command
2. If you hatch an area and cant see it clearly...
You must start over
AutoCAD is locked up
The scale may be wrong
You used the wrong colour
3. What command can be used for a solid filled hatch - other than Hatch?
Fill
FillHatch
Solid
SOlidFill
4. If the hatch didn't work at all...
You used the wrong colour
The scale was wrong
There was an opening in the area you selected
Hatches always work fin
1. What can you type in to see the Text Styles dialog box?
Text
Textstyles
TS
ST

3. Why should you not use the standard TXT font?

It's ugly
It looks unprofessional
 It can be difficult to read
All of the above
1. Can a polyline be given a variable width?
No
Only in certain drawings
Only in AutoCAD 2004
Yes, whenever you command it
2. Can different polylines be joined together?
Yes
No
Only if they have arcs
Not if they have arcs
3. What command allows you to edit a poyline?
PLedit
Pedit
You cannot edit poylines once they have been drawn
Editpoly
4. Can a polyline be left open?
Never
Always
Sometimes
Only if it has an arc
2. What's the easiest way to know if you are in paper space /layout mode?
Zoom out
Ask someone
Look for the triangular icon
Try printing
3. What command do you use to scale a viewport?
Scale
VPscale
Print
Zoom
4. Should you modify your model in Paper Space / Layout Mode?
Never
Always
Yes, because I like to learn bad habits
Only when I'm being lazy
3D
1. How many views can you generate from a 3-D drawing?
One
Three
Up to 99
As many as you need
2. What is one advantage of 2-D over 3-D CAD drafting
You can get more detailed
It is easier to learn
You can print out 2D drawings
2-D is more accurate
3. What are the advantages of 3-D over 2-D CAD drafting?
You can generate realistic renderings
It is easier to adjust one model instead of many drawings
You can create protoypes easier
All of the above
4. Which axis will you use in 3-D that you didn't use in 2-D?
X
Y
Z
None of the above

ISO Metric
1. Is isometric drawing true 3-D drawing?
Never
Only in AutoCAD 2004
Always
Only after you press "F4"
2. To switch isoplanes, you press:
"F3"
"F4"
"F5"
"F6"
3. Which command do you use to draw a circle in isometric drafting?
The Ellipse command
The circle command
The Arc command
None of the above
4. Does the screen grid look the same in isometric mode as is regular drawing mode?
Yes
No
Only when you press "F5"
Isometric mode has no grid

1. Which is the default coordinate system when starting a new drawing?

UCS
XYZ
WCS
There isn't one
2. Which is not a valid option for the UCS command?
Next
3 Point
Random
Save
3. Which method of creating a UCS does myCADsite.com recommend?
View
3 Point
Origin
World
4. In older versions of AutoCAD, a broken pencil symbol means...?
That you cannot Save
That you need to print the drawing
That you cannot draw on that plane
Your monitor needs adjusting