Deck 1: Autocad 2013 2D and 3D Design

Question 1

2D DESIGN

-When working in the Drafting & Annotation workspace, one of the toolbars at the top of the AutoCAD 2013 window is

A) The Draw toolbar
B) The Modify toolbar
C) The Quick Access toolbar
D) The Properties toolbar

Answer 1

The Quick Access toolbar

Question 2

2D DESIGN

-When working in the Drafting & Annotation, the DesignCenter palette can be opened from

A) Home/Annotation palette
B) ViewPalettes panel
C) View/Windows Elements panel
D) Home/Utilities panel

Answer 2

ViewPalettes panel

Question 3

2D DESIGN

-Press the F9 key of the keyboard for

A) Grid on/off
B) Snap on/off
C) Ortho on/off
D) Osnap on/off

Answer 3

Snap on/off

Question 4

2D DESIGN

-In the coordinate system of AutoCAD 2013

A) Positive x figures are to the left
B) Positive x figures are to the right
C) Positive x figures are in the direction vertically upwards
D) Positive x figures are in the direction vertically downwards

Question 5

2D DESIGN

-A left-click on an item in a drop-down menu showing three dots (...) after the name means that

A) A command name will appear at the command line
B) A dialog will appear on screen
C) A sub-menu will appear
D) A tool will be activated

Question 6

2D DESIGN

-AutoCAD 2013 can be opened

A) With a double-click on the AutoCAD 2013 shortcut icon in the Windows desktop
B) By typing acad at the keyboard
C) Automatically opens the computer is switched on
D) By selecting from a list which appears on screen when the computer is switched on

Question 7

2D DESIGN

-The term dragging means

A) Left-click on an item and the item can be moved to another position on screen
B) Double-click on an item. The item can then be moved to another point on screen
C) Holding down the left-hand button of the mouse on an item and moving it to another point on screen
D) Press the right-hand button of the mouse. This allows an item to be moved anywhere on screen

Question 8

2D DESIGN

-The Ribbon can be closed by entering the following at the command line

A) openribbon
B) ribbonclose
C) ribbonon
D) fullribbon

Question 9

2D DESIGN

-A tooltip is

A) A description of the tool's use appearing in a rectangle when the cursor is placed on a tool icon
B) The name given to a tool
C) The instruction which appears at the left-hand end of the status bar when a tool is chosen
D) A tip which can be read from the Help screen for a tool

Question 10

2D DESIGN

-Drawing templates are held in files with the file extension

A) .dwt
B) .dwg
C) .bmp
D) .dwr

Question 11

2D DESIGN

-To call the Line tool from the command line, the following abbreviation can be entered

A) lin
B) li
C) l
D) ln

Question 12

2D DESIGN

-When the F6 key of the keyboard is pressed, the following facility is toggled on/off

A) Snap
B) Ortho
C) DUCS
D) DYN

Question 13

2D DESIGN

-The key F9 toggles on/off

A) Snap
B) Ortho
C) Grid
D) DYN

Question 14

2D DESIGN

-When entering absolute coordinate numbers at the command line, the coordinates are preceded by

A) The letter a
B) The symbol @
C) The letters ab
D) There is no need to enter anything in front of the coordinate numbers

Question 15

2D DESIGN

-The command line abbreviation for the Circle tool is

A) cir
B) c
C) ci
D) cl

Question 16

2D DESIGN

-The Arc tool can be called from

A) The Home/Modify panel
B) The Home/Draw panel
C) The Parametric/Geometric panel
D) The tool cannot be called from the ribbon

Question 17

2D DESIGN

-The set variable PELLIPSE can be set to either 0 or 1 when it allows the following actions

A) When set to 0 the Edit Polyline tool to be used on ellipses
B) When set to 1 the Edit Polyline tool to be used on ellipses
C) When set to 0 it allows ellipses to be drawn with the major axis at any angle
D) When set to 0 ellipses become polylines.

