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  • Question
  • When setting up a mechanical drawing in AutoCAD the drafter should set the units to ________.


  • Options
  • A. fractional
  • B. decimal
  • C. architectural
  • D. metric

  • Correct Answer
  • decimal 


  • Computer Aided Design Basics problems


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

    • Options
    • A. 0,0
    • B. the ending point of the last line
    • C. the beginning point of the last line
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. In order to set drawing limits for a "C" size architectural drawing the drafter should set the limits to ________.

    • Options
    • A. 0,0 and 2,9
    • B. 0,0 and 17,11
    • C. 0,0 and 18,24
    • D. 0,0 and 34,24
    • Discuss
    • 3. Understanding the Cartesian coordinate system will help the beginning drafter ________.

    • Options
    • A. control the accuracy of the drawing
    • B. produce a visible grid system
    • C. select a different text style
    • D. choose various line types
    • Discuss
    • 4. If you use the absolute coordinate system to create a line from a starting point of 0, 0 8 units on the X axis and 5 units on the Y axis you enter ________ for the second point.

    • Options
    • A. 8,5
    • B. 5,8
    • C. 0,8
    • D. 5,0
    • Discuss
    • 5. A line with a tapering width can be easily created by using the ________ tool.

    • Options
    • A. circle
    • B. eclipse
    • C. line
    • D. polyline
    • Discuss
    • 6. The UCS icon represents the intersection of the ________.

    • Options
    • A. X axis
    • B. Y axis
    • C. Z axis
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. 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 ________.

    • Options
    • A. type @3<45 and enter
    • B. type 3 back slash and enter
    • C. type 3 forward slash and enter
    • D. type 3 and try to use the Dynamic Input readout to find the end point
    • Discuss
    • 8. When using the direct entry method to create a horizontal line exactly three inches long the drafter should ________ first.

    • Options
    • A. pull the line from away from the starting point very carefully
    • B. insure that Ortho is on
    • C. enter 3 for the length of the line
    • D. read the coordinate position on the Dynamic Readout
    • Discuss
    • 9. One quick way to view the entire drawing area is to use the Zoom command by typing ________.

    • Options
    • A. type Z enter A enter
    • B. type Z enter E enter
    • C. type SHOWALL enter
    • D. type ALL enter
    • Discuss
    • 10. 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 ________.

    • Options
    • A. 0,0
    • B. 10,10
    • C. 20,20
    • D. 30,30
    • Discuss


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