Final Exam Review Flashcards
Label These
Difference between a Check Box and a Radio Box
Remember Check Boxes [The square-shaped tick boxes] turn certain features on and off. Radio boxes (or option boxes) [the circle-shaped tick boxes] allow us to select one option from a range of options (e.g. print current page).
Label these and what do they do?
- Application Menu: Gives access to commands, files and option settings.
- Quick Access Toolbar: Gives access to the more common commands.
- InfoCenter: Has a help screen and find a topic or keyword feature.
- Command-Line Bar: Commands can be typed into this box (prompts are provided).
- Ribbon: Tabs (e.g. Home) contains a series of panels (e.g. Draw). Further tools can be found by clicking a panel (e.g. Line or Circle).
- Navigation Bar: Tools for moving around a drawing (e.g. pan and zoom). It can be displayed by going to the View Tab and Viewport Tools in the ribbon. It is probably wise to initially close this bar and make more room for the workspace
- File Tabs: Allows the user to create, close and switch between drawings.8. Status Bar: Access settings and toggle on and off tool icons. Tool icons turn blue when activated.
- Drawing Window or Workspace: If you don’t know what this does, I can’t help you
Where would you find these? And what are the commands?
In the Status Bar
- Grid Mode (F7): The Grid function turns on a grid pattern. It can be helpful when drawing rectangular objects like houses. Using the grid function works best when used in conjunction with the snap mode function.
- Dynamic Input (F12): If Dynamic Input is On when typing a command, the letters being typed appear beside the crosshair. When it is Off, the letters appear in the Command Line.
- Ortho Mode (F8): Ortho mode is a useful tool when drawing objects that are rectangular in nature. It will only produce lines in the X and Y directions, which are at right angles to each other. A perfect example is the drawing of houses, since they typically have 90deg corners.
- Polar Tracking (F10): Another way to draw horizontal and vertical lines but it is more versatile than Ortho Mode as it allows the use of other angles in addition to 90deg angles.
- Object Snap Track (F11): Used to assist in drawing, especially when points would be hard to locate by other means like construction lines.
- Object Snap (F3): A tool that allows you to snap or jump to an existing object. This is great when you want to start a new line that will carry on from the end of an existing line.
What is the difference between a DWT and DWG file?
DWT files are templates.
DWG files are drawings.
What kind of coordinate system does AutoCad use?
A Cartesian (x,y) coordinate system
Relative vs Absolute Cartesian Coordinates definition?
If Dynamic Input is toggled on, are the coordinates relative or absolute by default? How about if toggled off?
Relative Cartesian Coordinates specify a point’s distance away from the last point entered using X and Y Cartesian coordinates.
Absolute Cartesian Coordinates (X,Y) specify a point’s absolute location based on the origin (0,0).
When dynamic input is toggled on, the coordinates are automatically relative by default
When dynamic input is toggled off, the coordinates are automatically absolute by default.
Difference between Decimal and Architectural?
Decimal uses the metric unit system (meters, millimetres etc.)
Architectural uses the imperial unit system (inches, feet etc.)
The difference between a crossing blue box and a crossing green box?
What do these do?
From left to right, top to bottom.
Draw: Line, Polyline, Circle, Arc, Rectangle, Ellipses, and Hatching
Out of all the linestyles, which ones are continuous?
Object
Dimension
Cutting Lines (Sometimes: can be phantom)
Construction
Layers contain different linestyles with different line___________ (ie thickness)
weights
Name these
When an object is selected, it will turn red and the grips become visible.
True or False
False
The grips will turn blue.
What is an Isometric Drawing?
Disadvantage of an Isometric drawing?
An isometric drawing is one of a family of three-dimensional views called pictorial drawings. In an isometric drawing, the object’s vertical lines are drawn vertically, and the horizontal lines in the width and depth planes are shown at 30 degrees to the horizontal. When drawn under these guidelines, the lines parallel to these three axes are at their true (scale) lengths. Lines that are not parallel to these axes will not be of their true length.
If the object in the figure above had a hole on the back side, it would not be visible using a single isometric drawing.
What is an Orthogonal (or Orthographic) Drawing?
What are the main views in an Orthogonal (or Orthographic) Drawing, and what dimensions are they able to portray?
It can be described simply as a means of representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions or it can be described in a more detailed and complicated fashion by saying it is a method for drawing three-dimensional objects with linear perspective.
Front View: The length and height of an object are shown in this view
Top View: The length and breadth (means width) of the object are shown in it.
