ENGINEERING DRAWINGSECTION OF SOLIDS1. Drafters should use a ________ in a section view of a mechanical part that includes the cylindrical view of a threaded hole.A. Center lineB. Hatch lineC. Poly lineD. Dimension lineANSWER: A2. The section view drawing in which one fourth of an object has been marked for removal is known as a ________ section.A. FullB. HalfC. QuarterD. none of the aboveANSWER: B3. In offset sections, offsets or bends in the cutting plane are all:A. 90 degreesB. 180 degreesC. Either 90 or 180 degreesD. 30, 60, or 90 degreesANSWER: A4. When filling an area with a hatch pattern in AutoCAD the drafter needs to be able to ________.A. see the entire bounding area to hatchB. set Ortho onC. turn ISO grid offD. set the layer to DefpointsANSWER: A5. To avoid having to dimension to a hidden feature the drafter can utilize a ________ section.A. Whole.B. HalfC. broken outD. all of the aboveANSWER: D6. Objects that are symmetric can be shown effectively using this type of section:A. Quarter sectionB. Half sectionC. Full sectionD. Symmetric sectionANSWER: B7. This type of section is not in direct projection from the view containing the cutting plane:A. Revolved sectionB. Removed sectionC. Broken-out sectionD. Full sectionANSWER: B8. By using a ________ section of a cylindrical mechanical part the drafter should be able to show only one view of the part.A. HalfB. WholeC. RevolvedD. broken outANSWER: C9. In the section view, the areas that would have been in actual contact with the cutting plane are shown with:A. A cutting plane lineB. Section liningC. Visible linesD. Lines and arrowsANSWER: B10. These breaks are used to shorten the view of an object:A. Section breaksB. Aligned breaksC. Conventional breaksD. Full breaksANSWER:C11. In architectural drawing ________ are often used to illustrate and detail structural components.A. Foundation beam detail sectionsB. Wall sectionsC. Building sectionsD. All of the aboveANSWER: D12. When only a small section of an interior area needs to be revealed the drafter can use a ________ section.A. HalfB. QuarterC. FullD. broken outANSWER: D13. In this type of section, one quarter of the object is removed:A. Revolved sectionB. Removed sectionC. Quarter sectionD. Half sectionANSWER: D14. A ________ section allows the drafter to create a Cutting Plane line which is not in a straight line across the part.A. OffsetB. HalfC. WholeD. broken outANSWER: A15. The ________ is a standard element of a section view in a technical drawing.A. Cutting Plane lineB. Section linesC. Material hatch patternD. All of the aboveANSWER: D16. When creating a Cutting Plane line with AutoCAD it is customary to use a ________ to create the line.A. center lineB. polylineC. dashed lineD. hatch line

17. The type of section is limited by a break line is A. Removed sectionB. Revolved section C. Broken-out section D. Half section ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION1. The top, front, and bottom views align in this manner:A. HorizontallyB. VerticallyC. According to the planar viewsD. Parallel to the frontal planeANSWER: B2. If a plane is parallel to the plane of projection, it appears:A. True SizeB. As a line or edgeC. ForeshortenedD. As an oblique surfaceANSWER: A3. This line pattern is composed of three dashes, one long dash on each end with a short dash in the middle:A. ObjectB. HiddenC. CenterD. PhantomANSWER: C4. This is the plane upon which the top view is projected:A. HorizontalB. FrontalC. ProfileD. BaseANSWER: A5. An advantage of this type of view is that each view shows the object all the way through as if it were transparent:A. PlanarB. HorizontalC. AuxiliaryD. OrthographicANSWER: D6. This type of surface is tipped to all principal planes of projection and does not appear true size in any standard view:A. ForeshortenedB. ParallelC. OrthographicD. ObliqueANSWER: D7. Visible lines always take precedence over hidden lines or centerlinesA. TrueB. FalseANSWER: AC. 8. Any object can be viewed from six mutually perpendicular viewsA. TrueB. FalseANSWER: A9. A total of three principal views are arranged in a standard way.A. TrueB. FalseANSWER: B10. Height is shown in the left-side, top, right-side, and bottom views.A. TrueB. FalseANSWER: B11. A plane surface always projects either on edge or as a surface in any view.A. TrueB. FalseANSWER: A12. If an edge is perpendicular to a plane of projection, it appears as a point.A. True B. FalseANSWER: A13. The depth dimensions in the top and side views do not necessarily correspond.A. TrueB. FalseANSWER: B14. The profile plane is the plane upon which the side view is projected.A. TrueB. FalseANSWER: A15. The rear, left-side, front, and right-side views align horizontally.A. TrueB. FalseANSWER: A16. Width is shown in the rear, top, front, and bottom views.A. TrueB. FalseANSWER: A

