Engineering Drawing

On a floor plan the dashed line that appears approximately 24" outside the exterior wall represents the ________.

This type of surface is tipped to all principal planes of projection and does not appear true size in any standard view:

The Auto-CAD command used to combine two or more primitive shapes into a single complex 3-dimensional model is ________.

The daily workload of a ________ drafter would generally include technical drawings of machine parts.

Which of the following is one of the basic types of welded joints:

Given a situation in which the drafter has crossed extension lines in a drawing what can be done to clean up the point of crossing?

These are accurately drawn maps of cities and towns showing property lines and other features that control property ownership:

On typical electronic diagrams, these items need not be shown unless they are needed for clarification:

This type of circuit is a semiconductor wafer or chip:

When using versions of Auto-CAD prior to Release 2006 it may be necessary to ________ a block in order to edit it.

This is the most common application for developments and intersections:

This process recognizes the inherent interrelationships between design and manufacturing:

In order to create one solid model from two or more separate solid shapes the drafter will need to position them and then ________.

The primary unit of measurement for engineering drawings and design in the mechanical industries is the:

This type of projection is when projectors are parallel to each other, but are at an angle other than 90 degrees to the plane of projection:

This type of solid is formed by sweeping a shape along a linear path:

In offset sections, offsets or bends in the cutting plane are all:

When setting up a mechanical drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter should set the units to ________.

In working drawings, these show all necessary information not given directly on the drawing with its dimensions and notes:

Referring to the fractional inches to decimal inches to millimeter conversion chart on page 55 what is the equivalent mm measurement of $$frac{3}{{16}}$$ inch.

This is a thin solid line directing attention to a note or dimension and starting with an arrowhead or dot:

The dimension text size is determined by what the architect deems necessary in _________.

Architectural drawings used to construct a house are often plotted with a scale of $${frac{1}{4}^{''}} = {1^{'}}{ ext{ - }}{0^{''}}.$$ xa0 What scale is this?

Traditional drafters need to be able to create several different line widths because ________.

This is a rounded exterior blend between surfaces:

In this type of section, one quarter of the object is removed:

This is the total amount that the feature on the actual part is allowed to vary from what is specified by the dimension:

In oblique sketches, the most commonly used angles for receding lines are:

Three dimensional models are often used in the design process to ________.

The 3-D commands on the Modeling toolbar include __________.

Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Dimension text is generally placed above the ________ line.

A line with a tapering width can be easily created by using the ________ tool.

A cylinder can be created by drawing a rectangular shape then the ________ tool.

When adding dimensions to an auxiliary view it will be necessary to use the ________ tool.

If a designer is developing a plan for a project in which the entire part is made out of $${frac{3}{4}^{''}}$$ thick plywood and he only wants to use one view, he should use the ________ view.

The default position of the UCS icon is positioned at ________ on the Auto-CAD grid.

This type of section is not in direct projection from the view containing the cutting plane:

The lines used to create the auxiliary view should appear as ________ in the finished view.

This is the intersection of the ground plane with the picture plane:

Switches and relays should be shown in this position with no operating force or applied energy:

These types of pipes are generally connected with bell and spigot joints or flanged joints:

An engineer's scale would be used to measure lines on a drawing where the scale factor reads ________.

Using the Relative Polar Coordinate System to add a 3 inch line that is 45 degrees from the end point of the line created above the drafter would ________.

The ________ tool on the Dimension tool bar places the length of an arch on a drawing.

These are special installations of stone or concrete marking the locations of points accurately determined by precise surveying:

The Press-Pull tool will ________ the face of a solid model in the direction it faces.

In this type of view, the cutting plane line indicates both the location of the cutting plane and the direction of sight:

When designing a home for a client, one of the most important pre-design considerations that an architect needs to address is ________.

This is formed where three or more surfaces intersect:

When creating an isometric drawing in Auto-CAD 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.

The type of line that projects from an object for the express purpose of locating a dimension is a ________ line.

This is the measured size of a finished part:

Drafters should use a ________ in a section view of a mechanical part that includes the cylindrical view of a threaded hole.

A ________ section allows the drafter to create a Cutting Plane line which is not in a straight line across the part.

Lines of an isometric drawing that are not parallel to the isometric axes are called this:

This type of section is limited by a break line:

Isometric drawings are often used by ________ to help illustrate complex designs.

When creating a Cutting Plane line with Auto-CAD it is customary to use a ________ to create the line.

