Intro to Engineering

What does tangent do?

Causes a curve to touch another curve or a straight line at a point without crossing that point.

What does Parallel constraint do in constraint?

Causes selected line segments to lie in the same plane without intersecting or touching.

What does the following constraint do in Inventor?

Perpendicular

Causes selected linear geometry to lie at right angles to each other.

What does the following constraint do in Inventor? Horizontal

Causes lines, axes, or pairs of points to lie parallel to the X axis of the sketch coordinate system.

What does the following constraint do in Inventor? Vertical

Causes lines, axes, or pairs of points to lie parallel to the Y axis of the sketch coordinate system.

What does the following constraint do in Inventor?

Collinear

Causes 2 or more line segments to lie on the same line.

What does the following constraint do in Inventor?

Coincident

Causes 2 points to occupy the same space on the sketch.

What does the following constraint do in Inventor?

Concentric

Causes 2 arcs, circles or ellipses to have the same center point.

What does the following constraint do in Inventor?

Fix

Locks points and curves in a set position relative to the sketch coordinate system.

What does the following constraint do in Inventor? Equal

Makes selected elements the same size

Define Mass

The amount of matter in an object.

Define Weight

The force of gravity on an object

Define Surface Area

The sum of all the areas of the faces of a three dimensional solid.

Define Volume

The amount of three dimensional space enclosed by an object.

Define Density

Measure of the amount of matter per unit volume.

Friction

results when 2 objects interact to resist a sliding movement.

A tipping force

is the amount of applied force that will cause an object to rotate around its center of gravity.

What is the definition of a "constraint" in inventor?

Restrictions and associations that are applied to 2D geometry (shapes, points, lines) to make them line up or connect in a certain way

What is the symbol for coincident?

What is the symbol for coincident? in onshape

what is the symbol for co-linear?

what constraint forced points to line up horizontally (side by side) and/or make lines parallel to the x-axis (horizontal axis)?

horizontal

what constraint forced points to line up horizontally (side by side) and/or make lines parallel to the x-axis (horizontal axis)? onshape

horizontal

Which constraint will make lines parallel? In math terms, it makes them have the same slope.

parallel

Which constraint will make lines parallel? In math terms, it makes them have the same slope. onshape

parallel

Which constraint will make lines perpendicular, so they form a right angle with 90 degrees?

perpendicular

Which constraint will make lines perpendicular, so they form a right angle with 90 degrees? onshape

perpendicular

TRUE OR FALSE

The Concentric constraint forces two circles, arcs, or ellipses to share a common center point.

True

What is the file extension for Autodesk Inventor Assembly Files?

.iam

TRUE or FALSE

Once you have specified the dimensions for a sketch, you cannot change them except by starting the

sketch again from scratch.

False

When the cursor moves over an endpoint or midpoint of an object, Inventor® informs you by displaying

a _________.

green dot

To subtract the volume of one solid from the volume of another solid in an Extrude operation, use the

_________.

cut option

TRUE or FALSE

It is considered good practice to rename the features in a solid model so that they will be easier to

identify later.

True

An extrusion that extends equally in both directions from the profile is known as a(n) _________

extrusion.

symmetric

Identify the linetype.

Leader Line

What does label #2 represent?

ViewCube

What does the label #1 represent

Feature

What does the label #3 represent?

Part

Which of the four Inventor Base environments and file extension names is .idw?

Drawing

What must you do first before you can create a 3D object?

create 2D sketch

Where do we find the history of all the steps we have taken while modelling?

To the LEFT of the screen in the Model tool bar

Which of the four Inventor Base environments and file extension names is .ipt?

Part

The purpose of the middle mouse button or wheel is to ___________.

change the drawing magnification and move around the drawing.

Limits or restrictions that are placed on geometry to define a model’s shape and size are

constraints

The constraint that forces two selected lines or curves to lie at right angles to one another is

___________.

perpendicular

The constraint that indicates a set of curves or lines are touching without overlapping.

tangent

The __________ constraint ensures that two points on a line are at an equal distance from the Y axis.

vertical

Which Autodesk Inventor command will create this vase?

Revolve

To create a solid model by giving depth to a 2D profile, use the __________ command.

extrude

Which Autodesk Inventor command will create the 3D image in red?

Mirror

Which Autodesk Inventor command will create the blue feature on the 3D part?

fillet

Drawings that contain more than one view of a model are known as _________ drawings.

multiview

Identify the linetype.

Dimension Line

What is the feature of the user interaction does this image portray?

Ribbon

What is the feature of the user interaction does this image portray?

Graphics Window

Which file type is used to create a new part?

Standard.ipt

What type of file lets you create exploded views?

Presentation

What is the "feature" when creating a pattern?

The part of the object to be patterned

Which Autodesk Inventor command will create the work planes with a set distance?

Work Plane Offset

To align the center of the cylinder with the center of the hole AND its edge, what type of constraint

should be used?

Insert

The first part brought into an assembly is known as the base component. The base component is?

Grounded to the origin

What assembly constraint is applied to the two faces selected?

Mate

What type of cam is this?

Eccentric

Name this type of cam

Snail

type of cam

pear

What are these called?

work planes

These circles are?

concentric

what is this?

axis

what are these?

dimensional constraints

What is happening here?

extrusion

What's the name for these symbols?

Tangent

This view is:

isometric

Identify the linetype.

Section Lines

Tangent

Equal

symmetry

Concentric

Collinear

Fix

Type of view

Multi-View

What is the name of the item pictured that is commonly found on a drawing sheet?

Title Block

What is the name of the item pictured to the right that is commonly found on a drawing sheet?

Parts List

During this step of the Design Process, team members take time to document whether they think this

solution will work?

Step 5: Evaluate Solution

During this step of the Design Process, each team member creates several different options of how

this problem can be solved.

Step 2: Generate Concepts

During this step of the Design Process, engineers draw a detailed and labeled sketch of an idea for

what might be created to solve the problem.

Step 3: Develop/Design a Solution

A full-scale working model used to test a design concept by making actual observations and necessary

adjustments.

Prototype

A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and constraints, used to develop many possible

solutions to a problem or to satisfy human needs and wants and winnow (narrow) down the possible

solutions to one final choice.

Design Process

During this step of the Design Process, engineers build a working prototype and test how it works.

Step 4: Build and Test Solution

During this step of the Design Process, engineers gather all project documentation and share it with

the customer.

Step 6: Present Solution

A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria.

Decision Matrix

A method of shared problem solving in which all members of a group spontaneously, and in an

unrestrained discussion, generate ideas.

Brainstorming

Desired specifications (elements or features) of a product or system.

Criteria

During this step of the Design Process, engineers identify what is the question or problem that you and

your classmates are trying to solve?

Step 1: Define a Problem

The front view consists of:

height and width

The name of a line lightly drawn to guide drawing other lines and shapes is _______

Construction

concentric

midpoint

normal

pierce

symmetric