FAQ’s for AutoCAD or General Drafting Jobs

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AutoCAD FAQ_S

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1. What is the primary difference between the Model tab and the Layout tab(s)?

1. the Model tab is used for drawing in 3D and a Layout is used for drawing in 2D

2. the Model tab is where you create the drawing and a Layout tab represents the sheet that you will plot or print on

3. the color of the background

4. the Model tab displays the drawing you are copying from and the Layout tab is where you lay out the new drawing

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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. The disadvantage of solids created using pure primitive instancing is that

1. they are less accurate than solids created using cell decomposition.

2. they must be converted to another type of solid before they can be edite

3. they are created using the B-rep format.

4. some of the parameters of the solids are not specifie

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6. 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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7. Of the following, the object best suited for a wireframe model is

1. the hull of a speedboat.

2. a refrigerator.

3. a wire shelving unit.

4. a laptop computer.

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8. 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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9. Wireframe drawings can be used to

1. show and define the sides of an object.

2. present design ideas to potential clients.

3. calculate volume.

4. determine spatial relationships between objects

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10. To view a model from any position in 3D space, use the

1. VIEW comman

2. 3DZOOM comman

3. 3DORBIT comman

4. PAN comman

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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. 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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13. You apply a property called Thickness to a standard AutoCAD CIRCLE. What type of AutoCAD object do you now have officially?

1. Surface Model (Polygon Mesh)

2. Solid Model (3D Solid)

3. PLINE

4. Cylinder

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14. To determine if two parts (3D Solids) will fit together without any interference, what 3D AutoCAD command can we use?

1. INTERFERE

2. FIT

3. UNION

4. SUBTRACT

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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. To control the type of surface created using the Smooth surface option of the PEDIT command, use the

1. SURFTAB1 system variable.

2. SURFTAB2 system variable.

3. SURFTYPE system variable.

4. EDGESURF comman

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19. The number of segments in a tabulated surface is controlled by the

1. SURFTAB1 system variable.

2. SURFTAB2 system variable.

3. SURFTYPE system variable.

4. EDGESURF comman

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20. 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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21. The main difference between creating wireframe models and creating 2D objects is that

1. 2D objects cannot be extrude

2. wireframe objects cannot be edited using 2D editing commands.

3. 2D objects are created on two or more planes.

4. wireframe geometry is created using the X, Y, and Z axes.

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22. 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 tr

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23. To determine if two parts (3D Solids) will fit together without any interference, what 3D AutoCAD command would you use?

1. FIT

2. UNION

3. SUBTRACT

4. INTERFERE

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

1. Architects

2. Engineers

3. Drafters & artists

4. All of the above

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25. 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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26. Which of the following command in AutoCAD is used to create multiple viewports in the layout?

1. EATTEDIT

2. VPORTS

3. QSELECT

4. GROUP

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27. What are the Advantages of AutoCAD?

1. Improve the quality of designs

2. Increase the productivity of the designer

3. Creates drawings with accuracy and quickly

4. All of the above

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28. The objects should be selected by ………… for stretching any object in AutoCAD?

1. Select all method

2. Picking Method

3. Cross window selection method

4. None of the above

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29. Which of the following is not the keyboard shortcut of AutoCAD?

1. Alt + B

2. Alt + F4

3. Ctrl + P

4. Ctrl + F4

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30. How many workspaces are available in AutoCAD?

1. 2

2. 3

3. 4

4. 5

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31. 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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32. A polar array creates new objects in which pattern

1. In a grid pattern

2. In a circular pattern

3. In a straight line

4. All of the above

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33. 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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34. The origin of a drawing is at

1. 0,0

2. 1,0

3. 0,1

4. 1,1

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35. 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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36. How many points do you need to define for the rectangle command?

1. One

2. Two

3. Three

4. Four

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37. Where should you pay attention when you are working with autocad commands?

1. Drawing area

2. Status bar

3. Tool bars

4. Command window

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38. What does the command Wblock means

1. Warp-speed block

2. Write block

3. Window block

4. Wide-area block

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39. What is the difference of two regular 8-gonon, which is one inscribed and another circumscribed circle

1. No difference

2. different opening angles

3. different side length

4. different crowd sides

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40. If the scheme that stores will be opened in AutoCAD 2006 then you must save it in

1. AutoCAD 2004 dwg

2. AutoCAD 2006 dwg

3. AutoCAD 2007 dwg

4. None of the above

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41. What is the use the Block Editor

1. To write text block

2. To fix outer block

3. To fix dynamic block

4. To store it in another version of AutoCAD

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42. What is the command used for Plagiostomi angle?

1. Chamfer

2. Fillet

3. Offset

4. Mirror

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43. 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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44. 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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45. what happens when we use the mouse wheel?

1. Zoom in / zoom out

2. pan & scan

3. extents / all

4. scale

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

1. Properties

2. Qselect

3. Pselect

4. Attributes

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

1. Gap

2. Tolerance

3. Transparency

4. Open

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48. Which of the following is not a keyboard shortcut of AutoCAD?

1. Ctrl + P

2. Alt + F4

3. Ctrl + F4

4. Alt + B

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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 difference between the Scale command and Zoom command

1. Scale for single object, while the Zoom whole plan

2. No difference

3. H Scale can grow / shrink a shape up 10 times, while the Zoom has no limits

4. H Scale changes the size of objects, while the Zoom changes the visibility of the project

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