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Certified Drafting Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ratio of the size of the object as drwan to the object's actual size.






2. To draw around.






3. Contains: Company logo Sheet title Date Drawn Drawing number Scale Revision block.






4. Describes a polygon in which the flats are tangent to an imaginary circle; circumscribed polygons are measured across the polygon flats.






5. The individual parts and subassemblies used to create an assembly.






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






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






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






9. A shape usually circular that is connected to an assembly component by a leader. It contains an identification number or letter that refers to an item in the parts list.






10. Used in AutoCAD to show various materials in sectional drawings






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






12. To draw without the aid of drafting instruments.






13. A 2D representation of an assembly.






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






15. Used to define specific size requirements of openings in the building






16. An arrangement of copies of a feature around an imaginary cirlce a designated number of times and at a specified distance apart.






17. A dimensioning method that provides coordinates from established datums that are usually located at the corner of the part or the axis of a feature.






18. A closed curve in the form of a symmetrical oval.






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. A dimension used to define an object or feature that is not vertical or horizontal.






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






22. Text on a drawing.






23. Three dimensional drawing that depth lines disappear to a vanishing point - Used mainly in architectural presentations






24. A secondary menu that contains options related to the chosen menu item.






25. A CADD drawing aid formed by a network of uniformly spaced points or lines on the screen.






26. Horizontal section through building shows width and depth of building






27. Piece of tracing paper that is placed on top of a sketch or drawing.






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






29. A surface formed by patching the space within a selected closed region.






30. Simple method of drawing threads on an orthographic drawing






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






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






33. Arc Part of two circles that touch.






34. The pivot point around which the selected geometry is copied.






35. Menu in which only items associated with the current work environment and application are available.






36. A document that show the quantity of each type of direct material required to make a product






37. Used in perspectives for determining the direction of the depth lines






38. A dimensioning method in which the size and location of features are given in reference to a datum.






39. The figure formed by two lines coming together.






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






41. An orthographic drawing of multiple parts that shows relationship of parts to each other in a mechanism






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






43. A line that normally runs between two extension lines has arrows or ticks at its ends and has a value at its center.






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






45. Collection of different lines which vary in line weight and type.






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






47. Lines on an isometric drawing that are parallel to the isometric axes.






48. A light line of long dashes separated by two short dashes.






49. A line at right angles to a given line.






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