AutoCAD Midterm

As discussed in the text, select all of the terms that are used to describe the creation of technical drawings.

Drafting, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Engineering Drawings, and Engineering Graphics

What does the acronym AIA stand for?

American Institute of Architects

According to the US Department of Labor statistics, which field of drafting has the highest median salary?

Electronics

In what field must a drafter be familiar with roads, bridges, water and waste-water systems, and surveying techniques?

Civil

Which of the following attributes do most employer value?

Ability to fit into a team, work independently, and communicate clearly

Designers have a higher salary than drafters because:

They have a higher degree of responsibility for the success of the project than drafters.

Type of college degree held by many drafters

Associate

Drafting field concerned with chemical plants and oil refineries

Process Piping

Type of college degree held by most engineers and architects

Bachelor

Drafting field concerned with the design of semiconductor devices

Electronics

Drafting field concerned with screw threads and fasteners

Mechanical

What are the six regular views of an object.

Rear, left, front, top, bottom, and right

How does a drafter determine which view will be the front view?

the one with the most information about the object

How many views of an object should a drafter draw?

As many are as needed to describe the object.

What does "quarter scale" mean?

The size of the object in the drawing is one-fourth the size of the object after it is manufactured.

Name the standard that controls line thickness in an ASME drawing.

ASME Y14.2M-1992

Sheet size for an Architectural D sheet.

36 x 24

Sheet size for a Mechanical B size sheet.

17 × 11

Which ratio below indicates that a drawing is Full size?

1=1, 1/1, and 1:1

A "C" sheet is equal in size to two of these sheets laid side by side?

B

What does 1/4" = 1'-0" represent on an architectural drawing of a house?

That 1 foot on the construction site equals 1/4 inch on the drawing.

Ratio indicating a drawing is double-scale

2 = 1

ASME line thickness for a VISIBLE line

0.6 mm

Ratio indicating a drawing is half-scale

1 = 2

ASME line thickness for a CENTER line

0.3 mm

ASME line thickness for a HIDDEN line

0.3 mm

The placement of the User Coordinate System (UCS) icon in the lower left hand of the graphics window indicates which coordinate in the AutoCAD drawing?

(0,0)

What is the direction (North, South, East or West) of the default BASE ANGLE setting in AutoCAD?

East

What setting should be defined before the LIMITS of an AutoCAD drawing are set?

units

What is the name of the tool on AutoCAD's INQUIRY toolbar that is used to calculate the distance between two points?

distance

Which of the following is NOT an AutoCAD object snap setting?

startpoint

AutoCAD modify command used to bevel the corners of objects

Chamfer

AutoCAD draw command used to create a multi-side object

Polygon

Command that requires the drafter to define two diagonal points

Rectangle

AutoCAD setting that defines the size of the drawing area

Limits

A type of coordinate defined by a length and an angle

Polar

AutoCAD modify command used to change the size of an object

Scale

UNITS setting commonly used in mechanical drawings

Decimal

A type of coordinate that is relative to the last point defined

Relative

AutoCAD modify command used to round the corners of objects

Fillet

A type of coordinate that is relative to 0,0

Absolute