AutoCAD Final Exam Review
Drawing templates have the file extension
.DWT
If a predefined hatch pattern is defined as a set of parallel lines .5 unit apart at a 45 angle, applying a hatch scale of 2 and a hatch angle of 180 will result in an area hatch consisting of lines
1 unit apart at an angle of 225
Scientific unit display
1.4200E101
Paper space
2D environment used to lay out drawing for plotting
Which of the following is an example of polar coordinate entry
3<90
Model space
3D drawing environment where most of a drawing's line work and text reside
Architectural units
4'-8 3/16"
The color blue is autoCAD color index number
5
The Ortho Mode drawing tool restricts your cursor movement to
90 angles
What keyboard key(s) toggle(s) the full text command window on and off
<Ctrl><F2> keys
What keyboard key cancels any active command
<ESC> key
The keyboard key that turns off (deselects) grips is
<Esc>
To select multiple grips, you must hold down which key when picking the first grip
<SHIFT>
What keyboard key toggles between input fields when using the Dynamic Input feature
<TAB> key
Which of the following is an example of relative coordinate entry
@3,4
A layer is
A collection of color, line-type, lightweight, and other display settings
Layer
A collection of color, linetype, lineweight, transparency, and display settings
Page setup
A collection of plot settings that are applied to a drawing layout
RGB
A color model based on red, green, and blue color components
Drawing template
A drawing file used as a starting point when creating new drawings
Circle
A drawing object defined by a center point and a radius length
ACAD.PAT
A file that contains hatch pattern definitions
LTSCALE
A global scale factor applied to all linetypes
What is a Cartesian coordinate system
A grid-based system with the x, y, and z axis
Property filter
A layer filter based on matching criteria
Group layer filter
A layer filter based on user-selected layer names
Associativity
A link between drawing objects and dimension objects
Associativity
A link between two drawing objects so that when one changes, the other updates
Erase mode
A mode of OFFSET command that deletes the source object after it is offset
Extend mode
A mode of TRIM and EXTEND commands that allows you to trim or extend to implied intersection
Layer state
A saved collection of layer settings
Gradient fill
A solid pattern with a smooth transition from one color to another
point objects
A system of locating points using distance and direction
Cartesian coordinate system
A system of locating points using the x and y axis
DesignCenter
A tool used to share design information between AutoCAD drawings
Polar tracking works by displaying a dashed line referred to as
Alignment path
A selection set is
All currently selected objects
Complex line objects can be used for which of the following purposes
All of the above
Construction lines are used for
All of the above
Grip modes can be selected via
All of the above
Hatch patterns can be
All of the above
Layers in autoCAD are used for the following
All of the above
Most of AutoCAD's drawing tools can be toggled on and off by
All of the above
Object snaps can be selected by
All of the above
The Zoom Realtime tool allows you to
All of the above
The difference between the window selection method and the crossing section method is
All of the above
The main benefit of using CAD is:
All of the above
To move the drawing display area back and forth without changing the drawing's zoom scale factor, you should use
All of the above
You can draw a polyline rectangle with the RETANG command by
All of the above
You can use polyline widths to create
All of the above
the BREAK command
All of the above
when you are creating a selection set, you can remove objects by
All of the above
LENGTHEN command
Allows you to display and modify the length of objects
In the TRIM command, when selecting objects to trim, holding down the <SHIFT> key
Allows you to extend objects to the cutting edges
Group filters
Are not based on any specific criteria
Points
Are stored as a single coordinate in space
Object snap tracking can display alignment paths
At all polar increment angles
Grips appear
At key points on drawing objects
Status bar
AutoCAD mini-dashboard at the bottom of the AutoCAD window
Implied window
Automated window, crossing, or lasso selection option
Implied windowing allows you to
Automatically create a window crossing or lasso selection
Deleting a layer
Can be done only when a layer is unused
The command line
Can be turned off
Drawing templates
Can contain both geometry and drawing settings
BREAK command
Can convert a circle into an arc and turn a single object into multiple objects
JOIN command
Can convert an arc into a full circle
A solid fill pattern
Can use any valid AutoCAD color
Property filters
Can use wildcards
Which of the following is NOT a valid method of drawing a circle
Center Circumference
Hatch islands
Closed areas within a hatch boundary
MEASURE
Command used to place points at a specified interval along an object
DIVIDE
Command used to place points at equal distances along an object
Polyline
Complex line object made up of one or more connected line segments
Revision cloud
Continuous line made of arcs that resembles a cloud, used to highlight markups and changes
VIEWRES system variable
Controls arc and circle smoothness
ZOOMFACTOR system variable
Controls mouse thumb wheel zoom increment