ISOMETRIC PROJECTION

17. Isometric drawings are often used by ________ to help illustrate complex designs.A. mechanical engineersB. piping draftersC. aerospace engineersD. all of the aboveANSWER: D18. In order to create an isometric circle to represent a hole through the top surface of a box, the drafter must insure that the correct isoplane has been selected by scrolling through the isoplanes using the ________ key.A. F1B. F3C. F5D. F8ANSWER: C19. A fillet is a rounded surface on the ________ corner of a part.A. InsideB. OutsideC. RadialD. IsoplaneANSWER: A20. Before starting an isometric drawing in AutoCAD the drafter needs to ________.A. set the grid to isometricB. set the current layer to DefpointsC. turn Object Snap offD. turn Ortho offANSWER: A21. A round is a rounded surface on the ________ corner of a part.A. InsideB. OutsideC. RadialD. IsoplaneANSWER: B22. Architectural drafters generally prefer to use ________ drawings to help illustrate 3-dimensional views of a structure.A. IsometricB. PerspectiveC. OrthographicD. AuxiliaryANSWER: B23. The bounding box method for setting up an isometric drawing helps the drafter ________.A. confine the isometric drawing to its maximum sizeB. figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontalC. position the isometric drawing in paper spaceD. none of the aboveANSWER: A24. The Offset tool should only be used for placing ________ in an isometric drawing.A. CirclesB. horizontal linesC. vertical linesD. none of the aboveANSWER: C25. When creating an isometric drawing in AutoCAD the drafter can utilize the Dynamic Input and Polar Coordinate system to place both vertical and horizontal lines. A line created from one point 3 inches at 180 degrees would be a ________ line.A. HorizontalB. VerticalC. InclinedD. none of the aboveANSWER: B

26. AutoCAD refers to isometric ellipses as ________.A. EllipsesB. IsoellipsesC. IsocirclesD. CirclesANSWER: C27. In an isometric drawing all horizontal lines are drawn on a 60 degree angle away from a given point.A. TrueB. FalseANSWER: B28. An isometric drawing is a type of technical drawing used to illustrate a mechanical part in true 3-dimensional form.A. TrueB. FalseANSWER: B29. When using AutoCAD to create an isometric drawing it is best to set the grid to ISO.A. True B. FalseANSWER: A30. The Offset command can be used on vertical lines but not on horizontal lines.A. TrueB. FalseANSWER: A

PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS

1. Two-point perspective is also known as:A. Two-view perspectiveB. Regular perspectiveC. Parallel perspectiveD. Angular perspectiveANSWER: D2. This is the intersection of the ground plane with the picture plane:A. Vanishing pointB. Ground lineC. Station pointD. HorizonANSWER: B3. In perspective drawings this is placed between the observer and the object:A. Vanishing point / horizonB. Station pointC. Ground lineD. Plane of projection / picture planeANSWER: D4. When positioning this feature of perspective projection, the centerline of the cone of visual rays should be directed toward the approximate center of the object:A. Station pointB. Vanishing pointC. HorizonD. Ground lineANSWER: A5. Perspective drawings are classified according to their number of these features:A. Station pointsB. Picture planesC. Vanishing pointsD. Ground linesANSWER: C

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