Question 18

2D DESIGN

-When saving an AutoCAD 2013 drawing it is filed with the extension

A) .drwg
B) .dwg
C) .dwt
D).dg

Question 19

2D DESIGN

-The Dynamic Input (DYN) system can be toggled on/off by pressing which key of the keyboard

A) F6
B) F7
C) F12
D) F3

Question 20

2D DESIGN

-What is the function of entering commandline at the keyboard

A) It enables the command line to be used for entering command
B) It brings back the command palette when it has been hidden
C) It can only be used when DYN is set on to allow Dynamic Input to work
D) It places the command palette at the bottom of the screen

Question 21

2D DESIGN

-The Polyline Edit tool can only be used when working with polylines

Question 22

2D DESIGN

-What is the purpose of the set variable MIRRTEXT

A) To ensure that text is mirrored correctly
B) To enable text to be mirrored with a drawing, when the Mirror tool is in use
C) To make sure that text is deleted from drawings when acted upon by the Mirror tool
D) To show text clearly in drawings acted upon by the Mirror tool

Question 23

2D DESIGN

-When using the Rotate tool the angle of rotation is in the following direction

A) Clockwise
B) Anticlockwise
C) The direction in which the cursor is moved
D) There is no fixed rotation direction

Question 24

2D DESIGN

-When using the Stretch tool

A) Circles can be stretched into ellipses
B) The tool has no effect upon circles
C) Be careful because circles can be erased
D) Treat circles like any other part of the drawing being stretched

Question 25

2D DESIGN

-When using the Break tool on circles and/or arcs

A) Breaks can be made in any direction
B) Breaks can only be made in a clockwise direction
C) Breaks can only be made in an anticlockwise direction
D) Break cannot be made in circles or arcs

Question 26

2D DESIGN

-The Join tool can be used for joining

A) Any two arcs
B) Only arcs or lines in line with each other
C) Any two lines or plines
D) Any objects can be joined to each other

Question 27

2D DESIGN

-An aligned dimension is one which

A) Is aligned to the previous dimension
B) Is in line with the object being dimensioned
C) Can only be used when placing a dimension with a radius
D) Is lined up with the edges of the drawing area of AutoCAD

Question 28

2D DESIGN

-The "style name" of a text refers to

A) The font in use
B) The height of the text
C) Whether the text is in bold, italic or regular
D) Whether the text is AutoCAD SHX or Windows True Type

Question 29

2D DESIGN

-The difference between Singleline text and Multiline text is

A) Only one line of text can be added to a drawing with Single Line text, whereas many lines of text can be added using Multiline text
B) Singleline text is text entered directly at the command line. Multiline text must be entered in a window
C) There is no difference
D) Singleline text can be added in one style only. Multiline text can be added in any style

Question 30

2D DESIGN

-In first angle orthographic projection an end view is

A) Always placed to the right of the front view
B) Viewed from the one side and placed on the other side of the front view
C) Always placed to the left of the front view
D) Placed either side of the front view irrespective of the viewing position

Question 31

2D DESIGN

-In third angle orthographic projection a plan is

A) Placed either above or below the front view depending upon whether the viewing is from above or below
B) Always placed above the front view
C) Always placed below the front view
D) Placed either above or below no matter which viewing direction is chosen

Question 32

2D DESIGN

-Isometric drawing is

A) A true 3D (three-dimensional) pictorial view of the object being drawn
B) A 2D (two-dimensional) pictorial view of the object
C) An accurate perspective drawing of the object
D) None of the items a, b or c

Question 33

2D DESIGN

-If a layer is locked

A) Details can be added to a locked layer
B) Details can be erased from a locked layer
C) Details cannot be added or erased from a locked layer
D) can be added to a locked layer but they disappear when the drawing file is saved

Question 34

2D DESIGN

-When a layer is turned off

A) File space is saved when saving the file
B) It makes no real difference. Details can still be added to the layer
C) Details cannot be erased from the layer
D) Details on the layer cannot be seen

Question 35

2D DESIGN

-Associative hatching is a term given to

A) Types of hatching which can be joined together
B) Hatching which is associated with the colour of the area being hatched
C) Hatching which is associated with objects which are moved within a hatched area
D) Hatching which is associated with a hatched area from another part of a drawing