Snap mode
Controls movement of cursor to specific x and y increments
COPY command
Copies objects a user-supplied distance and angle
ARRAYPATH command
Copies objects equidistantly along a path
By default, angles in AutoCAD are measured
Counterclockwise
By default, in which direction are positive angles measured in AutoCAD
Counterclockwise
MIRROR command
Creates a mirror image of objects about a mirror axis line
Breaking an Xline
Creates two rays
The defualt three-letter file extension for AutoCAD is
DWG
An ellipsis (...) next to an object snap AutoSnap marker indicates the object snap is
Deferred
Object snap tracking
Displays dashed alignment paths at object snap points
Polar tracking
Displays dashed alignment paths that temperately restrict cursor to preset angle increments
The rectangular grid display area is determined by the
Drawing limits
The command that breaks a complex line object down into individual lines and arcs is
EXPLODE
grips
Editing points that appear at key locations on drawing objects when they are selected
Which drawing units are specifically based on imperial (feet-inches) units
Engineering and architectural
To create a clockwise polyline arc using the Angle option, you can
Enter an angle less than 0
A grid unit always equals 1 inch
False
Angles in AutoCAD are always measured counterclockwise
False
Any command can be used transparently when another command is active
False
AutoCAD can create one-, two-, and three-color gradient fills
False
Construction lines extend to your drawing limits
False
DesignCenter is used only to insert bloces from other drawings
False
Drawings can use only imperial or metric units
False
Entering a negative angle when using the polyline arc Angle option creates a counterclockwise arc
False
Hatch objects cannot be modified you must delete and re-create them
False
Holding down the <SHIFT> key during the CHAMFER command allows it to draw fillet curves
False
It is possible to use the Ortho Mode and Polar Tracking drawing tools at the same time
False
Line-weight appears only when you plot a drawing
False
Objects must actually touch each other for the TRIM command to work
False
Objects must touch end to end to be used as hatch boundaries
False
Objects on a layer that is frozen can be seen but not modified
False
Point objects do not plot
False
Point style can be set separtely for each point
False
Polar tracking angles are always measured from the AutoCAD base angle (0)
False
Text is always mirrored when you use the MIRROR command
False
The BREAK command converts rays into Xlines
False
The LENGTHEN command doesn't work with arcs
False
The Length option in the ARC command determines the actual arc length
False
The Precious selection option will select the previous object that was added to a drawing
False
The UNITS command controls how precisely coordinates are stored in the drawing
False
The Zoom Previous tool will also undo the last command
False
The eRase option of the TRIM and EXTEND commands will undo any changes made during the command
False
The grid display controls the cursor movement
False
The layer control drop-down list always shows all the layers in a drawing
False
The mouse pointer changes from an arrow to a microscope when the Zoom Realtime too is selected
False
The mouse wheel button always activates the Pan tool
False
The snap and grid spacing must always be the same
False
The traditional approach to modifying mentioned in question 1 is referred to as the noun/verb approach
False
There is only one layout allowed in a drawing file
False
To move an object, you must always select the object first and then start the MOVE command
False
Turning off the Show/HIde Linewieght toggle on the AutoCAD status bar turns off all poyline widths
False
User-defined hatch patterns are always drawn with a continuous linetype
False
You cannot modify hatch pattern definitions
False
You must always pick an acquired point when using object snaps
False
You must always specify z coordinate when locating 2D points in CAD, even if z=0
False
You must specify a negative inside diameter to draw a solid (filled) donut using the DONUT command
False
the JOIN command requires that line segments must lie end to end with no gaps or overlaps
False
the OFFSET command cannot be used on closed objects
False
the PEDIT command's Spline option can be used to create a true B-spline
False
Dynamic input
Feature that allows you to enter input information near the mouse cursor
The maximum gap size that objects can be apart and still be joined using the PEDIT's command Join option is called
Fuzz distance
model space is
Generally used to draw objects that exist in the real world
object snaps
Geometric points on objects such as the end-points or midpoint of a line or the center of an arc or circle
an object with the color of ByLayer
Gets its color setting from its layer
objects
Graphical drawing elements, such as lines,arcs, circle, polylines, and text
An RGB color number of 0,255,0 is what color
Green
Which of the following settings does NOT allow you to control point specifications
Grid
Cartesian coordinate system
Grid based system where points are represented by their x and y coordinate values
Selection set
Group of one or more objects selected in a drawing
The default units in AutoCAd are
Inches
Command line
Interface used to enter commands using the keyboard and display command prompts
the LTSCALE setting
