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When drawn properly, hidden lines are .125 long and spaced ____ apart.

.06

A template file has a ____ file extension.

.dwt

How many line widths are recommended in ASME Y14.2M, Line Conventions and Lettering?

2

What happens when you hover the cursor over a tool in AutoCAD?

A tooltip appears.

Which ZOOM option should you always use after you change the drawing limits?

ALL

In which point entry system are all coordinates measured from the origin?

Absolute coordinates

A standard layer naming system for architectural drawings was developed by the ____

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

What type of view is typically used to describe a foreshortened surface?

Auxiliary

Which of the following is not an object snap mode in AutoCAD?

Axis

Which tool is used to create a region from a series of lines that form a closed area?

BOUNDARY

A previously drawn symbol or shape that can be inserted instead of point objects when a line is divided or measured is a(n) ____

Block

Which of the following PEDIT options are used to create a break in a polyline?

Break and Stop

Which of the following is not one of the 2D orthographic views?

Center

Which of the following should you type in front of a tool name to use the tool transparently?

Colon

Which of the following is not a reason to select a certain view of an object as the front view?

Contains the most hidden features

Which option of the UNDO tool allows you to specify the maximum number of operations the tool can reverse?

Control

Which of the following is not generally a part of the planning process for a drawing project?

Creating object geometry

Which tool allows you to dimension the vertical distance between the endpoints of a slanted line?

DIMLINEAR

Which of the following tools divides an object into an equal number of segments?

DIVIDE

Which tool can be used to bring back the last object you erased?

ERASE

Which of the following object snap modes requires an acquired point?

Extension

A deferred perpendicular is one that AutoCAD cannot calculate

False

A good alternative to saving a drawing manually is to use AutoCAD's automatic save feature.

False

A locked layer remains visible, but no new objects can be added to it

False

A negative number can be written in either of the following formats: -2.50 or (2.50)

False

A ray is an object that extends infinitely in both directions

False

A tracking point is a point found by moving the crosshairs over a point on an existing object

False

After you have created the layers you need, you should delete layer 0

False

After you have selected a line to offset, the OFFSET tool closes automatically

False

An item that is anchored to the edge of the AutoCAD window is said to be floating.

False

Before you can toggle running object snaps on or off, you must close any active tool

False

By default, running object snap modes override any object snap you enter at the keyboard

False

Chain lines are thick lines that identify repetitive details or show alternate positions of moving parts

False

Circles and lines are examples of polygons

False

Circles drawn using the CIRCLE tool can be edited using the PEDIT tool

False

Dimensional input is available when dynamic input is disabled

False

Dragging and dropping a file onto the AutoCAD 2009 icon on the desktop has no effect unless AutoCAD is currently running.

False

Drawings are created at full size in layout space.

False

Editing is a process used to create new objects in a drawing

False

Entering command or tool names at the command line allows you to keep your focus at the point where you are drawing.

False

Grab bars are used to open and close dialog boxes.

False

In AutoCAD, all objects are drawn at full scale in paper space

False

In a drawing that is set up for metric values, entries are automatically expressed in centimeters.

False

In orthographic projection, an imaginary construction line is placed parallel to the object to be drawn

False

It is possible to start AutoCAD by right-clicking anywhere on the Windows desktop and selecting AutoCAD 2009 from the menu options.

False

Manual drafting is faster and more flexible than CAD drafting

False

Model space viewports contain views of different drawing files, displayed at the same time on the screen

False

Pan displacement is more efficient than realtime panning

False

Phantom lines are thin lines that consist of one long dash alternating with one short dash

False

Polar tracking can be toggled on and off by picking the Ortho button on the status bar

False

Redrawing the screen recalculates all object coordinates

False

The DISPLAYORDER tool allows you to change the order of objects in a drawing

False

The Erase option of the OFFSET tool deletes the last offset you created

False

The Extension object snap mode calculates an intersection point automatically when you select two nonparallel lines

False

The OOPS tool has no effect on objects you erased during the most recent editing procedure

False

The REWIND tool allows you to undo geometry you have created by stepping back through the tools used

False

The Recent Documents item in the menu browser displays recently deleted drawings.

False

The Through option of the OFFSET tool requires you to pick two points

False

The main function of the Quick View Drawing tool is to preview drawing files before opening them.

False

The small dashes in a centerline should cross only at the edges of a circle

False

To open a blank AutoCAD file with metric settings, you should use the acadmetric.dwt template file.

False

To save a drawing as a drawing template, you should use the QSAVE tool.

False

To use direct distance entry, drag the crosshairs away from the first point and pick a second point

False

Viewing-plane lines identify the location and viewing direction of a section view

False

Viewports created in layouts are known as tiled viewports

False

When you explode a polyline, the individual line and arc segments maintain their widths

False

When you specify a negative angle for a polyline arc, the arc is drawn counterclockwise

False

When you use the MEASURE tool, you specify the number of increments and the length of each increment

False

When you use the PEDIT Fit option, the resulting polyline runs through the first and last vertices and is influenced by all of the other vertices

False

When you use the partial open process to open a file, you cannot save changes to the file.

