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Certified Drafting Exam

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. American Society of Mechanical Engineers






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






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






4. Actual size of framing member






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






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






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






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






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






10. The perimeter of a circle.






11. A line connecting opposite corners of a figure.






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






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






14. Arc Part of two circles that touch.






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






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






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






18. A 2D representation of an assembly.






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






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






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






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






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






24. Initials of the person who drafted the drawing.






25. A figure having equal length sides.






26. A dashed medium-weight line used to identify features that cannot be seen in a given view.






27. Used to represent visible lines on a drawing






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






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






30. 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.






31. Simple method of drawing threads on an orthographic drawing






32. Exact drawing representation of a given thread type






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Code numbers assigned to a project.






40. Having a common center.






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






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






43. To draw without the aid of drafting instruments.






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






45. Used up in the creation of a model or feature.






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






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






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






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






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