Exam #1
To create a completely filled circle using the DONUT command, specify a value of ________ for the inside diameter
0
Which of the following are the four quadrant points of a circle?
0,90,180,270
How many viewports can be active at one time in model space?
1
How many viewports does the model space drawing window contain by default
1
Which of the following is NOT a valid potion for creating a circle?
1- point
The scale factor that would reduce an object to half of its current size is ____________
1/2
A chamfer that is in the same distance from the corner in each direction has an angle of ____________
45 Degrees
How many view are needed to show an object from all orthographic sides
6
To create an octagon using the POLYGON command, how many sides should you specify?
8
Which symbol can you use with the BREAK command to break an object into two pieces without removing a portion
@
What happens when you hover the cursor over a command in AutoCAD
A tooltip appears
TO create only a portion of an ellipse, you should use the ______ option of the ELLIPSE command
ARC
Grips can be used to perform all of the following commands except ____.
ARRAY
Which of the following is NOT an object snap mode in AutoCAD
AXIS
In which point entry systems are all coordinates measured from the origin
Absolute coordinates
Which of the following is a benefit of creating a drawing plan before beginning a drawing
Achieving an even workload
Which of the following should you type in front of a command name to us the command transparently
Apostrophe
Which command is used to create a region from a series of lines that form a closed area?
BOUNDARY
The point, or axis, around which an object is rotated is its ______________________________ point.
Base
Which navigation command allows you to center the display screen at a picked point, without zooming?
CENTER
Which of the following is NOT one of the 2D orthographic views
Center
Which of the following is NOT a valid option of creating an ARC?
Center-Radius
For which of the following object types would the ENDPOINT object snap not be used?
Circle
A polygon that is created around the outside of a circle and is tangent to the circle is said to be ________ about the circle
Circumscribed
You can increase the amount of a drawing that is visible on the screen by using the ________________________ command to hide all of the interface items
Clean Screen
TO connect the endpoint of the last line segment to the start point of the first segment, use the __________ option of the LINE command
Close
Which of the following is NOT generally a part of the planning process for a drawing project?
Creating object geometry
The primary means of pointing to objects or locations in an AutoCAD drawing is the ____
Crosshairs
Selects all objects in the window and objects crossing the window Selects all objects that are entirely within an irregular selection shape Selects every object in the drawing Selects all objects that are entirely within the polygonal shapes Selects every object it passes through Selects all objects that are entirely within the window
Crossing selection Window lasso selection All Selection Window polygon selection Fence selection Window selection
The object that defines the edge to which another object is tried is called the _____________________________ edge
Cutting
A command that allows you to draw a filled circle is _____
DONUT
To display an object that is underneath another object, you can use the _______________________ command
DRAWORDER
to move a hatch pattern behind its boundary after the hatch as been created, use the ______________ command
DRAWORDER
When you draw a circle using the 2 point option, the two points you select define the circle's
Diameter
The size of a chamfer in AutoCAD is determined by the _________
Distance from the corner
Which of the following command does NOT display a rubber band line while the command is active
ERASE
Which of the following commands can be used to close the AutoCAD software?
EXIT
When multiple objects are pasted into a drawing using the Paste as Block option, which of the following commands can you use to make the objects individually editable?
EXPLODE
Which of the following object snap modes requires an acquired point?
Extension
Before you can toggle running object snaps on or off, you must close any active command
FALSE
Hatch patterns are non-associative by default.
FALSE
The Through option of the OFFSET command Requires you to Pic two points
FALSE
When you use the DIVIDE command, you specify the spacing between increments
FALSE
Which of the following commands can be used to connect two lines at a corner?
FILLET
You must select the source object to edit objects in an array.
Fales
A 3D model typically shows an object length and width in a flat form
False
In AutoCad , final drawings are usually plotted in model space
False
It is possible to start AutoCAD by right clicking anywhere on the windows desktop and selecting AutoCAD 2018 from the menu option
False
The Copy with Base Point option in the Clipboard cascading shortcut menu works only for copying objects within the same drawing.
False
The INTERSECTION object snap mode uses acquired points instead of direct point selection
False
The weight of a control point affects the thickness of the spline at that point.
False
When you use the MEASURE command, you specify the number of increments and the length of each increment
False
When you use the PEDIT Spline option, the resulting polyline passes through all vertices.