Question 36

2D DESIGN

-The Hatch ribbon can be called to screen

A) By clicking the Hatch tool icon in the Home/Draw panel
B) By entering the abbreviation h at the command line
C) By entering hatch at the command line
D) By any one of the choices as given in a, b or c

Question 37

2D DESIGN

-When hatching a sectional view in an engineering drawing

A) Every detail cut by a section plane must be hatched
B) It is up to the operator constructing the drawing which parts are hatched
C) There is no need to hatch any part of the drawing
D) A bolt within a sectional view is not hatched

Question 38

2D DESIGN

-When Associative hatching is set to Normal all parts of a drawing will be hatched

Question 39

2D DESIGN

-Which of the following is correct

A) When a block has been constructed and saved the data is saved as a file with a name in a named directory
B) When a block has been constructed and saved, the file data is saved as part of the file in which the block was constructed
C) When a block has been constructed and saved, the file data is saved as a separate file from the drawing in which the block was constructed
D) When a block has been constructed and saved, the file data is saved as new file

Question 40

2D DESIGN

-The DesignCenter is

A) A drop-down menu
B) A dialog
C) A palette
D) A right-click menu

Question 41

2D DESIGN

-Which of the following statement is correct

A) The Purge tool can be used only when inserting blocks
B) The Purge tool can be used only to delete unwanted detail from any drawing
C) The Purge tool can be used only for deleting exploded blocks from drawings
D) The Purge tool can be called only by entering purge at the command line

Question 42

2D DESIGN

-When using one of the Paste tools from the Home/Clipboard panel, the drawing can be pasted into documents being worked in other applications. The method of copying and pasting makes use of

A) A DXF file
B) An EPS file
C) Any item in any application can be automatically copied into another application
D) The drawing is transferred via the Clipboard

Question 43

2D DESIGN

-When a drawing is saved as an EPS file and the EPS file is inserted into a document being worked in another application

A) Changes made in the AutoCAD drawing will be automatically updated in the drawing in the other application
B) Changes made in the AutoCAD drawing are not reflected in the document into which the drawing has been inserted
C) Changes made in the AutoCAD drawing are only changed in the inserted drawing after both the drawing and the document have been saved to file
D) It does not matter whether the drawing is changed or not, no changes will be reflected in the other document

Question 44

2D DESIGN

-The reason for saving an AutoCAD drawing as an DXF file is

A) The DXF file can be opened in any other Computer Aided Design (CAD) application
B) DXF files take up less space on a file than the AutoCAD DWG file
C) DXF files can be opened in a Microsoft Word document
D) DXF files can be opened in earlier releases of AutoCAD

Question 45

2D DESIGN

-External references (xrefs) can be described as

A) They are the same as blocks and are saved within the drawing file in which they were constructed, but can be inserted into other drawings
B) They are different to blocks in that changes in an original external reference are reflected in the drawing in which the xref is inserted
C) They are blocks which are saved to file names in their own right
D) They are files which refer to parts within a drawing

Question 46

2D DESIGN

-An AutoCAD sheet set is

A) A number of drawings which have been printed from AutoCAD drawings and saved in an envelope
B) A series of printed AutoCAD drawings
C) A number of AutoCAD drawings saved in Paper Space format and held in a file
D) Any drawings relating to a specific architectural, building or engineering process

Question 47

2D DESIGN

-Drawing for a sheet set must be

A) Saved in Model Space format
B) Saved in Paper Space format
C) Saved in either Model Space or Paper Space format
D) Saved in .dwf format

Question 48

2D DESIGN

-DWF is an abbreviation for a file extension. The abbreviation stands for:

A) Drawing with files
B) Design with file
C) Design Web File
D) Design Web Format

Question 49

2D DESIGN

-DWF files can be included as attachments in an email. Is this statement

A) TRUE
B) Only partly true
C) Incorrect
D) Only when sent as a Zip file

Question 50

3D DESIGN

-The Region tool can be called from

A) The Home/Modify panel
B) The Home/Edit panel
C) The Home/Draw panel
D) The tool cannot be called from the ribbon

