change autocad level 1 exam

What can be entered into a text box to create the degree symbol?

%%D

Orthogonal lines are constrained to which of the following angles? (multiple answers)

270, 90, 180, 0

By default, AutoCAD starts with the zero angles at the ______ with angles increasing in the ___________ direction.

3 o'clock (east), counterclockwise

Which workspaces are available by default in autocad?

3D modeling, Drafting & Annotation

The most commonly used drawing standards are ______ and ______. (acronyms only with a space in between)

ANSI ISO

The Plot command allows users to set which of the following options. (multiple answers)

All of them

What kind of application software is used to create a technical drawing on a computer? (Use three words or acronym.)

CAD

CP

Copy

AutoCAD's native/standard file format is ___. (Type a three-letter extension and do not include a period.)

DWG

Which of the following file formats is an ASCII or binary file for exporting/importing drawings to/from other applications.

DXF

One of the major advantages of a CAD drawing is that the __________ __________ is fast compared to the manual method. (two words with a space in between)

Editing Process

E , R

Erase, Rotate

Which of the following settings can be made for polar tracking?

Increment angle, Additional angles

L

Line

M

Move

O

Offset

Which Key do you press to cycle through the available SNAP points?

TAB key , Each time the TAB key is pressed, the next snap point is highlighted along with the object or objects to which it belongs.

is a drawing technique that creates accurate representations of objects in engineering and science

Technical Drawing

In the dynamic input, the __________ _________ coordinates can be specified using the # prefix and a comma between the x and y values and the _________ _________ coordinates can be specified using the @ prefix and a comma between the x and y values.

absolute cartesian, relative cartesian

In the dynamic input, the __________ _________ coordinates can be specified using the # prefix and a Less than (<) key between the first and second input fields and the _________ _________ coordinates can be specified using the @ prefix and a Less than (<) key between the first and second input fields.

absolute polar, relative polar

_____________ coordinates are always measured from the benchmark (i.e. 0,0) and __________ coordinates are measured with respect to the previous point.

absolute, relative

The _______ command creates multiple copies of an object and arranges the copies in a specific pattern. (one word)

array

The _______ command is used to create a gap or open space in the given object by specifying two points on the object.

break

What type of coordinate system has three mutually perpendicular and intersecting axes, X, Y, and Z where the origin (0,0,0) is the location where the three axes intersect?

cartesian coordinate system

The _______ command is used to connect two objects with a straight line.

chamfer

C

circle

The _______ ____ ______ is a text area reserved for the prompts, keyboard input, and messages. (three words)

command line window

In the polyline angle option, a positive angle creates a _____________ arc segment and a negative angle creates a ___________ arc segment.

counterclockwise, clockwise

Which of the rectangle options creates a rectangle by specifying its length and width?

dimensions

The command interface near the cursor is referred to as _________ _______.

dynamic input

The _______ option creates a polygon by specifying the number of sides and the endpoints of one of the edges.

edge

If text is added on top of a hatched area, which of the options below can you use to make this text more readable? (only one answer)

either background mask from the properties sheet or text editor

The ________ command is used to delete the object from the drawing.

erase

The _________ command is used to break a compound object into its basic component objects.

explode

The ______ command is used to lengthen an object to reach another object. It is lengthened along its natural path. (Examples: circular arc will change to a circle; horizontal line will stay horizontal)

extend

In AutoCAD terminology, the thickness of an object (line, circle, rectangle, etc...) is called linetype and the style (dotted, dashed, center, etc...) is called lineweight.

false

In the default setting for 2D drawings, the World Coordinate System's (WCS) X-axis is vertical, the Y-axis is horizontal, and the origin is located at the intersection of the X- and Y-axes.

false

One side of a resulting polygon created from the polygon command can be erased by clicking on it and selecting the delete key.

false

The _______ command is used to connect two objects with an arc of the specified radius such that the arc is tangent to both objects.

fillet

the drawing of an object is of the same size as the object

full scale

can be created using Line, Hatch, and Text commands in AutoCAD

graphical scale

The _____ command is used to display a visible grid background on the drawing screen and the ______ command is used to set an invisible grid background on the drawing screen and to limit the movement of the cursor to the snap grid's points only.