Is a global scale factor applied to all objects' linetypes
The HATCHEDIT command
Is used to modify hatch patterns
Polar array
Items copied in a circular pattern
rectangular array
Items copied in a rectangular pattern of rows and columns
Paper space is primarily used for
Laying out multiple 2D sheets for plotting purposes
Which of the following is NOT a property common to all objects
Length
The system variable that controls whether the middle mouse button activates the Pan tool is
MBUTTONPAN
The system variable that controls whether text is reversed when it is mirrored is
MIRRTEXT
Drawing Window
Main window in AutoCAD where you create and modify drawing objects
CHAMFER command
Moves objects a user-supplied distance and angle
MOVE command
Moves objects a user-supplied distance and angle
STRETCH command
Moves or stretches objects a user-supplied distance or angle
Ploygon
Multi sided polyline object created by inputting the number of sides
scale factor
Multiplier applied to annotation features such as text and dimensions
Dimensions
Must be erased and redrawn if the model changes
AutoCAD linetypes
Must be loaded into the drawing before they can be used
Surveyor's units
N32d8'26"E
the Zoom tools are located on the
Navigation bar
A hatch boundary
None of the above
A one-color gradient fill transitions only between
None of the above
selecting objects first and then selecting a modify command is reffed to as what type of editing process
Noun/verb
Hard-coded object properties
Object properties set independently of an object's layer
layer
Object property used to organize drawing information
Alignment path
Object snap tracking vector used to locate a point
running object snap
Object snaps that are on continuously
Copying an object parallel to an existing object is called
Offsetting
The system variable that allows you to suppress the object selected is not a polyline prompt when converting an arc or line into a polyline using the PEDIT command is named
PEDITACCEPT
The system variable that controls whether an old-format poly line is created or a new optimized poly line is created when you use the PLINE command is named
PLINETYPE
Pan tool
Pans interactively
The Zoom Window tool zooms in your drawing when you
Pick two points
The box that appears at the mouse cross hairs when you are prompted to select objects is called
Pickbox
Rectangle
Polyline object with four sides that can be created with two points
Turning a layer off
Prevents objects on the layer from being seen
In the FILLET command, when selecting the objects to fillet, holding down the <SHIFT> key
Puts a 0 radius corner at the intersection of the two objects
The two major different snap styles are
Rectangular and polar
Grid mode
Rectangular pattern of evenly spaced lines
The @ symbol is used to denote
Relative coordinate entry
ERASE command
Removes objects from a drawing
Ortho mode
Restricts cursor movement to the horizontal x and vertical y axes
Zoom Previous tool
Returns to the previously zoomed view
ROTATE command
Rotates objects a user-supplied rotation angle around a user-specified base point
While creating a rectangular array, the array angle
Rotates the array
Quadratic B_spline
Rougher of the B-spline curves
Donut
Round polyline object that can be a ring or a solid circle
SCALE command
Scales objects a user-supplied distance and angle
Acquired point
Selected point used to create complex object snaps
In the TRIM command, when asked to select cutting edges, pressing <ENTER>
Selects all of the objects in the drawing as cutting edges
Turning an object snap on via the Object Snap tab of the Drafting Settings dialog box is referred to as
Setting a running object snap
The dashed ling that appears around the edge of a layout
Shows a visual indication of the area that will be printed
Grips
Small squares that appear when an object is selected
Arc fit polyline
Smooth polyline curve consisting of arcs joining each pair of vertex points with the curve padding through all vertices
Spline fit polyline
Smooth polyline curve that uses the vertices of the selected polyline as the control points to create an approximate B-spline
Cubic B-spline
Smoother of the B-spline curves
Which of the following is not a valid method for constructing an arc
Start, End, Length
In the following command line prompt, what would you ty[e to use the Ttr option? Specify center point for circle or [3P 2P Ttr (tan tan radius)]
T<enter>
right hand rule
Technique for visualizing the x,y, and z axes
Construction line
Temporary lines used to lay out a drawing
Object snap override
Temporary object snap that can be used for one pick point
Drawing limits
The active drawing area. In layout space, it determines the size of your paper
Gap tolerance
The allowable open area allowed when detecting boundary edges
Hatch boundary
The edges of a hatched area
linetype
The pattern of a line
Hatch pattern
The pattern used to fill a hatched area
Lineweight
The printed width of a line
Hatching
The process of filling in a closed area with a pattern
Panning
The process of moving around the drawing by shifting the display
Fillets radius
The radius of a rounded intersection
Boundary set
The set of objects used when detecting boundary edges
The boundary set is
The set of objects used when detecting boundary edges
object properties
The settings that control how and where a drawing object is shown in the drawing
In a rectangular array, the row distance represents
