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Certified Drafting Exam

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Arc Part of two circles that touch.






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






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






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






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






6. A line connecting opposite corners of a figure.






7. Nominal size of a framing member






8. The positions or locations of points on the X Y and Z planes.






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






10. The intersection point of the X Y and Z axes in 3D space or 0 0 0.






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






12. Each part is approximately the right size in relation .to the other parts of the drawing.






13. Initials of the person who drafted the drawing.






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






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






16. Method of projection showing a three-dimensional object in two dimensions by displaying various views.






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






18. Restrictions applied to sketches to define sketch geometry in reference to other sketch geometry.






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






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






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






22. Depth of an object is drawn at any angle.






23. American Society of Mechanical Engineers






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






25. At right angles to a horizontal line.






26. Assembly Pictorial drawing of mechanism to show how parts interrelated to each other






27. Heavy line used to outline visible edges of an object.






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






29. To draw without the aid of drafting instruments.






30. A view used to show the true size and shape of an inclined surface that is not parallel to any of the projected views including the front top bottom left-side right-side and back views.






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






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






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






34. Angled planar faces added to lines or curves.






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






36. A geometric figure with a uniform circular cross-section through its entire length.






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






38. Code numbers assigned to a project.






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






40. Used in architecture to show exterior views of buildings






41. A line that defines an axis of symmetry or the center of a circular feature.






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






43. The overall working environment within which secondary environments exist.






44. Text on a drawing.






45. Lines that are not parallel to the axes.






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






47. 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






48. Simple method of drawing threads on an orthographic drawing






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






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