How can the drafter prevent Auto-CAD from placing or stacking another center mark on a circle when adding a diameter dimension to it?

This type of drawing shows two lines representing the pipe diameter:

A circular arc is dimensioned in the view where you see its true shape by giving the value for its:

In oblique projection, important shapes should be in this position relative to the viewing plane:

This should show what changes were made, when, and by whom:

This is how axonometric, oblique and perspective sketches show objects:

The foundation contractor will work with the following architectural plans.

In this type of drawing, vertical pipes may be revolved into the horizontal plane:

A half-moon protractor is divided into how many degrees?

In an assembly section, these parts should have their section lines left out or shown solid black:

This type of rapid prototyping system uses a laser to fuse powdered metals, plastics, or ceramics:

The Free Orbit tool is found on the ________ toolbar.

The Conceptual Visual Style tool is located on the ________ toolbar.

This type of surface may be a plane, a single curved surface, or a warped surface:

When filling an area with a hatch pattern in Auto-CAD the drafter needs to be able to ________.

This is the bottom surface joining the sides of two adjacent threads:

Understanding the Cartesian coordinate system will help the beginning drafter __________.

The ________ tool on the Dimension tool bar will place several dimensions at one time by using a selection box placed over several part features.

These maps are used to plan construction projects that locate construction features so they fit the topography of the area:

These units are based on inch-foot and yard measurements:

The View toolbar will position the view of the 3-D solid toward the ________.

The organized and orderly approach to solving problems is known as the:

One critical issue drafters need to pay close attention to is the ________.

Welding drawings are a special type of this kind of drawing:

In this type of concrete, the steel is pre-tensioned before the superimposed load is applied:

A partial auxiliary view usually shows only features on the _________ of the inclined line and not any projection of other planes.

An oil refinery relies on which type of drafter to maintain and update the technical piping drawings used for the construction and maintenance of the facility.

An architect often relies on a _________ to complete the set of technical drawings used in the design of an office building.

This type of solid is egg-shaped and can be created by revolving an ellipse around one of its axes:

The distance a screw thread advances axially in one turn is the:

These are vertical distances above a common datum, reference plane or point:

The MASSPROP shortcut will provide the following information.

Baseline dimensions are referenced from a common geometric feature known as a ________.

These are used to attach parts to a cylinder so they won't turn on it:

Oblique drawings are dimensioned in a similar fashion as these types of drawings:

This is a systematic approach that integrates the design and manufacture of products with the goal of optimizing the process:

A secondary auxiliary view is a projection off of the __________.

Perspective drawings are classified according to their number of these features:

Technical drawings typically serve one of three purposes:

This means that a feature of a finished product contains the maximum amount of material permitted by the tolerance dimensions for that feature:

A ________ is the person responsible for verifying that the drawings in a project set are free of mistakes.

Oblique sections are useful to show this:

When the receding lines are true length, and the projectors are at 45 degrees to the plane of projection, the oblique drawing is called this:

The first step in creating a traditional technical drawing is to ________.

Newer versions of Auto-CAD utilize the _________ to make block library management very easy.

These are lines drawn on a map to locate, in the plan view, points of equal ground elevation:

Architectural dimensioning standards allow for the placement of dimensions inside the floor plan. These inside dimensions locate interior __________.

This type of auxiliary view is projected onto a plane that is perpendicular to one of the principal planes of projection:

There are two main types of projection:

Dimensions are used on the elevation plan to describe ________.

Generally, the units used on an architectural drawing are set to __________.

This is the smallest diameter of a screw thread:

This is used in drawings to represent the edge of a solid object:

The ________ dimension tool will place the length of an angled line.

In this type of projection, each of the axes has different ratios of foreshortening:

The UCS icon represents the intersection of the __________.

This type of solid has a polygon for a base and triangular lateral faces that intersect at a vertex:

Most architectural firms and mechanical design companies utilize different categories of blocks. These sets of blocks are usually housed in _________.

In an oblique drawing, equally spaced partial circles may be used to show this:

This line pattern is composed of three dashes, one long dash on each end with a short dash in the middle:

When using the descriptive geometry method to create an auxiliary view the drafter should _________.

This type of thread is a thread on the inside of a member:

The Offset tool should only be used for placing _________ in an isometric drawing.

In a CAD system, you can draw an ellipse by specifying these:

Geometric primitives include shapes such as ________.

