FAQ’s for AutoCAD or General Drafting Jobs

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AutoCAD FAQ_S

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

1. Line weight

2. Measure

3. Hyperlink

4. Elevation

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

1. X

2. Y

3. Z

4. WCS

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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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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. 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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11. The World option of the UCS command

1. returns to the world coordinate system.

2. returns to the previous user coordinate system.

3. defines a new world coordinate system.

4. aligns a new coordinate system parallel to the screen. Answer:- A

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12. 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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13. 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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14. Which of these objects will only draw flat on the current XY working plane and not allow 3D coordinate input (e.g. Z input)? (Check ALL that apply)

1. LINE

2. DONUT

3. CIRCLE

4. PLINE

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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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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. Which one of the following AutoCAD objects can NOT have a 3D (Z) thickness property applied to it?

1. TEXT

2. MTEXT

3. LINE

4. CIRCLE

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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. 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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22. 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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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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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26. Computer-aided design software is used by ……………..

1. Architects

2. Engineers

3. Drafters & artists

4. All of the above

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27. What does AutoCAD stands for?

1. Automatical Computer Aided Design

2. Automated Computer Application Design

3. Automatic Computer Aided Data

4. None of the Above

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

1. F1

2. F2

3. F3

4. F4

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30. 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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31. By which of the following comand, you can draw a rectangle in AutoCAD?

1. ARC

2. POL

3. REC

4. CO

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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. Which of the following workspaces are available in AutoCAD?

1. 3D basics

2. 3D modelling

3. Drafting and Annotation

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. 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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37. 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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38. How many SNAP points does an object have?

1. 1

2. 4

3. 5

4. Depend on object

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39. What does the command Wblock means

1. Warp-speed block

2. Write block

3. Window block

4. Wide-area block

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

1. Yards

2. Parsecs

3. Microns

4. Grads

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41. 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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42. 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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43. 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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44. 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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45. Which state grid is use to design perspective

1. Parametric

2. Isometric

3. Pro-optic

4. Rectangular

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

1. 5

2. 1

3. 2

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48. When do we fix a block attribute

1. Before you fix the block

2. When I make the block

3. After fix the block

4. No matter the number

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49. 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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50. What is the use of viewports

1. Allows us to see the screen or on paper different views of the same project

2. Give us the ability to see projects have become a newer version of AutoCAD from our

3. We can make a change in one part of the plan, without affecting the rest

4. None of the above

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