PDM is the acronym for:
Project drawing management
Product drawing manipulation
Product data management
Project data manipulation
Correct Answer :
C. Product data management
Related Questions
Drawings created with commercial software are typically saved as:
Rapid prototypes
Electronic files
Draft drawings
Change orders
If a plane is parallel to the plane of projection, it appears:
True size
As a line or edge
Foreshortened
As an oblique surface
Some traditional board drafters preferred the drafting machine over the parallel straight edge because it could be used without the need for________.
Circle templates
Triangles
Technical pens
Lettering guides
Three dimensional models are often used in the design process to __________.
Help the client understand the overall design concept
Help the client select a color for their carpet
Provide the client with a model which they can use to impress their friends
Determine the quantity of brick needed to build the house
This type of section is not in direct projection from the view containing the cutting plane:
Revolved section
Removed section
Broken-out section
Full section
Most architectural firms and mechanical design companies utilize different categories of blocks. These sets of blocks are usually housed in ________.
Block vaults
Block libraries
Block books
Block references
This type of surface is tipped to all principal planes of projection and does not appear true size in any standard view:
Foreshortened
Parallel
Orthographic
Oblique
The Auto-CAD command used to combine two or more primitive shapes into a single complex 3-dimensional model is ________.
Add
Union
Attach
Form
In an assembly section, these parts should have their section lines left out or shown solid black:
Bolts
All fasteners
Thin parts
Rivets
An Auto-CAD term that refers to a pre-drawn object which is stored in a drawing file and can be inserted into any other drawing file as needed is a ________.
Block
Brick
Balloon
None of the above
In an oblique drawing, equally spaced partial circles may be used to show this:
Symbolic thread pitch
Ellipses
Cavalier drawings
Projection points
When creating a Cutting Plane line with Auto-CAD it is customary to use a ________ to create the line.
Center line
Polyline
Dashed line
Hatch line
This process recognizes the inherent interrelationships between design and manufacturing:
Design for manufacture
Design for manufacture and assembly
Design for concurrent engineering
Design for assembly
When creating an isometric drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter can utilize the Dynamic Input and Polar Coordinate system to place both vertical and horizontal lines. A line created from one point 3 inches at 180 degrees would be a ________ line.
Horizontal
Vertical
Inclined
None of the above
This is a common method for connecting steel members of buildings and bridges:
Assembly
Fabricating
Riveting
Welding
When lettering a CAD drawing, for clarity you should limit the number of fonts to:
One
Two
Three
Any number
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
Inserting blocks into a drawing file usually requires exacting placement. The drafter should insure that ________ is turned on.
O Snaps
Ortho
Grid
Dynamic Input
In multi-view drawing it is common practice to include three views, the front, the top and the right side. If no dimensions are required on the right side view the drafter can ________.
Leave the view as is
Eliminate the view
Use the left view instead
None of the above
In a CAD system, you can draw an ellipse by specifying these:
The bounding lines
The midpoint and end points
The center and major and minor axes
The center and radius
The text used on a typical detail sheet should be ________.
Placed horizontally
In bold text
In an architectural text style
None of the above
The daily workload of a ________ drafter would generally include technical drawings of machine parts.
Architectural
Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
The site plan illustrates ________.
The floor plan
Where the house sits on the property
The roof plan
Where the garage and driveway are located
In this type of drawing, vertical pipes may be revolved into the horizontal plane:
Standard view
Elevation view
Transverse piping
Developed piping
Newer versions of Auto-CAD utilize the ________ to make block library management very easy.
File / find
Design Center
File / search
None of the above
Using this as a communication and design review tool can help shorten the process and eliminate productivity barriers:
Development plans
Portable document files
The Internet and e-mail
Gantt charts
Oblique drawings are dimensioned in a similar fashion as these types of drawings:
Orthographic
Isometric
Angular
Parallel
The ________ is a standard element of a section view in a technical drawing.
Cutting Plane line
Section lines
Material hatch pattern
All of the above
PDM is the acronym for:
Project drawing management
Product drawing manipulation
Product data management
Project data manipulation
When using versions of Auto-CAD prior to Release 2006 it may be necessary to ________ a block in order to edit it.
Copy
Explode
Offset
None of the above