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Certified Drafting Exam

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An arrangement of copies of a feature around an imaginary cirlce a designated number of times and at a specified distance apart.






2. To draw one figure within another figure.






3. Code numbers assigned to a project.






4. Parameters that control the size location and position of model elements including sketches and features.






5. A grouping of one or more design components.






6. A spiral or helix feature used primarily to create springs detailed threads and similar items.






7. A line used to represent the middle of a circle in engineering drawings






8. The distance from any point on a circle to the circles center.






9. A constraint that forces two points to share the same location.






10. A skecth that is fully closed and does not contain any gaps or openings.






11. Circles that have the same center but different diameters.






12. User coordinate system - Used in the construction of 3D solids in AutoCAD






13. The standard that is currently in use in a model or drawing file.






14. For a three-dimensional object - a line that cannot be seen because view of it is obstructed by part of the object or of another object






15. Text on a drawing.






16. Establishing assembly constraints including mate flush tangent and insert constraints by dragging one component to another component.






17. Vertical cut through house used to show construction components of building






18. To divide into two parts of equal size or length.






19. A rectangle or polygon near the edge of the drawing sheet that defines the usable drawing area of the drawing sheet. Borders may also include zone numbers and center marks.






20. Used by architect to design buildings to the client's wants and needs






21. Used to represent visible lines on a drawing






22. Counter space requirements on either side of sink






23. Lines added to the spline to help illustrate and analyze the spline curvature.






24. The part of the computer that processes input information.






25. The heaviest line used in drafting acts as a "frame" for the drawing.






26. Fillets and rounds that have a curve radius that does not change.






27. At right angles to a horizontal line.






28. Simple method of drawing threads on an orthographic drawing






29. A feature part or assembly stored in a catalog that can be inserted into a part model as a feature.






30. Angled planar faces added to lines or curves.






31. The figure formed by two lines coming together.






32. Occurences of features copied and positioned a specified distance apart around an axis.






33. Sketch based on a plane that follows the 3 basic axes.






34. A figure or character used in place of a word.






35. Information on the revisions including (at minimum) the date and initials of the person making the revision.






36. American Society of Mechanical Engineers






37. An estimated cost used by architects to begin schematic design process






38. Shortcut key combinations that include the [Ctrl] key and a character key.






39. A circular curve in which all of the points are an equal distance from the center point.






40. An eight-sided figure with each side forming a 45






41. A drawing that shows an object as it appears to the human eye includes isometric and perspective drawings






42. A drawing of an object as it appears to the eye.






43. Initials of the person who drafted the drawing.






44. Exact drawing representation of a given thread type






45. The distance from one side of a circle to the other running directly through the circle's center






46. A drawing that uses more than one orthographic view to depict a single object.






47. The first view placed in a drawing to which all other views are added.






48. Subordinate nodes that create are associated with or are consumed by the parent node item.






49. A fine line composed of long and short dashes with spaces in between used to indicate the center of a symmetrical object.






50. To draw without the aid of drafting instruments.