AutoCAD Mid-Term and Final Examinations
The ___ control code is used to display the circumference symbol
%%C
Which control code sequence would you use to create the text circumference 15 in a single-line text?
%%C15
The ___ control code is used to display the degree symbol
%%D
The ___ control code is used to display the plus/minus symbol
%%P
The _ character is used to activate a transparent command
'
To calculate the results of 3+5 and then to multiply the result by 2, enter _______ in the QuickCalc calculator
(3+5)*2
Named plot style tables are saved in a file with the ____ file extension
.stb
The AutoCAD default compass orientation is _________ ____ and the default angle direction is ________________
0 degrees, counterclockwise
________ is the polar coordinate display of 2.750 units at an angle of 90 degrees
2.750<90
Settings the SPLINETYPE systen variable to _ lets you draw a quadratic curve
5
A scale factor of ___ is used to plot a civil engineering drawing at a scale of 1"=60'
720
To input the same coordinates as previously selected, type _ when prompted
@
By default, how does the appearance of the lines of a window and crossing box differ?
A window is solid and a crossing box is dashed
The _____ tool is used to create a circular arrangement of objects
ARRAY
The ___ zoom option zooms the current display to the edge of the drawing limits
All
The QuickCalc calculator can convert units relating to
All of the above (length, area, volume)
____ ________ refers to the use of alignment paths to aid in precise point location relative to existing points
Auto Tracking
________ creates a backup copy of the activities drawing
Autosave
The ____ tool enables you to assign a new insertion point to a drawing or block
BASE
Blocks can be edited with the _____ tool
BEDIT
The _____ _________ _______ dialog box is used to change an attributed definition after the attribute had been saved in a block definition
Block Attributed Manager
What ribbon tab, in addition to the Parametric ribbon tab, contains geometric constraint tools?
Block Editor
The ____ _ ___ _ tool allows you to add text to a dimension using the Mtext option
Both B and C (DIMDIAMETER and DIMRADIUS)
Which of the following options allows you to edit justification settings of a table cell?
Cell Alignment
Given the distance across the flats of a hexagon, use the _____________ option to draw the hexagon
Circumscribed
The _________ geometric constraint allows you to align two lines or polylines along the same line
Collinear
When you insert a table, which of the following does not appear in the preview area of the Insert Table dialog box?
Column and row settings
In which direction should you pick to break a portion out of a circle or arc?
Counterclockwise
________ is the default selection option issued by AutoCAD when the STRETCH tool is selected from the menu browser
Crossing
The ________ & ________ selection options select objects entirely within or crossing the selection boundary
Crossing, CPolygon
The ______ tool is used to move dimension text within a dimension line
DIMTEDIT
You can place a specified number of marks along a line with the ______ tool
DIVIDE
Sheets can be published as ___ files
DWF
When a new sheet is added to a sheet set using a template, the sheet is saved with a ___ file extension by default
DWG
Drawing content can be shared between drawing files using the drag-and-drop capability of ____________
DesignCenter
____________ can be used to copy layers and linetypes from one drawing to another
DesignCenter
Attributed values included with an inserted block are edited using the ________ tool
EATTEDIT
The _______ option in the Plot dialog box is used to plot only the area of the drawing in which objects are drawn
Extents
The ____ tool is used to turn solid fills off and on in AutoCAD
FILL
_____________ will appear in a master drawing for a layer named WALL belonging to an externally referenced drawing named FLOORPLAN
FLOORPLAN|WALL
The TEXT tool's ___ justification option allows you to confine the text between two points with a selection text height
Fit
The scale factor for all dimension features in the drawing is set in the ___ tab in the New Dimension Style dialog box
Fit
The ______________ tool allows you to assign specific geometric constraints to objects
GEOMCONSTRAINT
The ____ _______ button places a pattern of dots on the screen
Grid Display
The _____ tool is used to create a pattern of section lines on a section vew
HATCH
Picking the _______ __________ button is the Hatch and Gradient dialog box lets you select a previously drawn hatch pattern and use it for the current hatch pattern settings
Inherit Properties
The ________ tool can be used to change from drawing object lines to hidden lines
LINETYPE
A Scale action can be assigned to a(n) ______ parameter
Linear
Which option of the DIMCONSTRAINT tool allows you to place horizontal and vertical linear dimensional constraints?
