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Traditional Drafting Techniques problems


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

  • Options
  • A. 1/4" = 1'-0"
  • B. 1/8" = 1'-0"
  • C. 1" = 100'
  • D. 3/4" = 1'-0"
  • Discuss
  • 2. A half-moon protractor is divided into how many degrees?

  • Options
  • A. 360
  • B. 180
  • C. 270
  • D. 310
  • Discuss
  • 3. A line drawn with a long section, short dash, and another long section is a ________.

  • Options
  • A. hidden feature
  • B. center of a circle
  • C. center axis of a hidden cylinder
  • D. center of a radius
  • Discuss
  • 4. In order to convert fractional inches into decimal inches ________.

  • Options
  • A. look on a metric conversion chart
  • B. divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number)
  • C. check the engineer's scale
  • D. all of the above
  • Discuss
  • 5. Traditional drafters need to be able to create several different line widths because ________.

  • Options
  • A. different line widths convey different information
  • B. the line width has to do with how dark it appear in the finished drawing
  • C. they seem to transmit better in a fax machine
  • D. it makes no difference
  • Discuss
  • 6. A civil engineer working on a bridge design would probably rely on his ________ scale for checking printed drawings.

  • Options
  • A. engineer's
  • B. metric
  • C. architect's
  • D. none of the above
  • Discuss
  • 7. Some traditional board drafters preferred the drafting machine over the parallel straight edge because it could be used without the need for________.

  • Options
  • A. circle templates
  • B. triangles
  • C. technical pens
  • D. lettering guides
  • Discuss
  • 8. Referring to the fractional inches to decimal inches to millimeter conversion chart on page 55 what is the equivalent mm measurement of 3/16 inch.

  • Options
  • A. 1.906
  • B. 4.7625
  • C. 5.958
  • D. 14.6844
  • Discuss
  • 9. The first step in creating a traditional technical drawing is to ________.

  • Options
  • A. draw a series of guide lines
  • B. set up the miter line
  • C. align the paper so that it will be positioned square to the parallel bar
  • D. sharpen the leads in the technical pens
  • Discuss
  • 10. Several of the tools used in traditional drafting include the following:

  • Options
  • A. Parallel straight edge
  • B. 45 degree triangle
  • C. Circle template
  • D. All of the above
  • Discuss

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