INTRO TO CAD MIDTERM

91. Blocks drawn on layer 0 will __________. A. assume only the color of the layer on which they are inserted B. assume only the linetype of the layer on which they are inserted C. assume the characteristics of the layer on which they are inserted D. retain the characteristics of layer 0 when inserted regardless of the current layer setting

C. assume the characteristics of the layer on which they are inserted

Sheets can be published as __________ files. A. DST B. DWG C. DWF D. DWT

C.DWF

30. The DIMEDIT __________ option is used to align dimensions to isometric planes. A. Angle B. New C. Rotate D. None of the above

D. NONE OF THE ABOVE

The Isometric snap mode is activated by enabling the Isometric snap option in the __________. A. Options dialog box B. Properties palette C. UCS dialog box D. None of the above

D. NONE OF THE ABOVE

AutoCAD refers to rectangular coordinate dimensioning without dimension lines as __________ dimensioning. A. aligned B. angular C. coordinate D. ordinate

D. ORDINATE

The __________ tool is used to remove unused named objects from a drawing. A. ERASE B. EXPLODE C. EXPORT D. PURGE

D. PURGE

The __________ tool allows you to display only selected areas of a reference drawing. A. HIDE B. TRIM C. XBIND D. XCLIP

D. XCLIP

The __________ control code is used to display the Ø symbol. A. %%C B. %%D C. %%P D. %%U

A. %%C

To input the same coordinates as previously selected, type __________ when prompted. A. @ B. [Enter] C. L D. P

A. @

Points located using __________ coordinates are measured from the origin. A. absolute B. polar C. relative D. Both B and C

A. ABSOULTE

The __________ zoom option zooms the current display to the edge of the drawing limits. A. All B. Extents C. In D. Out

A. ALL

The __________ tool enables you to assign a new insertion point to a drawing or block. A. BASE B. EXPLODE C. ID D. WBLOCK

A. BASE

Blocks can be edited with the __________ tool. A. BEDIT B. EXPLODE C. DDEDIT D. WBLOCK

A. BEDIT

85. Selecting a circle after entering the Area option of the MEASUREGEOM tool returns the __________ of the circle in addition to the area. A. circumference B. diameter C. radius D. Both B and C

A. CIRCUMFRENCE

27. Given the distance across the flats of a hexagon, use the __________ option to draw the hexagon. A. Circumscribed B. Inscribed C. Inside D. Outside

A. CIRCUMSCRIBED

36. The spacing, layout, and appearance of text is called __________. A. composition B. justification C. paragraph alignment D. scale factor

A. COMPOSTION

The __________ selection options select objects entirely within or crossing the selection boundary. A. Crossing and CPolygon B. Crossing and Window C. Window and WPolygon D. WPolygon and CPolygon

A. CROSSING AND CPOLOYGON

__________ can be used to copy layers and linetypes from one drawing to another. A. DesignCenter B. The Layer Control drop-down list C. The Layer Properties Manager dialog box D. The Properties palette

A. DESIGN CENTER

Drawing content can be shared between drawing files using the drag-and-drop capability of __________. A. DesignCenter B. the Block Definition dialog box C. the Properties palette D. All of the above.

A. DesignCENTER

The scale factor for all dimension features in the drawing is set in the __________ tab in the New Dimension Style dialog box. A. Fit B. Lines C. Primary Units D. Text

A. FIT

A layer that is __________ is not displayed on-screen, and is not calculated by AutoCAD when the drawing is regenerated. A. frozen B. locked C. turned off D. Both A and C.