Most architectural drawings produced for field use by building contractors are printed on architectural "D" size paper which measures __________.

These weld symbols have no arrow-side or other-side significance:

This is the plane upon which the top view is projected:

These breaks are used to shorten the view of an object:

These drawings are given to contractors to perform work or manufacture individual parts:

This is a common method for connecting steel members of buildings and bridges:

The principle views associated with orthographic projection are ________.

Two-point perspective is also known as:

Angles project true size only when the plane containing the angle and plane of projection are this:

This type of solid has two bases that are parallel equal polygons:

The text height for room names should be set to ________ for a drawing that will be plotted to a scale of $${frac{1}{4}^{''}} = {1^{'}}{ ext{ - }}{0^{''}}.$$

If designs require changes, they should be documented with:

Some of the common terms used to describe technical drawing include:

In U.S. structural and architectural drafting, all dimensions of this length are usually expressed in feet and inches:

This type of structural steel drawing shows all dimensions necessary for fabrication:

These maps are used in planning installations of trees, shrubbery, drives, and other garden features:

This is the term for the range of tightness or looseness resulting from the allowances and tolerances in mating parts:

The offset distance for the width (front to back) distance of the auxiliary view is the same distance of the ________ in the top view.

Schematic and single-line diagrams should be arranged so that signal or transmission path from input to output proceeds in this fashion:

A line drawn with a long section, short dash and another long section is a __________.

An Auto-CAD term that refers to a pre-drawn object which is stored in a drawing file and can be inserted into any other drawing file as needed is a __________.

When drawing a line using the relative coordinate system a line is created from ________.

Some traditional board drafters preferred the drafting machine over the parallel straight edge because it could be used without the need for _________.

Before starting an isometric drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter needs to ________.

A projection weld is a type of:

A back or backing weld is a type of:

To insure that everyone understands what the electrical symbols represent it is customary to include a ________ on the electrical sheet.

This allows the performance of structures to be analyzed and tested efficiently, accurately, and quickly:

When lines intersect on a drawing at angles of this many degrees, it is customary not to dimension the angle:

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:

The building construction industry relies on sets of ________ drawings to construct homes and commercial buildings.

This is a line terminated by arrowheads, indicating the direction and extent of a dimension:

This type of weld is the most common in structural steel fabrication:

Acceptable parts must not extend beyond this:

In multi-view drawing it is common practice to include three views, the front, the top and the right side. If no dimensions are required on the right side view the drafter can ________.

Center lines are used to locate or represent the centers of ________.

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 iso-plane has been selected by scrolling through the iso-planes using the ________ key.

Approximately this much of the cost of product development and manufacture is determined at the design stage:

If a plane is parallel to the plane of projection, it appears:

An accurate record of changes made to release drawings is tracked via this:

The site plan illustrates _________.

This is the range of digital or hard copy documents that specify the physical function requirements for a product:

This practice considers an individual part's dimensions and tolerances and that part's relation to its related parts:

In architectural drawing ________ are often used to illustrate and detail structural components.

These are joined together in the field to build a structure:

In some circumstances an entire drawing can be inserted into a different drawing as a block. When this is used the base point will default to _________.

When dimensioning piping drawings, you give the lengths of all runs of this type:

This is a curve showing the displacement of the follower as ordinates on a base line that represents one revolution of the cam:

The principle reason for using an auxiliary view is ________.

By using a ________ section of a cylindrical mechanical part the drafter should be able to show only one view of the part.

An advantage of this type of view is that each view shows the object all the way through as if it were transparent:

This is the theoretically exact size from which limits of size are determined:

In the section view, the areas that would have been in actual contact with the cutting plane are shown with:

A partial auxiliary view is used to show only the __________ in the auxiliary view.

In this type of dimensioning, allowance must be made for bends:

One way to evenly space dimensions on a drawing is to use the __________.

In this type of auxiliary view, a break line is used to indicate the imaginary break in the views:

Students can complete an associate's degree in drafting which normally takes about __________ years to complete.

This is an angled surface used on cylinders to make them easier to handle:

The ________ is a standard element of a section view in a technical drawing.

These gears transmit power between shafts whose axes intersect at any angle:

Placement of dimensions on a drawing is controlled by ________.

When lettering a CAD drawing, for clarity you should limit the number of fonts to:

In order to set drawing limits for a 'C' size architectural drawing the drafter should set the limits to ________.

