FAQ’s for AutoCAD or General Drafting Jobs

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AutoCAD FAQ_S

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1. To print the entire project, you will choose to regulate what to plot

1. Display

2. Extends

3. Limits

4. Window

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2. Which of the following is NOT a property of an object

1. Line weight

2. Measure

3. Hyperlink

4. Elevation

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3. All of the following objects can be extruded except a(n)

1. ar

2. polyline.

3. ellipse.

4. region.

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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. To store and display modeling information, AutoCAD® uses

1. cell decomposition.

2. boundary representations and sweeping.

3. constructive solid geometry.

4. pure primitive instancing.

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6. By default, AutoCAD® displays all kinds of models in wireframe format. To find out which type of solid a specific model is, use the

1. ID comman

2. REGEN comman

3. LIST comman

4. MODELTYPE system variable.

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7. The Spline option of the PEDIT command

1. creates an arc-fit polyline joining each pair of vertices to convert a straight-line polyline into a curve.

2. uses the vertices of the polyline as control points to create a curve approximating a B-spline.

3. generates the linetype in a continuous pattern through the vertices of the polyline.

4. smoothes a polygon mesh surface

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8. 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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9. All of the following are surface primitives except the

1. box.

2. cone.

3. spiral.

4. dish.

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10. A surface primitive is a(n)

1. basic 3D object that can be used to create more advanced models.

2. wireframe model from which surface models can be create

3. 2D object that can be extruded to form a surface model.

4. analytic surface from which nonanalytic surfaces can be create

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11. 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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12. The View option of the UCS command

1. aligns a new UCS parallel to the screen.

2. aligns a new UCS to the selected face of an object.

3. moves the origin of the current UCS to the lower left corner of the screen.

4. applies the current UCS to a specified viewport

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13. The UCS command

1. allows you to manipulate the user coordinate system.

2. controls display of the UCS icon.

3. defines the world coordinate system.

4. allows you to draw in the YZ plane

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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. You have just created an interesting new round object by using REVSURF to revolve a complex curve around an axis. However you find there are only 6 faces around the perimeter leaving it very rough looking. What variable do you change to correct this?

1. Set SURFTAB2 to 18

2. Set TABSURF1 to 18

3. Set SURFTAB1 to 18

4. Set TABSURF2 to 18

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17. 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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18. 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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19. You want to draw an octagon shape window on a vertical wall face in your 3D House Plan. Which UCS command option is best suited to place your User Coordinate System on this front wall face to ensure the window is placed flat on this wall?

1. Origin

2. ZAxis

3. 3point

4. View

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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. Surface models are used mostly in

1. modeling mechanical parts.

2. creating architectural models.

3. modeling complex electrical systems.

4. modeling complex curves in boat hulls and car fenders.

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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. 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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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. Which of the following command will allow us to use the Dynamic Input command of this software?

1. F12

2. F10

3. F11

4. F9

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28. Which key automatically activates the O snap feature of AutoCA

1. F1

2. F2

3. F3

4. F4

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29. 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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30. 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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31. 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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32. Which key is used to obtain properties palette in autocad?

1. Ctrl + 1

2. Ctrl + 2

3. Ctrl + 3

4. Ctrl + 4

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33. Which of the following is the extension for autocad drawing file?

1. DWG

2. ACTD

3. ACD

4. None of the above

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34. 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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35. 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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36. The origin of a drawing is at

1. 0,0

2. 1,0

3. 0,1

4. 1,1

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37. 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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38. How long will a line from 0,5 to 5,5 be?

1. 10 units

2. 5 units

3. 15 units

4. None of the above

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39. 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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40. Polar coordinates are used mostly for drawing which of the ollowing

1. Arc

2. Ellipse

3. Angular lines

4. None of the above

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41. What does the command Wblock means

1. Warp-speed block

2. Write block

3. Window block

4. Wide-area block

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42. Which of the following is NOT a unit of length measurement?

1. Yards

2. Parsecs

3. Microns

4. Grads

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43. What is the difference between command Plot and Print

1. plot command prints only big plans

2. The plot command for CNC (CAM)

3. No difference

4. print command can print up to A3 size paper

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44. Print scale 1:50 means that

1. The draft is 50 times less expensive than the original

2. A 3 cm corresponds to half a meter

3. A measure corresponds to 50 cm

4. None of the above

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45. 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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46. 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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47. 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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48. What setting gradient allows us to fill an open area?

1. Gap

2. Tolerance

3. Transparency

4. Open

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49. If I want to draw a line in the direction 07:30 (local time). At what angle will it be dispalyed

1. -135 degrees

2. 270 degrees

3. -225 degrees

4. None of the above

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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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