FAQ’s for AutoCAD or General Drafting Jobs

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AutoCAD FAQ_S

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1. Which command convert discrete objects in polyline

1. Union

2. Subtract

3. Join

4. Polyline

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2. When drawing in 2D, what axis do you NOT work with?

1. X

2. Y

3. Z

4. WCS

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3. To create a revolved solid, use the

1. EDGESURF comman

2. REVSURF comman

3. REVOLVE comman

4. EXTRUDE command

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4. The ISOLINES system variable specifies

1. the number of segments in a tabulated model.

2. the number of contour lines that define a solid model.

3. the direction of contour lines in a solid model.

4. the length of the segments in an extrusion

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5. All of the following are examples of solid primitives except the

1. sphere.

2. cone.

3. dome.

4. pyrami

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6. Spatial occupancy enumeration is rarely used in CAD applications because it

1. requires a large amount of memory.

2. is not sufficiently accurate for CAD work.

3. requires an obscure operating system.

4. does not allow 3D solids to be edite

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7. To create an approximation of a Coons patch in AutoCAD®, use the

1. 3DMESH comman

2. REVSURF comman

3. TABSURF comman

4. EDGESURF comman

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8. A fillet surface is used to

1. reshape a bicubic Coons patch with smooth curves.

2. round the edges of a planar surface.

3. blend two surfaces together.

4. convert facets into smooth curves.

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9. A wireframe model is created using

1. 2D objects with the EXTRUDE comman

2. 2D objects such as points, lines, and circles.

3. 3D objects such as spheres and cones.

4. 3D commands such as REVOLVE and TABSURF.

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10. If you were on one side of a wireframe cube looking toward a solid sphere on the other side of the cube, you would see?

1. only the wireframe.

2. the solid sphere and the wireframe, because the wireframe has no sides.

3. the outline of the sphere through the translucent walls of the wireframe.

4. the solid sphere only, because the wireframe is transparent

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11. To allow you to view 3D models from different points of view, AutoCAD® provides

1. three predefined 3D views.

2. six predefined 3D views.

3. ten predefined 3D views.

4. twelve predefined 3D views

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12. In AutoCAD®, all objects are drawn on the

1. YZ plane.

2. XZ plane.

3. XY plane.

4. ZX plane.

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13. All of the axes in the 3D coordinate system meet at

1. 60° angles.

2. 90° angles.

3. 120° angles.

4. 135° angles.

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14. The right-hand rule is used to determine the direction of the

1. positive X axis.

2. negative Y axis.

3. positive Z axis.

4. negative X axis.

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15. The VIEW command does all of the following except

1. provide access to AutoCAD®’s predefined views.

2. provide access to custom views.

3. create a new custom view.

4. display the View toolbar

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16. The axis used to show depth in AutoCAD® is the

1. W axis.

2. X axis.

3. Y axis.

4. Z axis

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17. The purpose of the UCSICON command is to:?

1. Permit a user to move the UCS system.

2. Permit a user to redefine the location of 0,0.

3. Permit a user to control the placement and appearance of the icon to help you understand your orientation in the XYZ coordinate system.

4. Provide a working plane to draw on.

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18. The primary purpose of the UCS (User Coordinate System) is?

1. Helps a user to calculate the area of an object.

2. To determine angles for isometric projections.

3. Allows a user to select the desired type of drawing units.

4. Allows a user to draw on a specified 2D Plane in 3D space.

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19. Which AutoCAD command will determine precisely the volume of a complex (or simple) 3D Solid part?

1. AREA

2. MASSPROP

3. VOLUME

4. E. CALCULATE

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20. You have just issued the HIDE command on a new 3D House Plan to see how the design looks, but find that all of the interior room labels are showing through your opaque walls, ruining the 3D effect. What can you do with the TEXT objects to fix this?

1. Assign a thickness of 0.001? to all TEXT.

2. Place the TEXT on the Defpoints layer.

3. Place the TEXT on a no plot layer.

4. Assign the Hide property to all TEXT.

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21. An analytic surface is one that

1. is described by an equation or set of equations.

2. is formed from a set of data points that are used as control points.

3. interpolates the input data, allowing control of individual data points.

4. is created using a minimum of four curves that have adjoining edges.

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22. Compared with surface and solid models, wireframe models take

1. about the same amount of time to create.

2. less time to create.