Question 51

3D DESIGN

-When using the Extrude tool the set variable ISOLINES must be set to

A) 4
B) 16
C) Any number
D) Any number below 2047

Question 52

3D DESIGN

-Can the Union tool be used to form 3D solid drawings from a number of objects constructed using any of the 3D Objects tools Box, Sphere, Cylinder, Cone, Torus and Wedge

A) Yes
B) Yes.
C) Only from the Box and Cone tools
D) Yes, but not from the Torus tool

Question 53

3D DESIGN

-Which of the following tools can be used when constructing 3D solid model drawings - Move, Copy, Chamfer, Fillet, Mirror, Rotate, Scale

A) None of them
B) Only the Chamfer and Fillet tools
C) Any of them
D) Only Move and Copy

Question 54

3D DESIGN

-Why is the name Boolean operators given to the tools Union, Subtract and Intersect?

A) It is the name assigned for this purpose by computer programmers
B) It is just a name selected for this purpose
C) It is based on the name of the scientist George Boole
D) Boolean is a name always given to this type of construction

Question 55

3D DESIGN

-Is it possible to form unions from solids constructed using the Extrude tool with solids formed using the 3D Objects tools?

A) Yes
B) No
C) Only when the 3D Objects tool is the Box or Sphere tool
D) Only when the 3D Objects tool is the Cone tool

Question 56

3D DESIGN

-When using the Extrude tool which of the following can be extruded?

A) Regions
B) An outline constructed using the Line tool
C) Circles
D) Closed plines
(E) Ellipses

Question 57

3D DESIGN

-When using the Revolve tool which of the following can be revolved

A) Regions
B) An outline constructed using the Line tool
C) Circles
D) Closed plines
(E) Ellipses

Question 58

3D DESIGN

-When constructing 3D model drawings in multiple viewports

A) The set variable UCSFOLLOW must be set to on
B) The set variable UCSFOLLOW must be set to off
C) It does not matter whether the set variable UCSFOLLOW is set on or off
D) The set variable UCSFOLLOW must be set to 3

Question 59

3D DESIGN

-When constructing 3D model drawings in multiple viewports

A) The UCS icons must not be showing in each viewport
B) It does not matter whether the UCS icons are showing in viewports or not
C) The UCS icon must be showing in the isometric view viewport
D) The UCS icon must be showing in the Front and Plan viewports

Question 60

3D DESIGN

-When constructing 3D model drawings in multiple viewports

A) Each viewport must be set independently to different viewpoints from the Visual Styles menu
B) Only when working in a particular viewport will its viewpoint need to be set
C) Each viewport is set to different viewpoints when a multiple viewport is chosen from the Viewports dialog
D) Each viewport is set to different viewpoints when a multiple viewport is chosen from the Viewports dialog only if the Setup popup list is set to 3D

Question 61

3D DESIGN

-Is it possible to construct a polar array from a 3D solid model drawing using the Array tool from the Home/Modify panel?

A) No
B) Yes
C) Only if the 3D solid model drawing is placed in the World UCS

Question 62

3D DESIGN

-The purpose of the Visual Styles is

A) To set a 3D solid model drawing in any form of viewing position
B) To set a 3D solid model drawing in an isometric view
C) To set a 3D solid model drawing in a perspective view
D) To set a 3D solid model drawing is an orthographic view

Question 63

3D DESIGN

-The Slice tool is used for slicing a 3D solid model into

A) Two parts
B) Two parts ready for the calling of the Section tool
C) Into as many parts as are required
D) To remove a part not wanted in a 3D solid model drawing

Question 64

3D DESIGN

-When using the Section tool on a 3D solid model drawing

A) Hatching of the resulting sectional view is automatic
B) The section outline must be removed from the 3D solid model drawing
C) Only a sectional view outline is formed
D) The resulting sectional view automatically appears as a separate view in the drawing area

Question 65

3D DESIGN

-Before viewing positions can be set from the Viewpoint Presets dialog the set variable UCSFOLLOW must first be set

A) On
B) Off
C) To the figure of 2
D) It does not matter whether it is set on or off

Question 66

3D DESIGN

-Is it possible to mirror a 3D solid model drawing using the Mirror tool from the Modify toolbar?

