Mid-Term

Question 1

Guidelines that specify operating procedures, drawings techniques, and record keeping methods are known as

Answer 1

Standards

Question 2

A ______ is a preset environment that contains interface items specific to a job or task.

Answer 2

Workspace

Question 3

15.50 is an example of the ________ units format.

Answer 3

Decimal

Question 4

1’ 3 1/2” is an example of the ________ units format.

Answer 4

Architectural

Question 5

The AutoCAD default compass orientation is ________ and the default angle direction is ________.

Answer 5

0 degress east, counterclockwise

Question 6

________ creates a backup copy of the active drawing.

Answer 6

Autosave

Question 7

The ________ button places a pattern of dots on the screen.

Answer 7

Grid

Question 8

The ________ tool sets an invisible grid that allows the crosshairs to move only in exact increments.

Answer 8

Snap Mode

Question 9

The ________ tool is used to access and existing drawing.

Answer 9

Open

Question 10

Points located using ________ coordinates are measured from the origin.

Answer 10

Absolute

Question 11

Points located using ________ coordinates are measured from the previous position, rather than from the origin, with X and Y values.

Answer 11

Relative

Question 12

Points located using ________ coordinates are specified by a distance and an angle.

Answer 12

Polar

Question 13

Enabling ________ mode forces lines to be drawn horizontally or vertically.

Answer 13

Ortho

Question 14

The ________ tool allows you to draw two or more parallel lines at the same time and gives you the flexibility to automatically cap, or break, these lines at tees.

Answer 14

Mline

Question 15

The ________ selection option requires that the objects be completely surrounded by a rectangle.

Question 16

The ________ selection options select objects entirely within or crossing the selection boundry.

Answer 16

Crossing and Window????

Question 17

The ________ tool can be used to change from drawing object lines to hidden lines.

Answer 17

Linetype

Question 18

________ is the polar coordinate display of 2.750 units at an angle of 90 degrees.

Answer 18

2.750<90

Question 19

You can cycle through stacked objects during an editing operation if you hold down the ________ key and the spacebar.

Answer 19

Shift

Question 20

The ________ tool lets you undo only one tool at a time.

Answer 20

Undo

Question 21

By default, how does the apperance of the lines of a window and crossing box differ?

Answer 21

A window is solid and a crossing box is dashed.

Question 22

Drawing content can be shared between drawing files using the drag-and-drop capability of the ________.

Answer 22

Design Center

Question 23

When entering several new layer names in the Layer Properties Manager, enter a ________ after each name to save time.

Answer 23

Comma

Question 24

To input the same coordinates as previously selected, type ________ when prompted.

Answer 24

@

Question 25

Given the distance across the flats of a hexagon, use the ________ option to draw the hexagon.

Answer 25

Circumscribed

Question 26

________ refers to the use of alignment paths to aid in precise point location relative to existing points.

Answer 26

AutoTracking

Question 27

You can place a specified number of marks along a line with the ________ tool.

Answer 27

Divide

Question 28

You can place marks a specified distance on a line with the ________ tool.

Answer 28

Measure

Question 29

The QuickCalc calculator can convert units relating to ________.

Answer 29

Length, Area, and Volume

Question 30

What is the command alias for the MTEXT tool?

Answer 30

M.

Question 31

The ________ tool lets you change the text ina single-line or multiple-line text object.

Answer 31

DDEdit

Question 32

The TEXT tool’s ________ justification option allows you to confine the text between two points with a selected text height.

Answer 32

Fit

Question 33

The ________ tool is used to revise existing text entries using the Edit Text dialog box.

Answer 33

DDEdit

Question 34

When a new sheet is added to a sheet set using a template, the sheet is saved with a ________ file extension by default.

Question 35

________ is the default selection option issued by AutoCAD when the STRETCH tool is selected from the menu browser.

Answer 35

Crossing

Question 36

In which direction should you pick to break a portion out of a circle or arc?

Answer 36

Counterclockwise.

Question 37

The ________ tool allows you to copy properties from one object to one or more objects.

Answer 37

Matchprop

Question 38

When creating a layer in the Layer Properties Manager, a linetype can be assigned by ________.

Answer 38

Picking the linetype name or icon.

Question 39

The ________ tool allows you to create a reversed image of an object.

Answer 39

Mirror

Question 40

________ can be used to copy layers and linetypes from one drawing to another.

Answer 40

Design Center