Linear
The _________ tool allows you to copy properties from one object to one or more objects
MATCHPROP
You can place marks a specified distance apart on a line with the _______ tool
MEASURE
The ______ tool allows you to create a reserved image of an object
MIRROR
The DIMEDIT ____ __ ___ _____ option is used to align dimensions to isometric planes
None of the above
The Isometric snap mode is activated by enabling the Isometric snap option in the ____ __ ___ _____
None of the above
The ____ tool is used to access an existing drawing
OPEN
Enabling _____ mode forces lines to be drawn horizontally or vertically
Ortho
The _____ tool is used to remove unused named objects from a drawing
PURGE
Zero suppression settings for dimension text are made in the _______ _____ tab in the New Dimension Style dialog box
Primary Units
The ____ tool provides options for drawing chain and datum dimentions
QDIM
The _______ tool is used to create a selection set
QSELECT
The _____ tool instructs AutoCAD to recalculate all objects in the drawing
REGEN
The _______ option of the DIMLINEAR tool is used to specify an angle for the dimension line
Rotated
The ___ file extension is used by AutoCAD for text fonts
SHX
The ____ ____ tool sets an invisible grid that allows the crosshairs to move only in exact increments
Snap Mode
By default, how is text in a field displayed differently from other single-line and multipleline text?
The background is gray
The _ tool lets you undo only one tool at a time
U
The ______ button on the Dimensions panel on the Annotate ribbon tab can be used to quickly change the style of the selected dimensions to the current dimension style
Update
Blocks created with the ______ tool are saved as a seperate drawing files
WBLOCK
The PEDIT ____ vertex editing option lets you change the starting and ending widths of a polyline
Width
The ______ selection option requires that the object(s) be completely surrounded by a rectangle
Window
The _____ tool allows you to display only selected areas of a reference drawing
XCLIP
You can cycle through stacked objects during an editing operation if you hold down the _______ key and the space bar
[Shift]
Points located using ________ coordinates are measured from the origin
absolute
1'-3 1/2" is an example of the _____________ units format
architectural
In order to store and protect original electronic drawing files before modifications are made, you should _______ the sheet set
archive
Blocks drawn on layer 0 will
assume the characteristics of the layer on which they are inserted
_______ an external reference makes the xref a permanent part of the master drawing
binding
The Insert dialog box is used to insert ______ into the current drawing
blocks
Selecting a circle after entering the Area Option of the MEASUREGEOM tool returns the _____________ of the circle in addition to the area
circumference
When entering several new layer names in the Layer Properties Manager, enter a _____ after each name to save time
comma
The spacing, layout, and appearance of text is called ___________
composition
What takes the place of a dimensional constraints in the Block Editor?
constraint parameters
15.50 is an example of the _______ units format
decimal
In annotative text, the annonative scale is typically the same as the _______ _____
drawing scale
A layer that is ______ is not displayed on-screen, and is not calculated by AutoCAD when the drawing is regenerated
frozen
The ____ tab in the New Dimension Style dialog box is used to set the extension line extension
lines
A sheet ____ acts as a table of contents for a sheet set
list
Tiled viewports are created in _____ _____
model space
AutoCAD refers to rectangular coordinates dimensioning without dimension lines as ________ dimensioning
ordinate
The ____ tab in the New Dimension Style dialog box is used to specify a style that places dimensions text above the dimension line
ordinate
The part of an assembly drawing that provides information about each component of the assembly or subassembly is the _____ ____
parts list
When creating a layer in the Layer Properties Manager, a linetype can be assigned by _______ ___ ________ ____ __ ____
picking the linetype name or icon
Points located using _____ coordinates are specified by a distance and an angle
polar
Guidelines that specify operating procedures, drawing techniques, and record keeping methods are known as _________
standards
The ___________ tolerance dimensioning method is used to draw dimension text that displays an equal bilateral tolerance in the plus/minus format
symmetrical
A DWT file is a ________ file
template
A(n) __________ tolerance is permitted to increase or decrease in only one direction from the specified dimension
unilateral
The __________ parameter allows you to assign multiple different views to objects within a block
visibility
A(n)_________is a present environment that contains interface items specific to a job or task
workspace
