autocad
can be invoked while another command is in operation
A transparent command
selecting a "base point:" entering or PICKing a rotation angle
After selecting objects, complete the Rotate command by ____.
MIRROR ROTATE SCALE
All of the following are grip editing options
move with the object that has the hot grip
Assume several objects have been selected so their grips appear. One grip is selected to make it hot. The MOVE editing option is selected and the object with the hot grip is moved. All of the selected objects ____.
SKPOLY
Assume you wanted to make Sketch lines and then planned to Erase or Trim the Sketch lines. It would be best to change the ____ variable to 1 before creating the Sketch lines.
fourteen places of accuracy
AutoCAD stores the drawing database as digital information with
by typing the letter B or C or selecting from the right-click cursor menu
Base and Copy are suboptions of every main choice. Activate these suboptions ____.
affects all existing objects on the layer created with BYLAYER color
Changing the Color of a layer using the Layer Properties Manager ____.
CP or CO, MI, AR
Command aliases for Copy, Mirror, and Array, respectively, are
E, M, RO
Command aliases for Erase, Move and Rotate, respectively, are ____.
it allows you to specify the number of segments and creates Point objects at each segment. it allows you to specify the number of segments and inserts a named Block at each segment it creates one less Point object than the number of segments you specify.
Divide provides all of the following features
vertical, 3
Drawing a Line from 2,3 to 2,6 would create a ____ line of ____ units length.
counterclockwise
Except for the 3 Point, the Start, End, Direction, and the Continuous options, Arcs are always drawn by default in a ____ direction.
the highlighted layer's properties (color, linetype, lineweight, and plot style)
If an existing layer name is highlighted when you make a new layer in the Layer Properties Manager, the new layer will have ____ .
after drawing them, Properties palette
If necessary, it is recommended that linetype scale for individual objects be changed ____ by using the ____.
press F3 use Ctrl+F toggle the Object Snap icon on the Status bar
If you are using Running Object Snaps, you can temporarily disable or enable (toggle) the modes by all of the following methods
use the Properties palette to change the group of objects to the correct layer use the Matchprop command to change the group of objects to the correct layer select the objects, then use the Layer Control drop-down list and select the correct layer
If you draw several objects on the wrong layer, you can correct the mistake by any of the following methods
Ellipse, Rotation
If you need to construct an ellipse that represents a circular hole drilled into an inclined plane and you know the hole diameter and angle of the plane, you can use the ____
the selected modes are active whenever AutoCAD prompts you to select a point (location)
If you turn on Running Object Snaps, ____.
Edge
If you want to Extend a Line to another non-intersecting Line (assuming the two lines would intersect if imaginarily extended), you may have to change the ____ setting.
activate the grips by selecting both objects, select the endpoint grip that you want to stretch (turning it hot), then stretch the hot grip to the other endpoint
If you want to STRETCH a Line endpoint to the endpoint of another Line by connecting the two endpoint grips you would ____.
PICK the Zoom Window icon button type Zoom, press Enter, and begin drawing a window type Z, press Enter, then begin drawing a window
If you want to Zoom with a Window, you can do any of the following
There is no Limits option of Zoom. Use Zoom All.
If you want to Zoom with the Limits option, you can do this only by ____.
Join
If you wanted to combine two of the same objects (such as two collinear Lines) into one object, use the ____ command.
Mline
If you wanted to construct a drawing consisting of a series of connected parallel lines, such as a floor plan, it would be efficient to use the ____ command.
Xline, Offset
If you wanted to construct a grid composed of vertical and horizontal lines completely across the drawing as a preliminary layout for a ceiling plan (defining the location of rectangular ceiling tiles), it would be efficient to use the ____ command with the ____ option.
command line imput
If you wanted to draw a Line's "next point:" 4.500 units over and 3.500 units up from the "first point," it would be easy to use the ____ method of coordinate entry.
dynamic imput
If you wanted to draw a Line's "next point:" at 4.231 units length and 39 degrees from the "first point," it would be easy to use the ____ method of coordinate entry.
mouse input
It is usually helpful to toggle Snap and Grid On when drawing objects of regular unit lengths using the ____ method.
snap to regular length increments, snap to regular angular increments
Polar Snap causes the cursor to ____, while Polar Tracking causes the cursor to ___.
LTSCALE, globally and retroactively
Setting the ____ variable at the command line changes the spacing for non-continuous lines ____.
the selected option operates for only one PICK
Single Point Object Snap mode means
connects the beginning and ending points of the Pline
The "Close" option of Pline _
Continuous
The Arc method that allows you to draw an Arc extending from and tangent to the last Line or Arc is the ____ method.