Elevation drawings will include information about ________.

In these drawings it is necessary to show cut surfaces and distinguish between adjacent parts:

The top, front, and bottom views align in this manner:

This is a solid shape that fits inside the mold and forms a hole in a cooled cast metal or molten plastic object:

This type of axonometric drawing has equal foreshortening along two axis directions and a different amount on the third axis:

In order to convert fractional inches into decimal inches __________.

A typical set of mechanical working drawings includes ________.

In developing a multi-view drawing, the drafter can use a ________ line to help locate the top and right side views.

This material is used in masonry construction, most commonly for ornamental facing:

CAD programs which incorporate parametric modeling utilize a system in which the dimensions control the ________.

The most common geometric form used in gears today is this:

In an exploded assembly drawing it is customary for the drafter to use a ________ line to illustrate how parts fit together.

This type of drawing is created to calculate areas, locate property lines, and locate building projects and facilities:

Architectural drafters generally prefer to use ________ drawings to help illustrate 3-dimensional views of a structure.

When creating a block the drafter needs to pay particular attention to selecting a base point because it determines the __________.

This is used to indicate that a surface is to be machined:

This allows the designer to conceptualize objects more easily without having to make costly illustrations, models, or prototypes:

It is customary for the first sheet of a working drawing set to include __________.

Some common blocks used by architectural drafters include __________.

The second line of dimensions out from the plan generally includes _________.

Some of the standard Auto-CAD text styles used in architectural drawings includes _________.

A fillet is a rounded surface on the ________ corner of a part.

A round is a rounded surface on the ________ corner of a part.

Using this as a communication and design review tool can help shorten the process and eliminate productivity barriers:

A full scale technical drawing will have a scale factor of ________.

When using the direct entry method to create a horizontal line exactly three inches long the drafter should ________ first.

This is a flat or rounded tab protruding from a surface, usually to provide a method for attachment:

The text used on a typical detail sheet should be ________.

This is used in applications for nonferrous construction:

In the mechanical design process the first step is to ________.

This is a conical-shaped recess around a hole, often used to receive a tapered screw head:

Drawings created with commercial software are typically saved as:

These items typically are not used in new designs, but are still common in high-power amplifiers:

A civil engineer working on a bridge design would probably rely on his ________ scale for checking printed drawings.

Auto-CAD refers to isometric ellipses as ________.

Once the architect has finalized the house plans with the client any changes to the design requested by the client will require a ________.

In perspective drawings this is placed between the observer and the object:

These plans, made by the steel fabricator, are assembly drawings for the steel structure:

Circular shapes appear in this fashion when viewed at an angle other than 90 degrees:

PDM is the acronym for:

EDM is the acronym for:

Once a drawing is determined to be complete, the title block is used to document the change from:

In isometric projection, all distances are approximately this percentage of their true size:

Objects that are symmetric can be shown effectively using this type of section:

These types of projectors converge at a vanishing point:

The edges of a cube in isometric projection make angles of this many degrees with each other:

In order to create an accurate assembly drawing the drafter should create the ________ drawings first.

Inserting blocks into a drawing file usually requires exacting placement. The drafter should insure that ________ is turned on.

When the drafter types the word BLOCK or selects the Make Block tool from the Draw tool bar the _________ will appear.

The architectural drafter usually begins a set of working drawings by creating the ________ plan first.

The maximum and minimum sizes of a feature are identified by a ________ tolerance.

The architectural and construction industries use the United States National CAD standard (NCS) system on many ________ projects.

A drafter who develops technical drawings of a highway overpass would most likely be a ________ drafter.

When dimensioning architectural drawings architects will utilize both ________ and ________ options.

The section view drawing in which one fourth of an object has been marked for removal is known as a _________ section.

When only a small section of an interior area needs to be revealed the drafter can use a ________ section.

To avoid having to dimension to a hidden feature the drafter can utilize a ________ section.

The condition of a part when it contains the least amount of material is referred to as ________.

The typical parts list should include the _________.

The title block used on working drawings should include the _________.

The thread note for a typical bolt will include the _________.

Several of the tools used in traditional drafting include the following:

The standard number of threads per inch for various diameters is the:

Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.

The bounding box method for setting up an isometric drawing helps the drafter ________.

When creating your own blocks it is important to avoid drawing any portion of the block in the ________ layer.

There should be a visible gap between the wall and the _________ line.