CAD for Mechanical Design Associate Certification Prep

Revolve

Revolves a sketch profile or planar face around a selected axis.

Select a profile or planar face and an axis to revolve around, then specify the extend type, direction, & operation.

Sweep

Sweeps a sketch profile, planar face, or a solid body along a selected path.

Select a sweep type, an object, & a path to sweep along, then specify the operation. Optionally select rails or a center line to guide the sweep.

Loft

Creates a transitional shape between 2 or more sketch profiles or planar faces.

Select a series of profiles or planar faces to define a shape. Optionally select rails or a center line to guide the shape.

Edit form

Manipulates faces, edges, & vertices with transform, scale, & rotate editing.

Select faces, edges, or vertices to enable the manipulator. Double click a face or edge to select a loop.

Press Pull

Modifies the selected geometry using offset, extrude, or fillet commands. The operation depends on the geometry selected.

Fillet

Rounds the edges of a solid body by adding material to interior edges and removing material from exterior edges.

Select edges, faces, or features, then specify a radius. Use the Rule Fillet type to add fillets based on specific rules. Use the full round fillet type to round the edges over 3 adjacent faces.

Chamfer

Bevels the edges of a solid or surface body by removing material from exterior edges or adding material to interior edges.

Select edges, faces, or features, then specify one distance, two distances, or a distance and an angle.

Shell

Offset the walls of a solid body to create a hollow cavity with walls of a specified thickness.

Select a body to shell or faces to remove to create an opening, them specify a type, direction, and wall thickness.

Split face

Divides faces using a selected profile, face, or plane as the cutting tool.

Select the faces to modify then select the profile, face, or plane that divides the source face.

Split body

Create new bodies by dividing selected bodies using a profile, face, or plane.

Select the bodies to modify then select the profile, face, or plane that divides the bodies.

Move/Copy

Moves the selected face, body, sketch, or construction geometry a specified distance or angle.

Select the objects to modify then specify the distance or angle. Use set pivot to reposition the manipulator.

Align

Moves an object (component, body, sketch, work geometry) by aligning geometry selected from the object with geometry selected elsewhere. Geometry can be a point, line,. plane, circle, or coordinate system. Snaps are treated as full coordinate systems for full position & orientation alignment.

Select the point on the object to move then select the point on the face to align to. Click flip & Angle to rotate the object.

Delete

Permanently deletes selected objects, & everything related to them, from the design. Does not create a feature in the timeline. Deleted objects cannot be restored parametrically.

Select components, bodies, sketches, and construction objects to delete. Use the Remove command to preserve parametric history.

Remove

Deletes selected components or bodies from the design & preserves the operation as a feature in the timeline.

Removed objects can be restored parametrically.

Select components or bodies to remove. To permanently delete parametric history associated with an object, use the delete command instead.

Offset plane

Creates a construction plane that is offset from the selected face or plane.

Select a face, plane, or sketch profile, then specify the offset distance.

Measure

Measures the distance, angle, area, or position of selected objects.

Select an object to measure it, and optionally selected a second object to measure it and the distance between them.

Interference

Reports the interference between selected solid bodies or components.

Select the components then click compute. Choose to create components from the interferences.

Zebra Analysis

Displays alternating black & white stripes on a body to help you analyze the curvature of a surface. Select bodies to analyze, then adjust the direction, repeats, and opacity of the zebra stripes.

Section Analysis

Creates a view that cuts through all visible objects in a design to reveal interior details & obscured features.

Select a planar object to define the cut plane, then adjust the distance and angles to position it in the design. In the Browser, the Section Analysis displays in the Analysis folder, where you can adjust its visibility, edit it, or delete it.

Horizontal/Vertical

Constrains a single line, or 2 points, to lie on either the vertical or horizontal axis, whichever is closer to the current alignment.

Coincident

Constrains the position of 2 points or a point and a line or curve together.

This could be a point constrained along a line, 2 points constrained to each other, or a point constrained along a curve.

Tangent

Constrains a curve & another object so that they touch at a single point but never cross each other.

Equal

Constrains similar objects so that their sizes are identical. When the size of one object changes, the others adjust, too.

Circular pattern

Duplicates selected sketch curves in an arc or circular pattern.

Select the curves to pattern, the point to revolve around, and the quantity.

Rectangular pattern

Duplicate sketch curves in rows & columns.

Select the curves to pattern then specify the direction, quantity, & distance.

What method can be used to adjust the visible length of a construction axis?

Drag the endpoints of the axis.

What projection type was used to project entities to the active sketch plane where the plane and round body meet?

Intersect

When designing a new component, a mechanical designer realizes that the component cannot be fabricated as one piece.

Which method can be used to separate the component into two objects for easier fabrication?

Create a new construction plane, then split the object using Split Body.

After importing a solid body, the mechanical designer needs to lengthen the face shown in the exhibit. Which tool can be used?