A) No
B) Yes
C) Only if the 3D solid model drawing is placed in the World UCS

Question 67

3D DESIGN

-Can Ambient lighting be set at a figure before rendering a 3D model

A) Yes
B) No
C) Requires a setting in a dialog
D) Set to a figure of 0.3

Question 68

3D DESIGN

-When setting lighting before rendering a 3D model Distant light can be described as

A) A light the value of which diminishes in intensity the further the light position is set from the 3D model
B) Its light value is of the same intensity no matter how far the light position is set from the 3D model
C) Its intensity increases when set in front and above the 3D model compared with its being set to the side and above the model
D) A light which sheds rays in all directions from its set position

Question 69

3D DESIGN

-Which gives the best rendering results

A) Medium
B) High
C) Presentation
D) They are all as good as each other

Question 70

3D DESIGN

-Can a 3D model which has been Conceptual shaded when using the 3D Orbit tool be rendered after attaching materials

A) Yes
B) No
C) After materials have been added to a 3D model it cannot be Conceptual shaded
D) The 3D Orbit tool cannot be used after rendering has taken place

Question 71

3D DESIGN

-The term UCS stands for

A) User Coordinate State
B) Using Coordinates Screen
C) User Coordinate System
D) User Coordinate Set

Question 72

3D DESIGN

-Before the UCS system can be used

A) The set variable UCSFOLLOW must be set to 1
B) The set variable UCSFOLLOW must be set to 0
C) It does not matter whether the set variable UCSFOLLOW is set to any number, the UCS system will still operate
D) The set variable UCSFOLLOW does not need to be set because it becomes operative when the UCS is in use

Question 73

3D DESIGN

-Before the UCS system can be used, the UCS icon

A) The UCS icon can only show on screen if the setting of the set variable UCSFOLLOW is correct
B) Must be showing somewhere on screen
C) Need not appear anywhere on screen
D) Must be showing at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen

Question 74

3D DESIGN

-The term UCS WORLD applies to

A) The plane on which the operator is working at the time
B) The standard XY plane which appears when AutoCAD is loaded on screen
C) Any one of the orthogonal planes
D) Any plane set when working in the UCS

Question 75

3D DESIGN

-2D outline constructed using the line and circle tools can be extruded to form a 3D model

A)Yes
B)No
C)Only if it is first made into a region
D)Either if it is first made into a region or if its outline is edited to form a closed polyline

Question 76

3D DESIGN

-When calling the Extrude tool the following abbreviation can be entered at the command line

A) ex
B) extr
C) There is no abbreviation. The name extrude must be entered in full
D) ext

Question 77

3D DESIGN

-When a selected face of a 3D solid model drawing is selected by the Move Faces tool from the Home/Solids Editing panel, the face is

A) Moved away from the 3D solid as a separate entity
B) Moved in such a manner that the body of the 3D solid to which the face is attached is extruded
C) Moved to be placed on another 3D model
D) The whole of the 3D model is moved

Question 78

3D DESIGN

-Is it possible to use the Extrude faces tool from the Home/Solids Editing panel on a region constructed from a closed polyline?

A) Yes, any region can have its face extruded using this tool
B) Yes, if the region has not been obtained by using any of the Boolean operators
C) No - a region of any type cannot be acted upon by this tool
D) Yes, providing the line of extrusion is a straight line or polyline

Question 79

3D DESIGN

-When working in the 3D Modeling workspace, the Boolean operators - Union, Subtract and Intersect tools are found in the panel:

A) Home/Modify
B) Solid/Solid Editing
C) Home/Solids Editing
D) Solid/Boolean

Question 80

3D DESIGN

-The Solprof tool is used for the following purpose

A) To produce a profile for a 3D solid model drawing in a database
B) To produce an outline-only drawing from a 3D solid model drawing
C) To provide a profile similar to a front view from a 3D solid model drawing
D) To change a 3D solid model drawing from a Model Space drawing to a Paper Space drawing