TTR (Tangent, Tangent, Radius)
The Circle command option below that automatically invokes an Object Snap mode is
"draw" a mirror "line" (axis) at any angle delete the "source" objects so the original set disappears keep the new mirrored set and the "source" set of objects
The Mirror command allows you to do all of the following
Region converts selected objects comprising one closed shape into one object Region must be applied to a closed shape Region prepares objects to be used with Boolean operations
The Region command has all of the following features
set a named view current (restore to the screen) examine a list of all the named views saved in the drawing create new named views
The View Manager dialog box allows you to do all of the following
Appint (Apparent Intersection)
The ____ Object Snap mode is intended for use with 3D objects.
@X, Y
The correct format for entering relative rectangular coordinates using Command line input is
using the Point Style dialog box
The display of new Point objects can be changed by
Lengthen
The easiest method used to shorten a Line to 75% of its length is the ____ command.
Polygon, Inscribe
The easiest way to construct a hexagon that measures 2" across the corners (from one corner to the opposite corner) is by using the ____ command with the ____ option.
Layerp
The feature or command that is used like an Undo for layers is ____.
it is the only layer that AutoCAD supplies in the default template drawings (ACAD.DWT and ACADISO.DWT) it cannot be deleted from the drawing its Color and Linetype can be changed
The following features are true for Layer 0
last point
The symbol "@" is translated by AutoCAD to means
LTSCALE
The system variable that controls the overall spacing of non-continuous lines (Hidden, Center, etc.) for the drawing is ____.
Arrayrect, Arraypolar, Arraypath
The three main commands for creating the pattern of an array are
Z, P
The valid command aliases for Zoom and Pan, respectively, are ____.
hover over a cold grip until the menu appears
To activate the multifunctional grips menu, ____.
hover over a cold grip to access the shortcut menu make a grip hot and then use the Ctrl key to cycle through the options on the Command line
To activate the options for multifunctional grips, ____.
left-click to make a grip hot, then right-click
To activate the standard grip options (STRETCH, MOVE, etc.) menu, ____.
@-2,0
To draw a Line from 3,2 to 1,2 using Command line input, you would enter ____ at the "Specify next point:" prompt.
Node
To snap to a Point object, use the ____ Object Snap option.
both Object Snap and Object Snap Tracking on
To use Object Snap Tracking, toggle ____ at the Status bar.
you can PICK near the center of the circle, a circle marker must appear at the Circle's center before you PICK, you can PICK anywhere on the Circle object
To use the Center Object Snap option effectively,
connecting the ends without Object Snaps; converting existing closed objects into Revclouds
Two features that can help you create Revclouds quickly and easily are ____ and ____.
set the layers to Off or Freeze
Two ways that you can make layers not appear in the drawing are to ____.
produce the Object Snap tab of the Drafting Settings dialog box
Type the command Osnap or command alias OS to ____.
@5.5<180
Using Command line entry, a Line's "next point:" drawn at @-5.5,0 would be the same as
enter the length value, press Tab, and enter the angle value, then press Enter
Using Dynamic Input (with the default settings) to specify the "next point," ____.
turn the wheel
Using Zoom with a wheel mouse, you must ____ to Zoom in or out.
only two points to define the diameter
Using the Circle, 2P method, you specify ____ when constructing the circle.
L, C, A, PO
Valid command aliases (keyboard shortcuts) for the Line, Circle, Arc, and Point commands, respectively, are
Zoom and Pan
Valid transparent viewing commands using the mouse wheel are ___.
use Object Snap or any of the other forms of coordinate input
When AutoCAD prompts you to indicate points (such as with the "Specify first point:" prompt) and you have existing geometry, you can
dynamic input mouse input command line input
When AutoCAD prompts you to indicate points (such as with the "Specify first point:" prompt), you can use any of the coordinate input methods below,
any of the above methods
When a hot grip has been activated and the grip editing options appear at the command line (STRETCH, MOVE, ROTATE, SCALE or MIRROR), you can go to the option you want by ____.
BYLAYER
When objects take on the color and linetype assigned to the layer on which they are created, they are said to have linetype and color set to ____.
turns pink (default color) and a shortcut menu may appear
When you "hover" your cursor over a cold grip, the grip ____.
the pickbox or AUto methods (windows or lassos)
When you construct a selection set in Noun/Verb order, ____ object selection modes are valid.
a Snap "marker" appears at the object's Object Snap point when the cursor is near
When you invoke an Object Snap mode,
the newly selected grip becomes the base point instead of the hot grip
When you use the Base option, ____.
select which drawing is current in the graphics display area save a drawing close a drawing
While several drawings are open simultaneously, using Qvdrawing allows you to do all of the following
Width, Starting Width, Ending Width
You can create a tapered Pline by using the ____ option and specifying different values at the ____ and ____ prompts.
.MLN
You can save Multiline Styles for future use to a file with a ____ file extension.
Viewback, Viewforward
You can see display the previous view using the ____ command, then display the original view using the ____ command.
Trim, Extend, Shift
You can toggle between the ____ and ____ commands using the ____ key.
Solid, bow-tie configuration
You could use the ____ command and ____ method to create a solid-filled rectangle.
all of the drawing objects and all of the Limits
Zoom All displays ____.