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Certified Drafting Exam

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






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






3. Formed using a brake die mandrel roller or similar tools.






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






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






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






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






8. Nominal size of a framing member






9. A figure having equal length sides.






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






11. The inside radius of a formed feature.






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






13. A grouping of one or more design components.






14. A line connecting opposite corners of a figure.






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






16. A panel that displays all the items in the current model or drawing.






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






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






19. The perimeter of a circle.






20. The center of model mass where balance occurs.






21. 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.






22. Amount of money that clients have to spend on cost of building






23. Title Identifies the project.






24. Initials of the person who drafted the drawing.






25. 1:2






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






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






28. To draw without the aid of drafting instruments.






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






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






31. Used in architecture to show exterior views of buildings






32. 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.






33. The initial model feature on which all others are based.






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






35. Heavy dashed line used to show section views.






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






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






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






39. Actual size of framing member






40. Three dimensional drawing where the front faces forward and the depth dimensions go back at angles usually 15 30 or 45 degrees - Used when most information on drawing is on the front of the object.






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






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






43. A dimension used to define the angle between two lines.






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






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






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






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






48. Used to represent visible lines on a drawing






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






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