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. 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 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. 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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7. Solid models are used more frequently than surface models or wireframes because they

1. result in smaller files.

2. are more accurate.

3. can be viewed from any point in 3D space.

4. allow you to calculate mass properties.

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8. 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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9. 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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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. To edit a wireframe model, use

1. grips.

2. the WIREDIT comman

3. the SPLINEDIT comman

4. the WEDIT comman

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12. 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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13. 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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14. A wireframe model of a titanium block would most closely resemble a(n)

1. ice cube.

2. empty cardboard box.

3. box-shaped wire basket.

4. book

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15. 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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16. In AutoCAD®, all objects are drawn on the

1. YZ plane.

2. XZ plane.

3. XY plane.

4. ZX plane.

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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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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20. 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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21. 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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22. 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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23. 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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24. Surface models are considered to be more advancedthan wireframe models because

1. they can be used to calculate mass properties.

2. they have surfaces (faces).

3. they have volume.

4. they can be used to calculate holding properties and weights.

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25. 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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26. 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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27. Computer-aided design software is used by ……………..

1. Architects

2. Engineers

3. Drafters & artists

4. All of the above

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28. 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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29. 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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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. 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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32. 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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33. 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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34. 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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35. 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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36. 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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37. How many AutoCAD objects are in a rectangle?

1. One

2. Two

3. Three

4. Four

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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 does associative hatch means

1. Monitors the changes in shape that fills

2. Relates to the other hatch plan

3. Both of the above

4. None of the above

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40. 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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41. 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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42. 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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43. 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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44. 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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45. 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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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 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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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. What can we not create from the offset command

1. Vertical straight

2. Concentric circles

3. Three parallel lines

4. Parallel arcs

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50. 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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