A. FROZEN

The __________ button places a pattern of dots on the screen. A. Grid Display B. Polar Tracking C. Snap Mode D. Object Snap

A. GRID DISPLAY

79. The __________ tool is used to create a pattern of section lines on a section view. A. HATCH B. FILL C. HATCHEDIT D. SOLID

A. HATCH

A sheet __________ acts as a table of contents for a sheet set. A. list B. table C. field D. view

A. LIST

1′-3 1/2″ is an example of the __________ units format. A. architectural B. decimal C. engineering D. scientific

A. archietural

61. The __________ control code is used to display the ° symbol. A. %%C B. %%D C. %%P D. %%U

B. %%D

35. To calculate the result of 3 + 5 and then to multiply the result by 2, enter __________ in the QuickCalc calculator. A. (3+5)x2 B. (3+5)*2 C. 3+5^2 D. (3+5)^2

B. (3+5)^2

The AutoCAD default compass orientation is __________ and the default angle direction is __________. A. 0° East, clockwise B. 0° East, counterclockwise C. 0° West, clockwise D. 0° West, counterclockwise

B. 0° East, counterclockwise

By default, how does the appearance of the lines of a window and crossing box differ? A. A window is dashed and a crossing box is solid. B. A window is solid and a crossing box is dashed. C. A window is black and a crossing box is red. D. A window is red and a crossing box is black.

B. A window is solid and a crossing box is dashed.

The __________ tool is used to create a circular arrangement of objects. A. ALIGN B. ARRAY C. MINSERT D. ROTATE

B. ARRAY

__________ creates a backup copy of the active drawing. A. AutoSnap B. AutoBackup C. AutoTracking D. Autosave

B. AUTOSAVE

29. __________ refers to the use of alignment paths to aid in precise point location relative to existing points. A. AutoSnap B. AutoTracking C. Grid D. Object snap

B. AUTOTRACKING

__________ an external reference makes the xref a permanent part of the master drawing. A. Attaching B. Binding C. Loading D. Overlaying

B. BINDING

The __________ dialog box is used to change an attribute definition after the attribute has been saved in a block definition. A. Attribute Definition B. Block Attribute Manager C. Enhanced Attribute Manager D. Enter Attributes

B. BLOCK ATTRIBUTE MANAGER

What ribbon tab, in addition to the Parametric ribbon tab, contains geometric constraint tools? A. Home B. Block Editor C. Annotate D. Manage

B. BLOCK EDITOR

31. Which of the following options allows you to edit justification settings of a table cell? A. Cell Borders B. Cell Alignment C. Scale D. Rotation Angle

B. CELL ALIGNMENT

38. When you insert a table, which of the following does not appear in the preview area of the Insert Table dialog box? A. Text font B. Column and row settings C. Background color D. Text color

B. COLUMN AND ROW SETTINGS

When entering several new layer names in the Layer Properties Manager, enter a __________ after each name to save time. A. backslash B. comma C. forward slash D. period

B. COMMA

. In which direction should you pick to break a portion out of a circle or arc? A. Clockwise B. Counterclockwise C. From the center D. None of the above

B. COUNTERCLOCKWISE

__________ is the default selection option issued by AutoCAD when the STRETCH tool is selected from the menu browser. A. Box B. Crossing C. Fence D. Window

B. CROSSING

. 15.50 is an example of the __________ units format. A. architectural B. decimal C. engineering D. scientific

B. DECIMAL

32. You can place a specified number of marks along a line with the __________ tool. A. DIST B. DIVIDE C. MEASURE D. OFFSET

B. DIVIDE

When a new sheet is added to a sheet set using a template, the sheet is saved with a __________ file extension by default. A. DST B. DWG C. DWF D. DWT

B. DWG

The __________ option in the Plot dialog box is used to plot only the area of the drawing in which objects are drawn. A. Display B. Extents C. Limits D. Window

B. EXTENTS

28. The __________ tool is used to turn solid fills off and on in AutoCAD. A. SOLID B. FILL C. FILLMODE D. DONUT

B. FILL

__________ will appear in a master drawing for a layer named WALL belonging to an externally referenced drawing named FLOORPLAN. A. FLOORPLAN-WALL B. FLOORPLAN|WALL C. WALL-FLOORPLAN D. WALL|FLOORPLAN

B. FLOORPLANWALL

Picking the __________ button in the Hatch and Gradient dialog box lets you select a previously drawn hatch pattern and use it for the current hatch pattern settings. A. Inherit Properties B. Add: Pick Points C. Add: Select Objects D. View Selections