False

Zooming in allows you to see a larger part of the drawing at a lower magnification

False

Which PEDIT option allows you to create a fit curve?

Fit

Which of the following drawing standards is most likely to be used in China?

Gb

The PLINE option that allows you to specify the width of a polyline from the center to one side is the ____ option

Halfwidth

In what two forms can a drawing created in CAD exist?

Hard copy and soft copy

Which DIMLINEAR option would you choose to dimension the horizontal distance of an inclined line?

Horizontal

AutoCAD's two types of construction lines are ____

Lines and rays

Which PEDIT option controls the appearance of linetypes at polyline vertices?

Ltype gen

Which of the following tools divides an object into a specified number of increments?

MEASURE

Which of the following object snap modes can be used to select a point object?

Node

The two style choices for revision clouds are ____

Normal and Calligraphy

Which of the following tools can create a circle that is concentric with another circle?

OFFSET

How many viewports can be active at one time in model space?

One (1)

Which of the following tools is used to create a polyline?

PLINE

Which of the following tools can be used to close the AutoCAD software? a. CLOSE

QUIT

Which of the following tools refreshes the display of the current viewport without recalculating all of the object coordinates?

REGEN

Which item in the menu browser can you use to find and open the last several drawings you closed?

Recent Documents

What two types of objects can the BOUNDARY tool create?

Regions and polylines

Which feature on the menu browser allows you to locate and open any tool listed in AutoCAD's Customize User Interface file?

Search text box

How many views are needed to show an object from all (orthographic) sides?

Six (6)

Which is the primary tool to start a new drawing based on a template file?

TEMPLATE

A saved set of layer properties is referred to as a layer state

True

According to ANSI, thin lines should be half the width of thick lines

True

After a ray is trimmed using the TRIM command, it is no longer a ray object

True

Another name for a shortcut menu is cursor menu.

True

AutoCAD allows you to have several drawings and drawing templates open at the same time.

True

AutoCAD allows you to save any drawing as a drawing template

True

By default, a polyline arc continued from a previous line or polyline is tangent to the last object drawn

True

CADD is the process of using a computer with drafting software to produce drawings.

True

DesignCenter allows you to drag and drop content from any accessible file into the current drawing file

True

Donuts are polylines

True

Drawings should be named according to a standard drawing naming system.

True

Extension lines should not cross dimension lines

True

Following drawing standards is optional in most organizations.

True

Fractions greater than one require a hyphen between the whole number and the fraction

True

If you store your custom templates in AutoCAD's Template folder, they will appear automatically in the Select Template dialog box.

True

In addition to the objects in a drawing, drawing content includes layers, properties, text, drafting symbols, layouts, and other components

True

It is possible to close AutoCAD by double-clicking on the Menu Browser button in the upper-left corner of the AutoCAD window.

True

Line conventions are standards based on line thickness and type

True

Point size can be set relative to screen magnification

True

Revision clouds are polylines

True

The 0 layer is primarily reserved for drawing blocks

True

The AutoCAD feature that uses alignment paths and tracking vectors to align new geometry with existing geometry is AutoTrack

True

The Drawing Units dialog box allows you to set up both linear and angular units.

True

The PAN tool can be activated by picking a button on the status bar

True

The QNEW tool allows you to begin a new drawing using a previously specified drawing template.

True

The starting width of a polyline segment can be different from its ending width

True

When polar tracking is on, AutoCAD displays alignment paths at specified polar angle increments

True

When you are using the Edit Vertex option of the PEDIT tool, only the point identified by the "X" marker is affected by editing functions

True

When you draw an xline that bisects an angle, the vertex of the angle is assumed to be the root point of the xline

True

When you pick the ZOOM wedge of the navigation wheel, the pivot point is the location where you pressed the wedge

True

When you use automatic windowing to select objects, the direction in which you move the cursor after picking the first point determines whether the selection is a window or crossing selection.

True

You can hide all of the interface items on the screen in a single click by picking the Clean Screen button on the status bar

True

You can open an AutoCAD file directly from Windows Explorer by double-clicking on the file name.

True

Which of the following tools on the default navigation wheel is not used in 2D drafting applications?

VIEW

Which of the following is not an application for AutoCAD?

Video capture

When an auxiliary view is used, what type of line is drawn in the view where the slanted surface appears as a line?

Viewing-planeline

To receive context-oriented help while you are in the process of using a command, which keyboard key should you press?

[F1]

Which key can you use to select two layers and all of the layers between them in the list of layers shown in the Layer Properties Manager?

[Shift]

The two primary types of AutoCAD files are ____

drawing files and drawing templates

The feature that requires active running object snaps and point acquisition is ____

object snap tracking

The point at which two straight polyline segments meet is called a(n) ____

polyline vertex

To cancel a tool, you can use any of the following techniques except ____

pressing the [F1] key

The two basic types of layer filters are ____

property filters and group filters

The two styles available for the grid snap are ____

rectangular and isometric

Temporary lines that are displayed at specific angles during the drawing process are ____

tracking vectors

Another name for object lines is ____

visible lines


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