Press Pull

A mechanical designer wants to create a series of through holes on the part as shown. The original hole is set to be drilled through all objects. When creating a rectangular pattern of these holes, the mechanical designer realizes that the patterned holes are not drilling through the part.

What setting should be changed to ensure the additional copies drill through like the original hole?

Compute Type

When adding a hole note to a drawing sheet, what hole property does the indicated symbol represent? |___|

Counterbore diameter

Which empty New Component choice will create a component that only exists in the current design?

Internal

Which Dimension type as shown in the exhibit allows for the automatic creation and placement of dimensions as entities are selected in the drawing view?

Baseline

A mechanical designer had created two bodies, as shown in exhibit 1. The design intent is for both bodies to be one component, as shown in exhibit 2.

Based on the exhibits, what must be done to the two bodies?

Modify > Combine

How would a mechanical designer place components in a design under another component as a sub-assembly as shown in the exhibit?

Create a new component and drag and drop each component onto New Bracket component.

Which type of drawing view was used in the exhibit denoted by A-A (1:1)?

Section View

How many degrees of freedom does the As-Built Revolute Joint have?

1

A mechanical designer needs to create a thin-walled version of the solid shown in Exhibit 1 so that it retains a 15mm overhang as shown in Exhibit 2.

The mechanical designer has used the Split Face tool to split the top face at the desired 15mm overhang.

How can the shell be create

Disable the tangent chain option and select the inside top face.

When using the Edit Form tool with two edges selected as shown in Exhibit 1, what shortcut key is used to extrude the selected edges as shown in Exhibit 2.

ALT/Option

What object type is required to create a Rigid Group in a design?

Components

When creating a primitive sphere form, which setting ensures edits after the form is made apply identical changes on two opposite sides of the model?

Mirror symmetry

A mechanical designer wants to orient two components in Exhibit 1 so specific flat faces are inline with each other as shown in Exhibit 2. Which tool can be used to do this by selecting flat faces on each component without locking their new relative positions?

Align

A mechanical designer has created a ball screw and couple assembly with a pitch of 0.10 in. (2.54 mm).

The ball screw has a revolute joint and the coupler has a slider joint applied, and the motion link dialog is shown in the exhibit.

Assuming the ball screw rotates a full revolution, which motion link setting will generate the appropriate coupler motion?

Coupler [Distance .100 in. (2.54mm)]

A mechanical designer is reviewing the interference analysis image in Exhibit 1, and the interference results in Exhibit 2 for a Pillar Block assembly.

The Pillar Block and Top Plate have not been manufactured, but the hardware has been procured for the assembly.

Which design change(s) should be made to resolve any interference issues?

The Pillar Block and Top Plate intersect the hardware.

Increase the hole diameter in the Pillar Block and Top Plate.

How can the mechanical designer create a new hole on the top component along the same axis as the hole on the bottom component?

Click on the original hole to snap the new hole into alignment.

While working on a drawing, a mechanical designer needs to change the layout of the title block. Which option should be used?

Edit Title Block

Which constraint will ensure two lines always remain at 90 degrees to each other?

Perpendicular

A mechanical designer has create a new form primitive and scaled a single face. Which form primitive was used for this design?

Box

A mechanical designer needs to create a bevel on a part in a way so the feature can be machined with a ball mill and create a smooth transition shown in Exhibit 1.

The mechanical designer lofts Profile 1 to a point and uses guide rails to drive the shape as shown in Exhibit 2.

Which option for continuity was used for Profile 2?

Sharp

Which option will create this isometric view style as shown in exhibit? The exhibit has a dark isometric sketch.

Shaded

Which new component option will create a linked design in a data panel?

External

A mechanical designer has a dded an off-axis hole to the sectioned design shown in the exhibit to accommodate a socket head cap screw.

Which option should the mechanical designer change to ensure the hole will always enter the center of the design even if a design change is made earlier in the timeline?

Edit the extents "To"

Which line type automatically creates a diameter dimension when using the Sketch Dimension tool?

Centerline

When starting a new detailed drawing, which setting dictates the components that will be displayed in the first drawing view?

Contents

A mechanical designer wants to add a fillet to the right side of the part to match the fillet shown on the left side of the part.

What fillet type should be selected so the fillet always remains tangent as the thickness of the part is adjusted?

Full Round Fillet

Which type of construction plane can be created parallel to a selection but a specified distance away?

Offset Plane

Which method allows a locally saved STEP design to be displayed in Fusion but still requires it to be saved to the data panel?

Open

A mechanical designer has set up a motion link between the slider joints of the slotted components in the exhibit.

The slider joints contain joint limits to prevent the components from sliding more than 80 mm.

After closing the dialog the mechanical designer notes the assembly is mechanically locked and nothing will move. What should be changed to allow the links to move?

Reverse the motion link.

While adjusting an assembly's components, a mechanical designer wants to ensure one component always returns to a default position after dragging it.

How can they accomplish this in their design?

Set a Joint Rest position

A mechanical designer is looking to verify the volume of fluid in a container design. The fluid volume is shown in blue in the exhibit. How can the mechanical designer measure the fluid volume?