False
A default spline is created by specifying ____
Fit points
The list of related buttons that appears when you pick the arrow next to certain command buttons is known as a
Flyout
Which of the following drawing standard is most likely to be used in China
GB
To apply brick siding to a drawing elevation of a new house, you would use the _____________________________ command.
HATCH BHATCH
Clicking a hatch pattern opens the ____
Hatch Editor ribbon tab
Boundaries inside another boundary of a hatch pattern are called _____________________________.
Islands
To convert connected polylines, lines, and arcs into a single polyline, you can use the ______________________________ option of the PEDIT command.
Join
Which PEDIT option controls the appearance of linetypes at polyline vertices?
Ltype gen
To draw a symmetrical assembly, you can draw one-half of the assembly and use the ________ command to reflect the first half to create the second half
MIRROR
The system variable that prevents text from being reversed when you use the MIRROR command is _____________________________
MIRRTEXT
Which of the following commands would you use to copy an object using grip editing?
MOVE
AutoSnap uses visual signals, or ______________, to show the active object snap when the crosshairs approaches a selection point
Markers
The line of symmetry about which objects are mirrored is called a(n) ______________________________ line.
Mirror
The AutoCAD environment in which drawings and designs are created is ___________________ space.
Model
Viewports created in model space are called _______ viewports
Model Tiled
The SPLINE command creates a type of curve called an ____ curve
NURBS
Which of the following object snaps modes can be used to elect a point object?
Node
Which of the following commands can create a circle that is concentric with another circle?
OFFSET
Which command can be used to bring back the last object you erased
OOPS
Which of the following navigation commands on the default steering wheel is NOT used in 2D drafting applications
ORBIT
Which SPLINE option allows you to convert a spline-fitted polyline into a true spline?
Object
Which of the following modes forces all of the lines you draw to be either horizontal or vertical
Ortho
To use DesignCenter to insert a hatch pattern into a drawing, you must first select a(n) ____ file
PAT
Which of the following commands is used to edit a polyline?
PEDIT
Which of the following command is used to create a polyline?
PLINE
The process of identifying a point location in the AutoCAD coordinate system is known as
Point entry
An array that consists of a circular pattern of objects is a(n) ______________________________ array.
Polar
The mode that allows the crosshairs to snap to present incremental angles is ________________ tracking
Polar
TO orient a drawing vertically on the drawing sheet, you should select the ______________ option in the Drawing orientation area of the Plot dialog box.
Portrait
In Orthographic projection, and imaginary ______________ is placed parallel to the object
Projection plane
Which of the following items allows you to view and adjust all of the properties related to the selected objects?
Properties palette
The object snap mode that snaps to the quarter section of a circle is the __________ object snap
Quadrant
Which of the following items is displayed by default when you double-click on a line?
Quick Properties palette
Picking the calculator icon next to a text box in the Quick Properties palette displays the ______________________________ palette for calculating values.
QuickCal
Which command can be used to reverse the action of the UNDO and U commands
REDO
Which of the following commands refreshes the display of the current viewpoint without recalculating all objects?
REDRAW
The ___________ command regenerates the entire drawing, including portions that are not currently displayed on-screen
REGENALL
To recalculate and update all of the objects in a viewpoint, you need to _______________ the viewpoint
REGENERATE
An array that contains rows and columns is a ____ array.
Rctangular
What two types of objects can the BOUNDARY command create?
Regions and Polylines
A closed geometric figure that has equal sides and equal angles is called an_________ polygon
Regular
Coordinate values are preceded by the @ symbol Coordinate values are entered using dynamic input Coordinate values are measured from the origin The angle is preceded by a less than symbol The length and angle are entered in a dynamic input fields
Relative coordinate entry Pointer input Absolute coordinate entry Polar coordinate entry Dimensional input
If you are creating a polar array of rectangles and you want to keep the same side of each object facing toward the center point of the array, you must specify to ______________________________ the objects as they are arrayed.
Rotate
To create an ellipse to represent a circle that is rotated 30 degrees from the line of sight, use the ______ option of the ELLIPSE command.
Rotation
The command that allows you to enlarge or reduce an entire object proportionally is the ________________________ command
SCALE
Which of the following commands CANNNOT be used to create a rectangle?
SPLINE
Which command allows you to edit splines?
SPLINEEDIT
The command that is active by default when you select a grip is ____.
SRETCH
Which of the following commands would you use to lengthen a screw without changing its shaft size?
STRETCH
To change the size of an object during an ALIGN operation, use the ALIGN command's ______________________________ option.