3. more time to create.

4. about 30 minutes to create.

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23. To avoid surprises when you create a wireframe model, it is a good idea to

1. avoid using object snaps.

2. stay in the default world coordinate system.

3. specify coordinates using the absolute technique.

4. view the model from the top (plan) view while working.

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24. One disadvantage of using wireframes as opposed tosurface or solid models is that

1. they take longer to create.

2. they take up more space on the storage medium.

3. they corrupt more easily.

4. they can be difficult to understand because they are “stick figures.”

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25. Computer-aided design software is used by ……………..

1. Architects

2. Engineers

3. Drafters & artists

4. All of the above

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26. Which of the following state grid is use to design perspective?

1. Isometric

2. Parametric

3. Pro-Optic

4. None of the above

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27. To obtain parallel lines, concentric circles and parallel curves _________ is use

1. Copy

2. Fillet

3. Offset

4. None of the Above

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28. The scale command can be accessed easily by typing ………..

1. S

2. C

3. SC

4. SL

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29. How many workspaces are available in AutoCAD?

1. 2

2. 3

3. 4

4. 5

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30. What happens when we use Scaling command for an objects?

1. Smaller

2. Bigger

3. Either smaller or bigger

4. None of the above

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31. How many layers a drawing should have?

1. 1

2. 2

3. As many as depending on the complexity

4. None of the above

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32. Fillet command can be used to obtain?

1. Sharp corners

2. Round corners

3. Both a & b

4. None of the above

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33. If you want to rotate an Objects, it is rotated around?

1. Bottom of the object

2. Base point

3. Center of the object

4. Origin

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34. How will you deselect an object while you are selecting set of objects?

1. Ctrl+ click on the object to be removed

2. Shift + Click on the object to be removed

3. Alt + Click on the object to be removed

4. None of the above

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35. Is 330 degrees same as -30 degrees in a drawing?

1. True

2. False

3. Both a & b

4. None of the above

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36. What does the command Wblock means

1. Warp-speed block

2. Write block

3. Window block

4. Wide-area block

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37. If you change the scale list a project that I have started from 1:50 1:10 then

1. You will have to start over

2. You should not raise the objects already exist (scale) by 5

3. You will not need to change anything in hitherto methodology

4. should be converted into new items that will add based on the new scale

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38. If during the CCW measurement result gives an angle 135 degrees, the same CW angle measured is

1. 225 degrees

2. -135 degrees

3. -225 degrees

4. 135 degrees

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39. What do the letters UCS means

1. Uniform Calculator System

2. United CAD System

3. Universal CAD Settings

4. Universal Coordinate System

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40. A surveyor with a headband to measure the dimensions of a site, he make measurements by

1. No one method

2. Related Cartesian coordinates

3. Absolute polar coordinates

4. None of the above

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41. Which of the following file extensions can not be opened in the AutoCAD

1. dwg

2. dxf

3. dot

4. dws

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42. How to make a random line with an angle of 40 degrees to the x axis

1. will write 0 <40

2. will write 2 <40

3. will write 3<40

4. will write 4 <40

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43. What command allows us to select objects based on some status?

1. Properties

2. Qselect

3. Pselect

4. Attributes

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44. What time (according to the clock) are 270 degrees according to the conventional time?

1. 12 exactly

2. 6 exactly

3. 9 exactly

4. 10 exactly

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45. What are the various options from left to right and the opposite direction?

1. Choose a different category of objects

2. select objects according to their color

3. Select objects according to their position

4. No difference

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46. What setting gradient allows us to fill an open area?

1. Gap

2. Tolerance

3. Transparency

4. Open

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47. Why do we have 16,7 M colors in RGB

1. Because so one can distinguish man

2. since this is the limit of graphics cards

3. For each color we have 256 shades and colors combination third

4. Because we want compatibility between PC and Macintosh

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48. When in absolute Cartesian coordinates have points A (10.8) and B (6.5), then to make a line from A -> B with relative polar coordinates will write

1. @ -5 <36.88

2. @ 4 <30

3. @ 5 <216,88

4. @ 3 <60

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49. Which symbol shows the snap point to the closest point

1. with circles and dots in the center

2. With two triangle

3. With three orthogonal

4. With Diamond

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50. What is the minimum allowable number of layers in a drawing

1. 5

2. 1

3. 2

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