Mid-Term Flashcards
Guidelines that specify operating procedures, drawings techniques, and record keeping methods are known as
Standards
A ______ is a preset environment that contains interface items specific to a job or task.
Workspace
15.50 is an example of the ________ units format.
Decimal
1’ 3 1/2” is an example of the ________ units format.
Architectural
The AutoCAD default compass orientation is ________ and the default angle direction is ________.
0 degress east, counterclockwise
________ creates a backup copy of the active drawing.
Autosave
The ________ button places a pattern of dots on the screen.
Grid
The ________ tool sets an invisible grid that allows the crosshairs to move only in exact increments.
Snap Mode
The ________ tool is used to access and existing drawing.
Open
Points located using ________ coordinates are measured from the origin.
Absolute
Points located using ________ coordinates are measured from the previous position, rather than from the origin, with X and Y values.
Relative
Points located using ________ coordinates are specified by a distance and an angle.
Polar
Enabling ________ mode forces lines to be drawn horizontally or vertically.
Ortho
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.
Mline
The ________ selection option requires that the objects be completely surrounded by a rectangle.
The ________ selection options select objects entirely within or crossing the selection boundry.
Crossing and Window????
The ________ tool can be used to change from drawing object lines to hidden lines.
Linetype
________ is the polar coordinate display of 2.750 units at an angle of 90 degrees.
2.750<90
You can cycle through stacked objects during an editing operation if you hold down the ________ key and the spacebar.
Shift
The ________ tool lets you undo only one tool at a time.
Undo
By default, how does the apperance of the lines of a window and crossing box differ?
A window is solid and a crossing box is dashed.
Drawing content can be shared between drawing files using the drag-and-drop capability of the ________.
Design Center
When entering several new layer names in the Layer Properties Manager, enter a ________ after each name to save time.
Comma
To input the same coordinates as previously selected, type ________ when prompted.
@
Given the distance across the flats of a hexagon, use the ________ option to draw the hexagon.
Circumscribed
________ refers to the use of alignment paths to aid in precise point location relative to existing points.
AutoTracking
You can place a specified number of marks along a line with the ________ tool.
Divide
You can place marks a specified distance on a line with the ________ tool.
Measure
The QuickCalc calculator can convert units relating to ________.
Length, Area, and Volume
What is the command alias for the MTEXT tool?
M.
The ________ tool lets you change the text ina single-line or multiple-line text object.
DDEdit
The TEXT tool’s ________ justification option allows you to confine the text between two points with a selected text height.
Fit
The ________ tool is used to revise existing text entries using the Edit Text dialog box.
DDEdit
When a new sheet is added to a sheet set using a template, the sheet is saved with a ________ file extension by default.
________ is the default selection option issued by AutoCAD when the STRETCH tool is selected from the menu browser.
Crossing
In which direction should you pick to break a portion out of a circle or arc?
Counterclockwise.
The ________ tool allows you to copy properties from one object to one or more objects.
Matchprop
When creating a layer in the Layer Properties Manager, a linetype can be assigned by ________.
Picking the linetype name or icon.
The ________ tool allows you to create a reversed image of an object.
Mirror
________ can be used to copy layers and linetypes from one drawing to another.
Design Center
