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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. Arc Part of two circles that touch.






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






4. Simple method of drawing threads on an orthographic drawing






5. Used to make lines of varying colors and widths on CAD drawings






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






7. The inside radius of a formed feature.






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






9. Having a common center.






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






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






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






13. To draw one figure within another figure.






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. Angled planar faces added to lines or curves.






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






21. 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.






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






23. Actual size of framing member






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






25. A line that normally runs between two extension lines has arrows or ticks at its ends and has a value at its center.






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






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






28. Title Identifies the project.






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






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






31. The center of model mass where balance occurs.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Exact drawing representation of a given thread type






39. Nominal size of a framing member






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A 2D representation of an assembly.






47. Used in architecture to show exterior views of buildings






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






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






50. Heavy dashed line used to show section views.