Intro and instruments

Question 1

What is drafting?

Answer 1

A graphic language that uses pictures and symbols to communicate thoughts and ideas

Question 2

What are the 2 basic types of drawings?

Answer 2

Technical Drawings

Artistic Drawings

Question 3

What a a technical draw g used for?

Answer 3

Used for practical purposes

Question 4

How are technical drawings prepared?

Answer 4

With the use of mechanical instruments or CAD

Question 5

What kind of drawing is an exact, detailed description of the actual object.

Answer 5

Technical Drawing

Question 6

What kind of drawing is used for cultural purposes?

Answer 6

Artistic drawing

Question 7

How are Artistic drawings prepared?

Answer 7

Freehand

Question 8

What kind of drawing uses a standardized method of representation used throughout the industry?

Answer 8

Technical drawing

Question 9

What kind of drawing is an approximate representation of the actual objects

Answer 9

Artistic drawing

Question 10

What kind of drawing uses no standardized method of representation?

Answer 10

Artistic drawing

Question 11

What are the two main branches of technical drawings?

Answer 11

Mechanical drafting

Architectural drafting

Question 12

What type of technical drawing played an important role in today’s technological world?

Answer 12

Mechanical drafting

Question 13

What type of draftsperson would be concerned with machine design, aircraft design, sheet metal fabrication, piping for the petrochemical industry?

Answer 13

Mechanical draftsperson

Question 14

What type of drafting is concerned with the design, representation, and specifications for a variety of buildings and structures?

Answer 14

Architectural Drafting

Question 15

What type of draftsperson can be found throughout the construction industry?

Answer 15

Architectural Draftsperson

Question 16

A drafting board is covered with a layer of what?

What is it called

Answer 16

Vinyl or plastic

Called Borco

Question 17

What tool is used to draw straight horizontal or vertical lines?

Answer 17

Parallel Slide

Question 18

What acts as a base for set squares when drawing vertical or slanted lines?

Answer 18

Parallel Slide

Question 19

What is an older alternative to the parallel slide?

Answer 19

T square

Question 20

What is used to draw straight lines which can be vertical or slanted at 45 degrees

Answer 20

45 degree set square

Question 21

What is used to draw straight lines that can be vertical or at 30 or 60 degrees slants?

Answer 21

30degree/60degree set square

Question 22

Using the 30 and 45 set squares together what angles can be produced?

Answer 22

30/45/60/90/15/75 degrees

Question 23

Scales are used to measure what?

Answer 23

Lengths of lines

Question 24

What are 3 types of scales?

Answer 24

Full scale (1:1)
Reduced scale (1:2)
Enlarged scale (2:1)

Question 25

What is a bow compass used for

Answer 25

To draw circles precisely up to 3” diameter

Question 26

What is used to draw larger radius circles?

Answer 26

Rail Compass

Question 27

What is used to draw common items rapidly?

Answer 27

Templates

Question 28

Name 3 types of templates.

Answer 28

Architectural template
Electrical template
Plumbing template

Question 29

Which lead is softer

6H or 3B

Answer 29

3B

Question 30

Which lead is harder

7H or 7B?

Answer 30

7H

Question 31

Which lead is softest

4H, 2B, 6B, 1H

Answer 31

6B