B. INHERIT PROPERTIES

A Scale action can be assigned to a(n) __________ parameter. A. Point B. Linear C. Alignment D. Both A and B

B. LINEAR

The __________ tab in the New Dimension Style dialog box is used to set the extension line extension. A. Fit B. Lines C. Primary Units D. Text

B. LINES

The __________ tool allows you to create a reversed image of an object. A. ROTATE B. MIRROR C. COPY D. ALIGN

B. MIRROR

Tiled viewports are created in __________. A. paper space B. model space C. layout space D. Both A and C

B. MODEL SPACE

Enabling __________ mode forces lines to be drawn horizontally or vertically. A. Grid B. Ortho C. Quick Text D. Snap

B. ORTHO

The part of an assembly drawing that provides information about each component of the assembly or subassembly is the __________. A. border B. parts list C. revision list D. title block

B. PARTS LIST

12. Points located using __________ coordinates are specified by a distance and an angle. A. absolute B. polar C. relative D. Both B and C

B. POLAR

A(n) __________ is a preset environment that contains interface items specific to a job or task. A. field B. workspace C. drawing screen D. drawing area

B. WORKSPACE

37. Which control code sequence would you use to create the text ∅15 in single-line text? A. %%D15 B. 15%%D C. %%C15 D. 15%%C

C. %%C15

. The __________ control code is used to display the ± symbol. A. %%C B. %%D C. %%P D. %%U

C. %%P

Setting the SPLINETYPE system variable to __________ lets you draw a quadratic curve. A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

C. 5

93. The Insert dialog box is used to insert __________ into the current drawing. A. text B. tables C. blocks D. All of the above

C. BLOCKS

The __________ geometric constraint allows you to align two lines or polylines along the same line. A. Tangent B. Equal C. Collinear D. Fix

C. COLLINEAR

The __________ tool is used to move dimension text within a dimension line. A. DDEDIT B. DIMLINEAR C. DIMTEDIT D. QDIM

C. DIMTEDIT

. In annotative text, the annotation scale is typically the same as the __________. A. scale factor B. paper text height C. drawing scale D. plotted text height

C. DRAWING SCALE

The TEXT tool's __________ justification option allows you to confine the text between two points with a selected text height. A. Align B. Center C. Fit D. Middle

C. FIT

The __________ tool allows you to assign specific geometric constraints to objects. A. DELCONSTRAINT B. DIMCONSTRAINT C. GEOMCONSTRAINT

C. GEOMCONSTRAINT

The __________ tool can be used to change from drawing object lines to hidden lines. A. LINE B. LINETYPE C. LINEWEIGHT D. PLINE

C. LINEWEIGHT

The __________ tool allows you to copy properties from one object to one or more objects. A. ALIGN B. COPY C. MATCHPROP D. MIRROR

C. MATCHPROP

33. You can place marks a specified distance apart on a line with the __________ tool. A. DIST B. DIVIDE C. MEASURE D. OFFSET

C. MEASURE

9. The __________ tool is used to access an existing drawing. A. HELP B. NEW C. OPEN D. QNEW

C. OPEN

When creating a layer in the Layer Properties Manager, a linetype can be assigned by __________. A. double-clicking on the layer name B. picking the Linetype button C. picking the linetype name or icon D. All of the above.

C. PICKING THE LINETYPE NAME OR ICON

Zero suppression settings for dimension text are made in the __________ tab in the New Dimension Style dialog box. A. Fit B. Lines C. Primary Units D. Text

C. PRIMARY UNITS

The __________ tool provides options for drawing chain and datum dimensions. A. DIMCENTER B. DIMDIAMETER C. QDIM D. QLEADER

C. QDIM

42. The __________ tool is used to create a selection set. A. AUDIT B. MULTIPLE C. QSELECT D. None of the above

C. QSELECT

Points located using __________ coordinates are measured from the previous position, rather than from the origin, with X and Y values. A. absolute B. polar C. relative D. Both A and B

C. RELATIVE

The __________ option of the DIMLINEAR tool is used to specify an angle for the dimension line. A. Angle B. Horizontal C. Rotated D. Vertical

C. ROTATED

87. The _______ file extension is used by AutoCAD for text fonts. A. LIN B. PAT C. SHX D. WMF

C. SHX

By default, how is text in a field displayed differently from other single-line and multiline text? A. The text is larger. B. The font is different. C. The background is gray. D. Symbols are displayed around the field.