grid, snap

Which of these options is used to specify the width from the center of a wide polyline line segment to one of its edges.

halfwidth

Once several objects are all selected, the user can de-select an object by doing which of the following options?

hold the Shift key and click with the left button of the mouse on the desired object

A new drawing opened with an acad.dwt template gives the drawing __________ units and _____ style dimensions.

imperial (inch), Ansi

The ______ command is used to connect multiple linear or curved objects to create a single object.

join

the drawing of the object is larger than the actual size of the object

large scale

_____ space is used for printing or plotting the drawing.

layout

The _______ command is used to set the boundaries of the drawing or grid display in the current Model or Layout tab and are generally set to match the size of the paper on which the drawing will be printed.

limits

The ________ ________ capability is used to change the appearance of a pattern. This is useful when details in a particular linetype are not visible for some of the segment. This capability makes the linetype pattern visible. It is changed by accessing the properties of the selected line.

linetype scale

In order to display the thickness of an object in the drawing area, click the _________ button on the status bar.

lineweight

In the linetype manager dialog (can access by selecting linetype drop-down menu and selecting 'other' option), which button do you select to bring in a new linetype?

load

A user can create a panel by selecting the ________ tab and clicking on the _____ ________ command. (Use this format: answer1, answer2 answer2 )

manage, user interface

path array

mark survey stations along a road survey

The ________ command is useful for creating symmetrical objects.

mirror

A 2D or 3D drawing of an object is created in _____ space.

model

The _______ command is used to relocate an object in a specified direction and at a specified distance from the original position.

move

The _______ command is used to relocate the object.

move

The _______ command creates a new object whose shape is parallel to the shape of the selected object.

offset

The user enters some objects, erases an object with the Erase command, enters some more objects. Now the user wants to restore the object that was erased without deleting the newly created objects. What command should be used?

oops

The ________ command can create a node in a drawing and also create an object in a drawing that can be used as reference geometry for object snaps.

point

one-minute increments on a clock face

polar array

What type of coordinate system uses a distance and an angle to locate a point?

polar coordinate system

The ___________ _______ not only displays the properties of the selected object, it can also be used to modify the properties of the selected object. (Enter two words separated by one space.)

properties sheet

Which scale method assumes that the unit of measurement is the same both on the drawing and the object.

representative fraction

The _____ is a collection of ______; which is a collection of ______; which is a collection of ______.

ribbon, tabs, panels, tools

The _______ command is used to rotate objects in a drawing around a specified base point.

rotate

The ________ command is used to rotate the object about a point.

rotate

The _______ command is used to enlarge or shrink an object.

scale

The _______ command is used to resize the object.

scale

In order to perform object editing using grips, the user must:

select the object, right-click on a grip point, and select a command using the left mouse button

the drawing of an object is smaller than the actual size of the object

small scale

The _________ command is used to lengthen or shorten an object.

stretch

Which of the following key(s) is used for entering polar (length,angle) coordinates?

tab key, less than key <

The _______ command is used to reduce objects at a cutting edge. The cutting edge is defined by other objects.

trim

A drawing can be smaller or larger than the object itself.

true

Activation of the HATCH command opens the Hatch Creation tab (Hatch Editor).

true

The polyline edit commands allow the user to edit a single polyline or multiple polylines.

true

The tangent, tangent, radius (TTR) option of the circle command can draw a circle tangent to two circles, two arcs, two lines, or a combination of two objects.

true

The _______ command is used to set the input format of the dimensions of the objects used to create the drawing such as settings for the type and precision of linear and angular measurements.

units

range and township sections

use rectangular array

Which of the following options allows the user to switch between standard 2D view (top, bottom, left, right, front, and back) and 3D isometric view (south-east, north-east, south-west, and north-west)?

view control

If the user is viewing at the drawing's full extent and wants to get a closer look at a specific table in the drawing, which command will provide the closest view of the table with one click?

zoom object