AutoCAD Chapter Review Questions

6. Whish Scale Factor should you use to make an object half of its current size?

0.5

1. Which of the following is a valid method for constructing an arc in the AutoCAD software?

3 point

4. When can you use an Object Snap override from the shortcut menu?

After you start a command and the software prompts you for a point

6. How do you know if a file has not been saved after it is modified?

An * is displayed beside its name in the File Tabs bar

1. When you set Object Snap options in the Drafting Setting dialog box, the object snaps are:

Available when you need to pick a point

2. What types of objects does the Center object snap work with?

Circles and arcs

5. How do you draw a rectangle using the Rectangle command?

Click the first corner of the rectangle and then click the diagonally opposite corner

8. How do you fit the entire drawing in the drawing window?

Double-click the mouse wheel

3. Which command breaks a polyline into individual line and arc segments?

Explode

2. When drawing a line using the Line command, you can specify its length, but not its angle.

False!

3. Which tool enables you to position an object at the center of a rectangle that was created using the Rectangle command?

Geometric Center Object Snap

3. If you have finished drawing the walls in a floor plan drawing and want to display the objects, but do not want them to be erased or moved, what should you do?

Lock the layer

1. Which tool reports the length of a line?

Measure>Length

8. Which of the following commands creates parallel objects of the selected objects?

Offset

7. Which command would you use to array a number of trees around an irregularly-shaped pond?

Path Array

7. A series of continuous line and/or arc segments that act as one unified object is a:

Polyline

7. When selecting objects for a command, such as Move or Copy, how do you end the object selection?

Press <>

7. How can you switch between the current drawing, other open drawings and the start tab?

Press <Ctrl>+<Tab> or select the required drawing file tab in the File Tabs bar

1. When using the Line command, how do you exit the command once you have finished drawing line segments?

Press <Enter>

3. What is the quickest way to repeat a command?

Press <Enter>

2. How do you cancel a command using the keyboard?

Press <Esc>

5. What do you need to set before you apply a fillet in your drawing?

Radius

2. How do you move an existing object to a different layer?

Select the object and pick the required layer in the Layer Control

6. Which is not a method for Circle command?

Tan, Tan, Point

6. A drawing file designed to be the basis of a new drawing is called a:

Template

1. What displays when you click the Start tab in the File Tabs bar?

The Initial Start window

4. What is the best method to draw a perfectly horizontal line using the Line command?

Toggle on Ortho Mode

1. Objects on layers that are frozen stay displayed in the drawing but cannot be edited.

True!

4. To display a specific ribbon panel, you can right-click on the ribbon and select the required panel in the shortcut menu.

True!

5. If you set the Polar Tracking increment angles to 18, 36, 54,... you can track to the multiples of 18 degrees in addition to horizontal and vertical.

True!

4. After creating an object, how do you locate it on the same layer as another object in the drawing?

Use Match Layer

3. Which of the following statements are true for Polar Tracking and Ortho Mode?

With polar tracking on, a dotted tracking line displays when he cursor is at a specified angle location, Ortho Mode enables you to draw lines horizontally and vertically only

5. How are the points specified in the AutoCAD Cartesian workspace?

X value, Y value