Body Properties

A mechanical designer is setting up a chamfer for an 82 degree flat head screw.

Upon creation the mechanical designer notices the chamfer is overlapping with the screw.

What should the chamfer angle be set to?

49 degrees

A mechanical designer wants to inspect internal components and creates a Section Analysis. After choosing the initial plane orientation, how can the mechanical designer ensure that the section plane is positioned precisely in the center of the design, as shown in the exhibit?

Click the middle cylindrical face to snap to its axis

A mechanical designer was required to add five tapped holes in the face to a direct model. One hole was added 1.968" (50mm) from centerline of shaft. The other holes were patterned from the original hole at 45 degrees, 135 degrees, 225 degrees and 315 degrees.

After adding the hole, which single pattern choice did the mechanical designer use to space the 5 holes around shaft?

Circular pattern

Which two locations in Fusion can be used to find and edit a sketch after it has been created? (Select two.)

Timeline and Browser

Which View Cube axis should be used with a slider joint for the green slotted part to ride on both mounting features?

Y

Which type of Construction plane should be used to create a plane at the midpoint of an arc?

plane Along Path.

Which of the following Inspect tools can be used to view hollow features within a fully enclosed solid cylinder body?

Section Analysis

When attempting to select a profile that is hidden behind existing solid geometry for a Revolve operation, how can the obstructed profile be selected without modifying Selection filters?

Long-press left-click

Which of the following surface types is a candidate for creating a sketch?

Plane or planar face

What enables Press Pull modifications in the Design workspace to edit previous features rather than create new ones for the modification?

Design history is being captured.

What is an important step when checking for interference in an assembly at multiple phases in its motion?

Capture the position of the components after each movement.

What is the purpose of defining a motion link in an assembly?

Creates a relationship between multiple joints in an assembly.

What enables a component to move freely around the canvas?

The component has its own internal coordinate system.

What affect does activating a sub-component in an assembly have on the visual appearance of the other non-active components?

The opacity of the non-active components is reduced.

Which of the following describes the difference between Joints and As-built Joints?

As-built Joints make use of the current component positions while Joints do not.

Where do projected view types get their scale and visual properties from when initially placed?

The parent view from which they were derived.

What are the variable fields of a title block referred to as in the Edit Properties mode?

Attributes

How can the properties of a drawing view be changed after it has been placed?

Double-click the target view to launch the Drawing View dialog

Which of the following drawing view types can be used to provide a view of the internal geometry of a shelled component?

Section View

When dimensioning a tapped hole created with the Hole tool, which of the following Drawing tools will automatically import the configuration of the hole as an annotation?

Note

Where can a user find the projects and associated files in Fusion?

Data Panel

How can the dimension(s) of an existing sketch be modified without editing the sketch?

Right-click the sketch in Browser, select Show Dimensions, and edit any visible dimension(s).

When creating a construction Offset Plane, which of the following options allow you to define a parametric relationship for the offset amount?

To Object

Which tool can be used to divide a solid body into two parts using a construction plane?

Split Body

Where using the measure tool and hovering over a cylindrical face how can the focus be locked so that available snap points are only selectable for that specific face?

Hold down CTRL(cmd)

When are direct modeling techniques such as using Press Pull and Delete useful for making modifications to designs?

No design history is available.

Which of the following statements describes a Freeform part in Fusion?

Tool that uses T-splines to create a subdivided modification bodies.

Which of the following must be true about the coordinate system of a body in the Bodies folder of the top-level component of an assembly?

The body has the same coordinate system as the top-level component.

Which of the following Assemble tools should be used to fix the position of 2 or more components relative to each other?

Rigid Group

Which of the following are inputs to a Motion Link definition?

Joints

What metric is used by the Interference tool to indicate overlap between bodies?

Volume

When some components are hidden in an assembly, what is the default setting for the Contents option in the Create Drawing dialog?

Visible Only

Note

Automatically creates a hole, thread, bend or leader note.

Select an edge or bend centerline, then place the text.

For hole, thread, and bend centerlines, information within the selected edge or bend centerline is automatically added as text.

Leader Note

Creates a leader note.

Select an edge, place the text, then enter and format text as required.

Center Mark

Select a rounded edge, such as a fillet, hole, sphere, or cylinder.

Center Line

Select two straight edges. The centerline is created between them.

Dimension

Creates linear, aligned, angular, radius, and diameter dimensions.

Select objects, points, edges, existing dimensions, or select two points. Then place the dimension. The most appropriate dimension type is created.

Aligned Dimension

Measures the precise distance between two points. Create dimensions that are parallel to the locations or objects that you specify.

Base View

Creates a view of the referenced design.

Place the view, then adjust the view's orientation, style, scale, and edge visibility. Once created, projected, section, and detail views are derived from this view. (From parent body/view).

Project View

Creates projected orthogonal and isometric views of the design.

Select a parent view, then place projected views as required.