Beginning Drafting Mid-Term
A rhomboid is a regular polygon.
False
A right-handed drafter should sketch vertical lines from the bottom of the sheet upward.
False
On an architect's scale, each division on the 16 scale is equal to ____.
1/16"
The Fillet command is used for ____.
Drawing rounds
An extension line typically begins ____ away from the edge or feature of the object being dimensioned.
1/16" (.06")
Lettering is most commonly drawn at a height of ______________________________".
1/8
A lettering height of ____ is most commonly used on drawings.
1/8"
The dimensions of a B-size sheet are ____.
11 x 17
An isosceles triangle has ______________________________ equal sides.
2
The lines making up the sides of a hexagon form ____ angles.
60
A collection of the different lines used in drafting, with classifications for line weight and line type, is known as the ______________________________.
Alphabet of Lines
A(n) ____ is responsible for planning and designing structures.
Architect
Engineers ____.
Are responsible for the design and development of new products; plan structures and highways; and provide technical and managerial leadership in industry and government
The heaviest lines in drafting are ______________________________ lines.
Border
____ have alternating long and short dashes drawn through the perimeter of a circular object.
Centerlines
A ____ is used to draw circles.
Compass
____ lines are made up of a series of long dashes (3/4" to 1-1/2" or .75" to 1.50") and two short dashes (1/8" or .125").
Cutting-plane
The thin lines placed between extension lines to indicate a linear distance are ____ lines.
Dimension
____ lines are very thin lines drawn approximately .012" thick.
Dimension
Which of the following tools is used to transfer distances?
Dividers
A drawing sheet should be fastened to a drawing board using ____.
Drafting tape
Which of the following is not a form of drafting media?
Drafting tape
A(n) ____ is a closed curve in the form of a symmetrical oval with four quadrants.
Ellipse
A(n) ____ is sketched by first constructing a rectangle with dimensions equal to the major and minor axes of the object.
Ellipse
To draw a(n) ____, a center point, minor axis, and major axis must be specified.
Ellipse
A soft pencil is best suited for producing sharp lines on a drawing.
False
A surface model defines the entire mass of an object.
False
An architect's scale is a fully divided scale.
False
An isosceles triangle has three equal sides.
False
CAD drawings are most commonly output as hard copy using a scanner.
False
Drawings created with CAD drawing commands are made up of raster objects.
False
Interior designers originate designs for machine tools.
False
The vertical spacing between lines of lettering should be equal to twice the height of the lettering.
False
Upon completing the training process, a junior drafter advances to become a drafting trainee.
False
The whole number divisions on an architect's scale represent ____.
Feet
Single-stroke ______________________________ lettering is the accepted standard for placing lettering on drawings.
Gothic
The grade of pencil that is normally used for lettering is ______________________________.
Graphite
A(n) ____ is sketched by first constructing centerline axes and inclined lines at 30° and 60°.
Hexagon
Lines drawn as a series of dashes 1/8² (.125²) in length with spaces 1/16² (.06²) in length between the dashes are ____.
Hidden lines
The primary function of a(n) ____ is to improve industrial product designs.
Industrial Designer
____ produce physical designs of interior building spaces.
Interior Designer
A(n) ____ is an object setting used to control the visible display of objects.
Layer
A(n) ____ is operated by guiding a stylus through cuts in a template to place lettering.
Leroy lettering instrument
A(n) ______________________________ is a setting used to describe a line definition in the Alphabet of Lines.
Line type
Which of the following statements is not true in relation to drawing lines?
Lines should be "pushed" onto the paper, not "pulled"
The absolute coordinate (2,-2) is located in the ____ quadrant of the XY drawing plane in the Cartesian coordinate system.
Lower-right
The basic unit of measure in the SI Metric system is the ____.
Meter
Which of the following is not specified when drawing a polygon?
Mirror axis
Letters on drawings should be drawn to the ____ line weight.
Object
Cutting-plane lines are drawn to the same weight as ____.
Object lines
____ are drawn approximately twice as thick as hidden lines.
Object lines
Which of the following is not a computer input device?
Plotter
A ____ is used to draw inclined lines that cannot be drawn with triangles.
Protractor
A drafting trainee ____.
Redraws or repairs damaged drawings and makes simple detail drawings
A(n) ______________________________ polygon is one in which all sides are equal and all angles are equal.
Regular
The number of pixels making up an image describes the visual quality or ______________________________ of the image.
Resolution
A ____ can be used as a pencil pointer.
Sandpaper pad
Which of the following tools should not be used to sketch lines?
Scale
A(n) ____ triangle has no equal sides or angles.
Scalene
A(n) ______________________________ triangle has no equal sides or angles.
Scalene
General classifications of materials are identified using ____.
Section lines
An erasing ______________________________ can be used to protect certain areas of a drawing while an erasure is made.
Shield
The three types of centerlines are primary, secondary, and ______________________________ centerlines.
Symmetry
A line that comes into contact with a circle at a single point is said to be ______________________________ to the circle when a line drawn from the center of the circle to the point of contact is perpendicular to the line.
Tangent
A(n) ____ prepares drawings in pictorial form for industrial use.
Technical Illustrator
Which of the following statements is not true of object lines?
They are drawn to the same line weight as centerlines
A(n) ____ designs the cutting and holding devices used in manufacturing.
Tool Designer
A 4H pencil is typically used for drawing layout.
True
A dry cleaning pad provides an alternative to using a dusting brush.
True
A line is sketched by making a series of short, overlapping strokes.
True
A regular hexagon has six equal sides.
True
A typical drawing sheet format includes a 1/2" border.
True
An octagon can be drawn using a 45° triangle.
True
Border lines are drawn approximately .047" thick.
True
Color boards describe the interior decoration of a structure.
True
Dimension lines and extension lines are drawn to the same line weight.
True
Drawings made using the metric system are typically dimensioned in millimeters.
True
High-quality drawing boards are manufactured from basswood.
True
Letter spacing within words should be measured by eye rather than by specific measurement.
True
Lettering should be drawn to the same line weight as object lines.
True
Most architects are licensed professionals.
True
Most drafters specialize in a specific area of technical drawing.
True
On CAD drawings, settings such as justification and text height are controlled by text styles.
True
Templates should normally be stored flat.
True
The Move command is used to relocate an object after it is drawn.
True
The Z axis projects perpendicular from the XY plane in the Cartesian coordinate system.
True
The four-center approximation method locates the centers of four arcs to form an ellipse.
True
Thin construction lines should be drawn first when sketching objects.
True
When darkening lines on a drawing, circles and arcs should be darkened before straight lines.
True
When determining which line should be displayed when lines overlap on a drawing, object lines take priority over hidden lines.
True
Drawing objects in a CAD program are ____ objects made up of lines and arcs defined with points in space.
Vector
______________________________ mode simplifies the task of drawing horizontal and vertical lines by confining the cursor movement to horizontal and vertical directions.
Orthogonal
The ____ command is used to move the drawing across the display area without changing the magnification.
Pan
A five-sided regular polygon is known as a(n) ______________________________.
Pentagon
A regular ____ has five equal sides.
Pentagon
A line can be drawn ______________________________ to a given line by aligning the hypotenuse of a 45° triangle with the hypotenuse of a 30°-60° triangle.
Perpendicular
A line that forms a 90° angle with another line is ____.
Perpendicular
