AUTOCAD Quiz questions

Name the types of drafting done with AutoCAD

2D and 3D

When defining attributes for your title block, you can use the icon on the panel on the ribbon, but what would you type to bring up the Attribute Definition dialog box?

ATTDEF

The layer properties manager shows you

All of the answers are correct

When you select the line command, you can specify the first point of your line by

All of the answers are correct

What tab (Model or Layouts) could you use a page setup in?

Both Model and Layouts

In order to customize the status bar, you must

Click on the icon with the horizontal bars

You would make an AutoCAD ribbon panel sticky by doing what?

Clicking on it and dragging it

What are the TWO methods of copying and pasting on the AutoCAD Clipboard function?

Copy and Copy With Basepoint

You would switch on Dynamic Input in AutoCAD by using what commands?

Customization button and Status Bar

What action is NOT available from the preview window when the Quick View Drawings command is active?

Delete

When creating a RECTANGLE in AutoCAD, what orientation are the defining points when creating a regular RECTANGLE?

Diagonal

The HATCH command is found on which panel on the Home tab on the AutoCAD ribbon?

Draw

Quick View Layouts are found in what area of the AutoCAD screen?

Drawing Tabs

Which of the following is NOT used to demonstrate the design intent of a model in Paper Space?

Drawing Tools

What AutoCAD Modify command does this icon represent?

EXPLODE

Which of the following is NOT located in the Application menu?

Edit layer properties

AutoCAD uses the Application Menu to edit and change layer properties in an AutoCAD DWG file.

FALSE

Multiline text (MTEXT) gives you multiple lines of text in a drawing, each a single AutoCAD object.

FALSE

Once in Paper Space, you cannot edit the orientation or size of the model in the viewport.

FALSE

The Quick Access Toolbar cannot be customized and have extra commands added to it.

FALSE

The ribbon is always located at the bottom of the application window when you start AutoCAD

FALSE

To create LIMITS in modelspace, you need to click on the LIMITS icon.

FALSE

What do the small arrows in the title bars on the ribbon panels open when clicked?

Flyout menu

The quickest way to pan in AutoCAD is by

Holding down the mouse wheel

The draw, modify, and annotation panels are located under which tab on the ribbon interface?

Home

To create a title block in AutoCAD, it`s good practice to place the title block on a separate layer. To create a new layer, what panel on the ribbon should you go to?

Home tab, Layers panel

What tool does AutoCAD use to solve the problem of very small details that are difficult to see in a large drawing?

Layouts in Paper Space

What command is used to prevent a viewport in Paper Space from adjusting its scale or orientation?

Lock

What is the function of Layers in the AutoCAD interface?

Organize drawings by grouping similar objects with a certain linetype

What drafting setting must be switched on to snap to the grid when the GRID drafting setting is on?

SNAP

To use Object Snap Tracking (OTRACK), where would you go to turn it on for use in an AutoCAD drawing?

Status Bar

If you hover your cursor over a layer in a certain viewport, that layer will highlight in every viewport on the Layout.

TRUE

Scaled viewports are placed in the Layout tabs in AutoCAD.

TRUE

The Status Bar is used to control the majority of the drafting settings in AutoCAD.

TRUE

There are at least THREE methods of starting the BLOCK command in AutoCAD.

TRUE

To draw effectively and accurately in AutoCAD, you must use the Object Snaps (OSNAP) drafting setting.

TRUE

When using text in Modelspace, you need to make sure the text is the correct height to scale appropriately in scaled viewports in the Layout tabs.

TRUE

You access the Application Menu by clicking the red A icon at the top left of the AutoCAD screen.

TRUE

You can adjust the scale in the status bar, where there is a variety of pre-defined scales.

TRUE

You can adjust your viewport scale via the AutoCAD Status Bar.

TRUE

The flyout next to the undo icon in the quick access toolbar allows you to

Undo multiple commands

What is the object type in a Layout tab that allows you to view objects from the Model tab?

Viewport

The majority of drafting settings are set in the Status Bar. If you right click over a drafting setting and click on appropriate Settings option, what happens?

You open the Drafting Settings dialog box

A double click on the mouse wheel does what in AutoCAD?

Zoom Extents