Common Past Paper Questions Flashcards
What is the positives of an exploded view?
Shows how the parts fit together.
Shows somebody the order of the assembly.
Shows how many parts there are.
How to draw a path from a shape
Open a perpendicular work plane.
What’s it called when a fillet gradually changes?
An irregular fillet
What is tangency?
When two arcs meet at one point.
a smooth transition from an arc to a straight line.
What is advantages of digital sketching?
They can include realistic material representations.
Layers can be used to build up colour etc and ease editing.
There is a wide range of tools and brushes.
Advantages of 3D CAD illustrations for a client
Realistic representation of materials.
Useful for users who cannot understand 2D drawings.
Light sources can be simulated.
Alternative versions showing different colours can be easily and quickly created.
What is the purpose of a sited environment?
A rendered scene which can show how a product will appear in light/sunny/dark conditions.
A rendered scene which can place an object in a specific context and gives a greater sense of believability.
Gives a sense of scale.
Advantages of a raster file format
They are high resolution images which allow for photorelastic images to be saved as each pixel is a different colour which allows subtle colour changes.
Does not require a specialist software to open so it can be opened almost anywhere on any device.
Allows for detailed images due to their use of pixels.
Advantages of cloud computing
It gives the ability to work remotely which allows ease of collaboration.
It allows employees to be more flexible in their work practices in terms of ability and o quickly access data at any time.
They systems are regularly updated which makes sure that the latest versions of the software are being used.
What are the benefits of using 3D CAD models in manufacturing?
They don’t need a manufacturer to interpret complex production drawings.
The dimensions can be extracted from the CAD model without production drawings.
Allows for a range of tests to be undertaken prior to manufacture.
Why may a stepped section be used? (weird question)
It cuts through the object in two planes to clearly show the details of… so and so