Side View: The breadth and height of the object are shown in it.
What view can see interior details of an object?
The Sectional View
The sectional view is applicable to objects like engine blocks, where the interior details are intricate and would be very difficult to understand through the use of “hidden” lines (hidden lines are, by convention, dotted) on an orthographic or isometric drawing. Imagine slicing the object in the middle as shown in the diagram to the right.
What is Hatching?
Hatching is a pattern of lines or shapes that is used to distinguish certain areas of a drawing from other areas. In Mechanical Engineering, hatching is typically used to indicate section views.
What does MT or MText mean?
Multiline Text
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Name. Which ones are the common ones?
Dimension: Linear, Aligned, Angular, Radius, and Diameter
What is the most common text height?
12 pt. which appx. 00.094” or 2.5mm high. SI drawings are set at 2.5mm as it is an easy number to remember and work with. It is usually the standard but can vary
Where possible, keep dimensions in line with adjacent / running dimensions
True or False
True
What does this mean
Multileader
Every code of ethics requires engineers to make (a), (b), and (c)of the public their first concern: our “(d)”.
a: health
b: safety
c: welfare
d: paramount duty
What does LCA stand for and what does it mean?
Life cycle analysis (LCA) is one way engineers evaluate the total environmental impact of a product from cradle to grave or, in other words, from source material to disposal.
Benefits and Limitations to Building Orientation
Benefits and Limitations for Landscaping considerations
What is Thermal Mass?
What are materials that have high thermal mass and vice versa?
Benefits and Limitations of Thermal mass?
Thermal mass generally means materials capable of absorbing, holding, and gradually releasing heat (thermal energy)
Heavy, dense building materials with high specific heat like stone, concrete, brick, or adobe have high thermal mass
Lightweight, porous materials such as wood, insulation, and glass have low thermal mass.
What do R-value and U-value mean?
What is the relationship between the two?
The total heat transfer of a window can be measured using a U-value. The lower the number the better the glass.
True or False
R- Value: Thermal resistance; How well the material slows down the transfer of thermal energy
U- Value: Heat Transfer rate; The intensity of heat transfer through the material
The relationship is R= 1/ U
True
Define Cross-Functional Team
Pros & Cons
Cross-functional teams pull together employees from about the same hierarchical level, but from different work areas, who come together to accomplish a task.
Pros: Greater speed of task completion, Can handle a wide array of projects, Source of unconventional ideas
Cons: Takes long to develop cohesion, Management can prove to be challenging, Diverse skills etc. sets can potentially cause conflict.
What is a Virtual Team?
A group of people who interact through electronic communications
What is a self-managed team?
Pros and Cons?
Self-managed teams: These types of teams are the most empowered, as they have the power to make decisions. Each team member brings a certain skill set to the table to make informed decisions, complete assignments or delivers services for customers. Companies that implement self-managed teams say their employees tend to feel more ownership of the project.
Pros: Autonomy can improve motivation, Flexibility for team members as they manage their own time and handle tasks when it suits.
Cons: Lack of hierarchical authority can put personal relationships over good judgment. • An added layer of responsibility is time-consuming and requires skills that some people simply don’t have.
Define Functional Team
Functional teams are permanent and always include members of the same department with different responsibilities.
Pros: Handles routine work, Management has control of projects, Pools technical and professional expertise.
Cons: Potentially difficult communication across areas, Pushing the decision-making process upwards, Potentially Inflexible
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1) Psychological Safety
5 Ways to Solve Conflict
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What does ANSI mean?
ANSI is a paper sizing imperial system that stands for American National Standards Institute.
What does Arch mean in terms of Paper sizing?
Architectural
What is a common metric paper sizing system?
The A series
What are these symbols?
1) UCS Icon - Signifies when working in Model Space
2) Paper Space Icon - Signifies when working in Paper Space
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Print setup
1) Select the printer/plotter you will be using.
2) Select the paper size you want to use.
3) Plot area. From the pull-down menu, select Layout, Extents, or Window (usually Extents).
4) Set the plot scale you want to use, normally set to 1:1, but can be set to others.
5) If you picked Extents, then you can select Center the plot (centers the drawing on the page).
6) Select the Drawing orientation.
7) Adjust these Plot options buttons as required. But for our purposes, Plot with plot styles should be checked.
8) For the Plot style table (pen assignments), click the down arrow button to display the plot styles available. Select the Monochrome.ctb
