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Certified Drafting Exam

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A line that normally runs between two extension lines has arrows or ticks at its ends and has a value at its center.






2. The perimeter of a circle.






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






4. A three-sided geometric figure.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The ratio of the size of the object as drwan to the object's actual size.






15. Having a common center.






16. The inside radius of a formed feature.






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






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






19. Actual size of framing member






20. Geometry used for construction purposes only. Inventor cannot use construction geometry to build sketched features.






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






22. Used in architecture to show exterior views of buildings






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. Arc Part of two circles that touch.






30. Exact drawing representation of a given thread type






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






32. An eight-sided figure with each side forming a 45






33. At right angles to a horizontal line.






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






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






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






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






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






39. Lines that are not parallel to the axes.






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






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






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






43. Text on a drawing.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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