In the mechanical design process the first step is to ________.
Brainstorm solutions
Prepare rough sketches
Prepare a budget
Identify the problem
Correct Answer :
D. Identify the problem
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Understanding the Cartesian coordinate system will help the beginning drafter ________.
Control the accuracy of the drawing
Produce a visible grid system
Select a different text style
Choose various line types
The building construction industry relies on sets of ________ drawings to construct homes and commercial buildings.
Mechanical
Isometric
Architectural working
All of the above
A secondary auxiliary view is a projection off of the ________.
Front view
Top view
Primary auxiliary view
None of the above
This type of thread is a thread on the inside of a member:
Basic thread
External thread
Internal thread
Major diameter thread
When the drafter types the word BLOCK or selects the Make Block tool from the Draw tool bar the ________ will appear.
Grid
Block Text Box
Block Definition Dialog
None of the above
The first step in creating a traditional technical drawing is to ________.
Draw a series of guide lines
Set up the meter line
Align the paper so that it will be positioned square to the parallel bar
Sharpen the leads in the technical pens
This type of drawing shows two lines representing the pipe diameter:
Single-line
Double-line
Standard piping
Centerline piping
Some of the standard Auto-CAD text styles used in architectural drawings includes ________.
City Blueprint
Country Blueprint
Stylus BT
All of the above
The Press-Pull tool will ________ the face of a solid model in the direction it faces.
Taper
Extrude
Spiral
None of the above
This is used in drawings to represent the edge of a solid object:
Angle
Vertex
Surface
Line
4.The principle reason for using an auxiliary view is ________.
To eliminate hidden lines
To create a true projection plane from an inclined plane in one of the primary views
To show cylinders as ellipses
To locate center marks
This type of projection is when projectors are parallel to each other, but is at an angle other than 90 degrees to the plane of projection:
Oblique projection
Perpendicular projection
Aesthetic projection
Angular projection
This is the plane upon which the top view is projected:
Horizontal
Frontal
Profile
Base
These weld symbols have no arrow-side or other-side significance:
Projection or seam weld
Back or backing weld
Surface or groove weld
Flash and upset weld
When only a small section of an interior area needs to be revealed the drafter can use a ________ section.
Half
Quarter
Full
Broken out
5.These items typically are not used in new designs, but are still common in high-power amplifiers:
Amplifier tubes
Electron tubes
Signal relays
Switches
A projection weld is a type of:
Resistance weld
Arc weld
Gas weld
Fillet weld
This is a solid shape that fits inside the mold and forms a hole in a cooled cast metal or molten plastic object:
Core
Cavity
Prototype
Hole mold
On typical electronic diagrams, these items need not be shown unless they are needed for clarification:
Transmission diagrams
Operating relays
Closed relays
Terminal circles
Dimensions are used on the elevation plan to describe ________.
Finished floor elevations
Roof overhangs
Roof pitch angles
All of the above
In oblique sketches, the most commonly used angles for receding lines are:
15 or 30 degrees
25 or 30 degrees
30 or 45 degrees
45 or 60 degrees
A cylinder can be created by drawing a rectangular shape then the ________ tool.
Revolve
Sweep
Extrude
None of the above
This is the term for the range of tightness or looseness resulting from the allowances and tolerances in mating parts:
Limits
Fit
Specifications
Allowance
This type of solid is formed by sweeping a shape along a linear path:
Planar solid
Revolved solid
Warped solid
Extruded solid
This type of weld is the most common in structural steel fabrication:
Fillet weld
Beam weld
Rivet weld
Structural weld
If a designer is developing a plan for a project in which the entire part is made out of ¾ thick plywood and he only wants to use one view, he should use the ________ view.
Front
Top
Right
Back
The text used on a typical detail sheet should be ________.
Placed horizontally
In bold text
In an architectural text style
None of the above
Dimension text is generally placed above the ________ line.
Dimension
Extension
Center
Leader
Before starting an isometric drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter needs to ________.
Set the grid to isometric
Set the current layer to Defpoints
Turn Object Snap off
Turn Ortho off
These types of pipes are generally connected with bell and spigot joints or flanged joints:
Soil and waste
Water and gas
Water and steam
Gas and soil