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In order to convert fractional inches into decimal inches ________.

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

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B. Divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number)


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Placement of dimensions on a drawing is controlled by ________.

A. ANSI

B. The design engineer

C. Corporate drafting standards

D. All of the above

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In order to create an accurate assembly drawing the drafter should create the ________ drawings first.

A. Detail

B. Title block

C. Parts list

D. Isometric

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PDM is the acronym for:

A. Project drawing management

B. Product drawing manipulation

C. Product data management

D. Project data manipulation

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In offset sections, offsets or bends in the cutting plane are all:

A. 90 degrees

B. 180 degrees

C. Either 90 or 180 degrees

D. 30, 60 or 90 degrees

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The primary unit of measurement for engineering drawings and design in the mechanical industries is the:

A. Millimeter

B. Centimeter

C. Meter

D. Kilometer

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This type of weld is the most common in structural steel fabrication:

A. Fillet weld

B. Beam weld

C. Rivet weld

D. Structural weld

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In architectural drawing ________ are often used to illustrate and detail structural components.

A. Foundation beam detail sections

B. Wall sections

C. Building sections

D. All of the above

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These maps are used to plan construction projects that locate construction features so they fit the topography of the area:

A. Subdivision plats

B. Landscape maps

C. Structural topography maps

D. Structure location plans

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In an assembly section, these parts should have their section lines left out or shown solid black:

A. Bolts

B. All fasteners

C. Thin parts

D. Rivets

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Lines of an isometric drawing that are not parallel to the isometric axes are called this:

A. Trimetric lines

B. Non-isometric lines

C. Multiview lines

D. Dimetric lines

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An advantage of this type of view is that each view shows the object all the way through as if it were transparent:

A. Planar

B. Horizontal

C. Auxiliary

D. Orthographic

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An accurate record of changes made to release drawings is tracked via this:

A. A revision block

B. The basic title form

C. Working drawings

D. Portable documents

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A half-moon protractor is divided into how many degrees?

A. 360

B. 180

C. 270

D. 310

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In this type of section, one quarter of the object is removed:

A. Revolved section

B. Removed section

C. Quarter section

D. Half section

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There are two main types of projection:

A. Parallel and Orthographic

B. Station-point and Perspective

C. Parallel and Convergent

D. Perspective and Parallel

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

A. 1/4 = 1'-0

B. 1/8 = 1'-0

C. 1 = 100'

D. 3/4 = 1'-0

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In this type of concrete, the steel is pre-tensioned before the superimposed load is applied:

A. Aggregate

B. Pre-stressed

C. Reinforced

D. Preloaded

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This material is used in masonry construction, most commonly for ornamental facing:

A. Face brick

B. Clay tile

C. Natural stone

D. Aggregate

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These maps are used in planning installations of trees, shrubbery, drives, and other garden features:

A. Landscape maps

B. Engineering maps

C. Topographic maps

D. Cadastral maps

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When dimensioning piping drawings, you give the lengths of all runs of this type:

A. Straight

B. Angular

C. Filleted

D. Transverse

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Two-point perspective is also known as:

A. Two-view perspective

B. Regular perspective

C. Parallel perspective

D. Angular perspective

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The Press-Pull tool will ________ the face of a solid model in the direction it faces.

A. Taper

B. Extrude

C. Spiral

D. None of the above

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These drawings are given to contractors to perform work or manufacture individual parts:

A. Assembly details

B. 3D drawings

C. Working drawings

D. Skeleton assemblies

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Some of the common terms used to describe technical drawing include:

A. Drafting

B. Engineering Graphics

C. Engineering Drawing

D. All of the above

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Acceptable parts must not extend beyond this:

A. Boundary limits

B. Hole limits

C. Specification

D. Tolerances

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In isometric projection, all distances are approximately this percentage of their true size:

A. 120 percent

B. 80 percent

C. 50 percent

D. 20 percent

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This is the range of digital or hard copy documents that specify the physical function requirements for a product:

A. Product design

B. Product definition

C. Drawing definition

D. Engineering design

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In a CAD system, you can draw an ellipse by specifying these:

A. The bounding lines

B. The midpoint and end points

C. The center and major and minor axes

D. The center and radius

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In these drawings it is necessary to show cut surfaces and distinguish between adjacent parts:

A. Auxiliary drawings

B. Assembly sections

C. 3D assemblies

D. Parts lists

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Once a drawing is determined to be complete, the title block is used to document the change from:

A. A draft to a finished drawing

B. A finished to a working drawing

C. An assembly to a finished drawing

D. A working drawing to a draft