Print Reading - Unit Quiz 2
phantom
A type of line that has a long dash alternating with two short dashes is the ____ line.
cutting-plane
A type of line that helps the print reader analyze a section view drawing to know where the part was sectioned is the ____ line.
short break line
Appears jagged, like broken granite.
convention
By definition, a ____ is a generally accepted way of doing something.
hidden line
Composed of 1/8" long dashes drawn 1/32" apart.
arrowhead
Cutting-plane lines are easily identifiable due to the appearance of a(n) ____ on each end of the line.
False
Each type of line in the standards has one, and only one, option for its appearance.
dimension line
Has an arrowhead on each end.
hidden line
Identify the line below that has a pattern of dashes of the same length.
dotted line
Identify the line below that is fictitious.
cutting-plane line
Identify the line below that is to be drawn thick.
True
In dimensioning, a leader is used to point to a feature with a local note.
False
In engineering drawings and industrial prints, the text and numeric information is referred to as printing.
True
In recent years, the standards have only recommended two line weights: thick and thin.
phantom line
Indicates a repeated detail is not shown.
cutting-plane line
May be drawn like a phantom line, except thick.
center line
May show a path of motion.
section line
Often drawn at 45° and spaced 1/8" apart.
leader line
One arrow and a shoulder.
False
Paths of motion can be indicated on a print with the chain line.
extension line
Perpendicular to a dimension line.
True
Some textbooks and CAD software programs refer to extension lines as witness lines, although that term is not used in the standards.
True
Sometimes, hidden lines are omitted on complex views when the drawing is clear without them.
False
Text created by hand is identified as single-stroke Gothic because the letters are to be created with one continuous stroke.
False
The latest standards set forth the appearance of each line available for industrial prints, including exact line thickness and exact dash and space lengths.
visible line
The name for the most important line in an industrial print, sometimes referred to in textbooks or by teachers as object lines, is the ____.
alphabet of lines
The standardized list of line types, perhaps in the form of a chart, is defined in many references as the ____.
False
The text found on prints is most commonly done in lowercase letters, as that takes up less space.
visible line
Thick and no dashes.
break
Which of the following is not one of the types of lines found in the dimensioning of an object?