C. THE BACKGROUND IS GREY

The __________ tool lets you undo only one tool at a time. A. ERASE B. OOPS C. U D. UNDO

C. U

The __________ button on the Dimensions panel on the Annotate ribbon tab can be used to quickly change the style of the selected dimensions to the current dimension style. A. Dimension Edit B. Dimension Text Edit C. Update D. Quick Dimension

C. UPDATE

The __________ selection option requires that the object(s) be completely surrounded by a rectangle. A. Crossing B. Fence C. Window D. WPolygon

C. WINDOW

You can cycle through stacked objects during an editing operation if you hold down the __________ key and the space bar. A. [Alt] B. [Ctrl] C. [Shift] D. [Enter]

C. [SHIFT]

The __________ character is used to activate a transparent command. A. " B. : C. ; D. '

D. '

Named plot style tables are saved in a file with the __________ file extension. A. .ctb B. .plt C. .pss D. .stb

D. .stb

__________ is the polar coordinate display of 2.750 units at an angle of 90°. A. 90<2.750 B. 90>2.750 C. 2.750<90 D. 2.750>90

D. 2.750>90

A scale factor of __________ is used to plot a civil engineering drawing at a scale of 1″ = 60′. A. 60 B. 120 C. 360 D. 720

D. 720

34. The QuickCalc calculator can convert units relating to __________. A. length B. area C. volume D. All of the above

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

In order to store and protect original electronic drawing files before modifications are made, you should __________ the sheet set. A. publish B. hyperlink C. plot D. archive

D. ARCHIVE

The __________ tool allows you to add text to a dimension using the Mtext option. A. DIMCENTER B. DIMDIAMETER C. DIMRADIUS D. Both B and C

D. BOTH B AND C

What takes the place of dimensional constraints in the Block Editor? A. traditional dimensions B. geometric constraints C. parameter sets D. constraint parameters

D. CONSTRAINT PARAMETERS

98. Attribute values included with an inserted block are edited using the __________ tool. A. ATTDEF B. BATTMAN C. DDEDIT D. EATTEDIT

D. EATTEDIT`

Which option of the DIMCONSTRAINT tool allows you to place horizontal and vertical linear dimensional constraints? A. Aligned B. Form C. Angular D. Linear

D. LINEAR

The __________ tool instructs AutoCAD to recalculate all objects in the drawing. A. BLIPMODE B. REDRAW C. REDRAWALL D. REGEN

D. REGEN

Guidelines that specify operating procedures, drawing techniques, and record keeping methods are known as __________. A. templates B. units C. tooltips D. standards

D. STANDARDS

The __________ tolerance dimensioning method is used to draw dimension text that displays an equal bilateral tolerance in the plus/minus format. A. basic B. deviation C. limits D. symmetrical

D. SYMMETRICAL

. A DWT file is a __________ file. A. backup B. drawing interchange C. plot D. template

D. TEMPLATE

67. The __________ tab in the New Dimension Style dialog box is used to specify a style that places dimension text above the dimension line. A. Fit B. Lines C. Primary Units D. Text

D. TEXT

The __________ parameter allows you to assign multiple different views to objects within a block. A. lookup B. alignment C. flip D. visibility

D. VISBIILITY

89. Blocks created with the __________ tool are saved as separate drawing files. A. BLOCK B. INSERT C. REFEDIT D. WBLOCK

D. WBLOCK

The PEDIT __________ vertex editing option lets you change the starting and ending widths of a polyline. A. Break B. Insert C. Move D. Width

D. WIDTH

. A(n) __________ tolerance is permitted to increase or decrease in only one direction from the specified dimension. A. bilateral B. equal bilateral C. unequal bilateral D. unilateral

D.UNILATERAL