Deck 4: Reading Technical Drawings

Question 1

A drawing's precision can be set on an AutoCad LT^® drawing by using the ____.

A) builder style manager
B) turbo style manager
C) visual style manager
D) dimension style manager

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Isometric drawings are drawn at a ____ so it appears as if you are looking at one corner.

A) 30° angle
B) 45° angle
C) 60° angle
D) 90° angle

Answer 2

A

Question 3

AutoCAD LT^® makes it easy to connect lines using its ____ connecting feature.

A) integral key
B) overlapping
C) endpoint
D) guide

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A Post-it Note can be used to make a great temporary eraser shield.

Question 5

Different types of lines used to represent various parts of the object being illustrated are collectively known as the ____.

A) project routing information
B) alphabet of lines
C) specifications roster
D) bill of materials

Question 6

If the needed dimensions cannot be found on the drawings, try to obtain them by measuring the drawing itself.

Question 7

Computers see raster images as a series of small squares called bits.

Question 8

A circle when viewed at an angle looks like an ellipse.

Question 9

Mechanical drawings have been used ____.

A) since the 1900's
B) for years
C) for decades
D) for centuries

Question 10

Architectural scales are divided into fractions of feet.

Question 11

Pictorial drawings present the object in a more realistic or understandable form.

Question 12

____ are used to expose the details of internal parts that would not be shown clearly with hidden lines.

A) Object lines
B) Extension lines
C) Dimension lines
D) Cutting plane lines

Question 13

There are a number of computer drawing programs like ____ available.

A) Fusion
B) Dreamweaver
C) AutoCAD LT^®
D) Acrobat

Question 14

Sketched drawings are drawn to scale.

Question 15

____ can be used as a placeholder for a part that will be added later.

A) Phantom lines
B) Break lines
C) Section lines
D) Hidden lines

Question 16

Pictorial drawings usually appear as one of two types, isometric or ____.

A) phantom
B) cavalier
C) sketches
D) vectors

Question 17

Most pencil erasers have a(n) ____ action on the paper as they are used to erase pencil marks.

A) moisturizing
B) saturating
C) abrasive
D) greasing

Question 18

Object lines show the edge of an object.

Question 19

Mechanical drawings are often referred to as a set of local languages.

Question 20

A sketched line can be much straighter and faster once you have developed the skill.

Question 21

There are two commonly used scales: the architectural scale and the ____________________ scale.

Question 22

Drawings used for most welding projects can be divided into two categories-orthographic projections and ____________________.

Question 23

There are thin metal tools called "____________________" that are used in drafting to protect the neighboring line from erasure.

Question 24

Sketches and ____________________ drawings are similar in that both contain the necessary information to produce a welded project.

Question 25

A list of the various items that are needed to build the weldment is known as a(n) ____________________.