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Certified Drafting Exam

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The pivot point around which the selected geometry is copied.






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






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






4. A curved surface connecting two surfaces which form an angle.






5. Lines that are not parallel to the axes.






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






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






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






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. Used in AutoCAD to show various materials in sectional drawings






12. Arc Part of two circles that touch.






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






14. Two or more iMates linked together and added to a single; used for the same assembly operation.






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






16. Having a common center.






17. Used in architecture to show exterior views of buildings






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






19. Title Identifies the project.






20. A two dimensional drawing of the front top and side views of an object






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






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






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






24. Initials of the person who drafted the drawing.






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






31. To draw without the aid of drafting instruments.






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






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






34. A grouping of one or more design components.






35. Heavy dashed line used to show section views.






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






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






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






39. Nominal size of a framing member






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. A three-sided geometric figure.






47. Handlebar endpoints used to adjust the shape of a spline.






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






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






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