Scale
Which feature on the Application Menu allows you to locate and access any command listed in AutoCAD customize User Interface (CUIx) file
Search Text Box
The feature that constrains the crosshairs to movie in a specific increments is called
Snap
In an ALIGN operation, the points you elect to define the objects original position are called the _____________________ points
Source
Objects that overlap so that one is on top of the other are known as __________ objects
Stacked
If you know that an arc with an included angle of 15 degrees needs to begin at the end of an existing line and end at the center point of a circle, which ARC option would you use to create the arc?
Start, End, Angle
Which of the following options allows you to draw a circle tangent to three existing objects
TAN TAN TAN
The AutoCAD feature that uses alignment paths and tracking vectors to align new geometry with existing geometry is AutoTrack
TRUE
The PEDIT command can edit objects that are not polylines.
TRUE
To join option of the VPORTS command allows you to join two tiled viewports into a single viewport
TRUE
You can hatch an unenclosed area in AutoCAD only if the gap tolerance is set to a value greater than 0.
TRUE
Small stubs along the top of the ribbon used to acmes collection of commands are called
Tabs
To create a _____ polyline, use different values for the starting and ending widths
Tapered
Another name for a shortcut menu is cursor menu
True
Drawing layout should be determined at the planning stage, before you begin drawing
True
If you use the Pick Points button to select an area to be hatched, AutoCAD defines the boundary around the point automatically.
True
It is possible to close AutoCAD by double clicking on the Application Menu button in the upper left corner of the AUtoCAD window
True
Point size can be set relative to screen magnification
True
The status toggle buttons toggle AutoCAD's drawing aids on and off
True
When the origin is at the lower-left corner of the drawing area. which quadrant of the XY plane is visible on screen?
Upper right quadrant
To display the View Manager dialog box, access the ______ command.
VIEW
Which of the following commands allows you to zoom level and display so that you can return to it later
VIEW
Which of the following is not an application for AutoCAD
Video capture
to change the line width of a rectangle during creation, you can use the ________ option
Width
An AutoCAD line that extends infinitely in both directions is an______
XLINE
The ARRAYPATH command allows you to array objects along all of the following objects except a(n) ____.
XLINE
Which of the following commands allows you to view extremely small details in a drawing?
ZOOM
Which keyboard key can be used to correct an error if you notice the error before you accept the value
[Backspace] key
To remove the grips from all of the objects on-screen, press the ____ key twice.
[Esc]
To receive context-oriented help while you are in the process of using a command which keyboard key should you press
[F1]
Which keyboard key can you press while the TRIM command is active to access the EXTEND command?
[Shift]
AutoCAD stores hatch patterns in the ____ file.
acad pat
When the boundary of a(n) _____________________________ hatch pattern is edited, the hatch pattern updates automatically.
associative
A small angled surface used to relieve a sharp corner is known as a _________
chamfer
Tangency that is calculated only after both points have been picked is known as ____________________-- tangency
deferred
A circle that is viewed at an angle appears as a(n)
ellipse
A rounded interior corner is known as a
fillet
A six-sided regular polygon is called a(n) ________
hexagon
The two axes of an ellipse are known as the ______ axes
major and minor
Palettes are also known as ____ dialog boxes
modeless
The AutoCAD tool that snaps tp exact points, such as the center of a circle or the endpoint of a one, when you pick a point near the location is ______________________
object snap
The feature that requires active running object snaps and point acquisition is ______________
object snap tracking
The views of a multi view drawing are created through ____________ projection
orthographic
To use an object snap mode that is not currently running you can enter an object snap ______________
override
When you enter the ERASE command, an _______ replaces the crosshairs on the screen
pick box
To end a command, you can use and of the following techniques EXCEPT
press the [F1] key
The size of a fillet in AutoCAD is determined by the ________
radius of the fillet
A cursor that consists of a magnifying glass with a plus or minus icon indicates that _________________ zooming is active
realtime
Object snaps that are set to be on in the background while you work are _____________________________ object snaps
running
A group of one or more selected objects is called an
selection set
The process of picking a point near an intended position so that the crosshairs automatically selects a specific point is ________
snapping
If two circles touch at any one point, the point at which they touch is called the point of ________
tangency
Temporary lines that are dis played at specific angles during the drawing process are ___________
tracking vectors
Changing the display area to show a smaller part of the drawing at a higher magnification is known as
zooming in
