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Pre - Engineering
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Study First
Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 28 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A 2- d object that has width and height.
Reference/baseline/datum
Drilled hole
Shape
Chain/Series
2. Linear translation along the x- axis - Linear translation along the y- axis - Linear translation along the z- axis - Rotation about the x- axis - Rotation about the y- axis - Rotation about the z- axis.
Multiview projection
The 6 Degrees of Freedom
Parts list
Design Process (12 Steps)
3. A method of selection/construction where parts (or components of a part) are added one by one.
Innovation
Additive Method
Invention
Spotface
4. American National Standards Institute: Creates engineering standards for North America.
ANSI
Spotface
Shape
Countersink
5. A hole shaped like a T.
Innovation
Counterbore
Form
Title block
6. A hole shaped like a T - with a more shallow upper hole than a counterbore.
Annotation/Annotated
Spotface
Geometric constraints
Subassembly
7. To make a new product that has never existed before.
Invention
Countersink
Geometric constraints
The 6 Degrees of Freedom
8. Constraints that describe relationships between parts of a geometric figure - without using numbers. Examples: parallel - perpendicular - tangent - symmetric - etc.
Geometric constraints
Drilled hole
Annotation/Annotated
Reference/baseline/datum
9. To improve on an existing product.
The 6 Degrees of Freedom
Innovation
Reference/baseline/datum
Dial caliper
10. An organized collection of your best work during a class or major project.
Portfolio
Reference/baseline/datum
Subassembly
Shape
11. Define a problem - Brainstorm - Research & generate ideas - Identify criteria & specify constraints - Explore possibilities - Select an approach - Develop a design proposal - Make a model/prototype - Test & evaluate the design using specifications -
Design Process (12 Steps)
Form
Spotface
Geometric constraints
12. A process for solving a problem: list ideas - evaluate against criteria - and conclude which is the best solution (using a points system). In the design process - this is step 6: select an approach.
Chain/Series
ANSI
Decision Matrix
Drilled hole
13. A term that describes a part in an assembly that is static and cannot move. All other parts must be placed in relation to a grounded part. The base of an assembly should be grounded.
Spotface
Dial caliper
Innovation
Grounded
14. The chart in the bottom- right corner of a multiview drawing that can give info about it - such as date - name - what the part is - and sometimes the company name.
ANSI
Multiview projection
Title block
Depth
15. A drawing that shows at least 2 2- dimensional views of a 3- d object.
Chain/Series
Multiview projection
Shape
Title block
16. A hole shaped like a Y.
Design Process (12 Steps)
Countersink
Portfolio
Design brief
17. Any line - shape - or part from which a measurement is made.
Dial caliper
Reference/baseline/datum
Sketches
Form
18. A unit assembled separately but designed to be incorporated with other units into a larger product.
Subtractive Method
Subassembly
Countersink
Dial caliper
19. A 3- d object that has width - height - and depth.
Shape
Grounded
Form
Title block
20. A note that describes dimension - part - etc.
Sketches
Parts list
Drilled hole
Annotation/Annotated
21. A document written for a design project - including things like: company information - problem description - goals - solution analysis - a synopsis - and conclusion.
Grounded
Depth
Annotation/Annotated
Design brief
22. A device that has an attached gauge - and is used to measure lengths and distances in objects. It can measure 4 different ways - and can measure to thousandths of an inch.
Invention
Dial caliper
Portfolio
Subassembly
23. A chart given with an exploded view - labeling parts and sometimes giving descriptions of the parts.
The 6 Degrees of Freedom
Parts list
Depth
Decision Matrix
24. Way of dimensioning that is considered bad: can lead to the build- up of errors - making the end product larger or smaller than expected.
Chain/Series
Counterbore
Shape
Dial caliper
25. The distance from the top to the bottom/front to the back of an object.
Form
Depth
Annotation/Annotated
Subassembly
26. Drawings used to convey the dimensions of a part.
Shape
Sketches
Innovation
Parts list
27. A method of construction where parts (or components of a part) are removed one by one.
Grounded
Subtractive Method
Decision Matrix
Geometric constraints
28. A hole shaped like an I.
Chain/Series
Portfolio
Drilled hole
Invention