The vertical (Y) spacing of the arrayed objects
A circle can be drawn tangent to three objects
True
A layout can have only one viewport
True
A search filter takes effect only while the LAYER command is still active
True
All objects in an AutoCAD drawing have a layer property
True
An ellipse must have different major and minor axis lengths
True
Annotaion features such as text and dimensions must usally be scaled by the reciprocal of the drawing's plotted scale to appear the correct size
True
Architectural units are based on imperial (feet-inch) units
True
AutoCAd creates a backup file with a .BAK extension each time you save a drawing
True
DesignCenter can be used to create hatch objects
True
Dimensions can update to follow changes to your geometry
True
Drawing tools can be toggled on and off when a command is active
True
Hatch patterns are defined in .PAT files
True
If you zoom in as far as you can using the Zoom Realtime tool and you cannot zoom any farther, you should use the REGEN command to recalculate your display
True
It is possible to convert a curve fit polyline back into its original straight line segments
True
It is possible to create a window, crossing, or lasso selection using only one pick point
True
It is possible to create polylines that have a varying width from vertex point to vertex point
True
It is possible to draw a rectangle by specifying its total area
True
It is possible to enter a negative rotation angle when using the ROTATE command
True
It is possible to join multiple objects into one continuous polyline even when all the objects are not connect
True
It is possible to remove drawing tool buttons temporarily from the status bar
True
It is possible to select more than one grip at a time using the <SHIFT> key
True
It is possible to snap to the intersection of the two lines even if they don't visually cross but would if they were extended
True
It is possible to zoom past the extents of a drawing using the Zoom All tool
True
Layer 0 can not be deleted
True
Layer states can be exported and shared between multiple drawings
True
Layers can be imported from other drawing files
True
Line-types can be modified, and new line-types can be created
True
Model space is where you create most of the line work and text that represents your design
True
Modifying hatch boundary objects can result in losing associativity with their hatch patterns
True
Object snaps work only when you are prompted for a point at the command line
True
Objects on a layer that is turned off can still be modified
True
Polar tracking can be set to detect any angle
True
Polylines can be used to calculate an enclosed area
True
Text objects are treated as closed objects when determining a boundary
True
The BREAK command requires two separate points when breaking a circle
True
The DIVIDE command will break an object into pieces of equal length
True
The MEASURE command is used to measure the distance between two points
True
The color property of objects can be used to determine the object's line thickness when it is plotted
True
The displacement distance for the MOVE, COPY, and STRETCH commands is always relative
True
The main focus of the AutoCAD user interface is the drawing window
True
The mouse pointer changes from an arrow to a hand when the Pan tool is selected
True
The traditional approach to modifying objects in AutoCAD is to select the command first and the select the objects to modify
True
The window, crossing, and lasso selection option can be initiated automatically
True
There are two different types of polylines
True
There is only one model space allowed in a drawing file
True
When zooming using the mouse wheel, each click of the wheel zooms in or out by 10%
True
You can create only one hatch pattern at a time with the HATCH command
True
You can only use the REDO command immediatley after using the UNDO command
True
You can override page setup settings when you plot
True
a fillet radius can be drawn between two parallel objects
True
a layer can be deleted only if it is unused in the drawing
True
the EXTEND command can be used to trim objects
True
the MATCHPROP and PAINTER commands do the same thing
True
The clean Screen toggle allows you to
Turn off the ribbon and palettes
To convert an arc to a circle
Use the JOIN command
Entering a command transparently allows you to
Use the command while another command is already active
When creating a polar array, entering a negative angle to fill
Will copy in the clockwise direction
Double-clicking the mouse wheel will
Zoom extents
To make drawing objects appear larger on screen, you should
Zoom in
Zoom Realtime tool
Zooms interactively
Zoom Window tool
Zooms to a user-defined rectangular area
Zoom All tool
Zooms to the drawing limits
Zoom Extents tool
Zooms to the outermost visible drawing objects
dimension style
a collection of dimension settings that control how dimension objects act and are displayed
The Island Detection option
all of the above
By default, the polylines arcs created using the PLINE command's Arc option are
b and c
Using Cad requires that you scale your drawing as you create it so everything will fit on the printed paper size
false
A page setup
is a collection of plot settings
To draw a solid donut when using the DONUT command, specify an inside diameter
of 0.0000
Building a section set
the process of specifying the objects you wish to edit
Scrolling the wheel mouse will
zoom the drawing in and out
