This test is multiple choice in nature and
therefore isn't for evaluating users who rely on tablets or pull down menus for
their input to AutoCAD. The questions span many older versions of AutoCAD yet are
representative of the core AutoCAD concepts. The exam is not visual and
therefore doesn't qualify a user's knowledge of dialog controls like
dimensioning styles or hatches.
This test is moderately difficult and only
advanced users will score high marks. Don't be surprised for users who rely on
graphical input methods to score low.
SRN
1. 15.50 is an example of the _________
units report format.
A. Scientific
B. Decimal
C. Engineering
D. Architectural
2. 1 - 3 1/2" is an example of the _________
units report format.
A. Scientific
B. Decimal
C. Engineering
D. Architectural
3. The AutoCAD default angle ____________.
A. starts at right quadrant and heads
counterclockwise
B. starts at right quadrant and heads
clockwise
C. starts at left quadrant and heads
counterclockwise
D. starts at left quadrant and heads
clockwise
4. The limits of a 17 X 11 sheet using
1/4" = 1 -0" scale is ________ .
A. 44,68
B. 64,44
C. 68,44
D. 44,68
5. The _________ command places a pattern of
dots on the screen.
A. SNAP
B. GRID
C. ASPECT
D. ORTHO
6. The ___________ command sets an invisible
pattern for precise cursor movement.
A. SNAP
B. GRID
C. ORTHO
D. COORDS
7. All the standardized elements needed in a
drawing format in AutoCAD is referred to as __________ .
A. border and title block
B. drawing aids
C. limits
D. prototype
8. The ____________ command and setting
displays dialog boxes at appropriate times.
A. DIALOG=1
B. FILEDIA=0
C. FILEDIA=1
D. FILEDLG=1
9. It is best to work on the computer hard
drive and save to a floppy disk. What do you type at the New Drawing name text
box when you want to direct a drawing named NAME on your A drive to a drawing
named WORK on your hard drive?______
A. A:NAME=WORK
B. WORK=A:NAME
C. A:WORK/NAME
D. WORK/A:NAME
10. The __________ command is used to access
an existing drawing.
A. OPEN
B. UTILITY
C. RECOVER
D. NEW
11. All information about a drawing is
displayed with the __________ command.
A. LIST
B. DBLIST
C. HELP
D. STATUS
12. Points located using the _________
coordinate system are measured from a constant origin.
A. Cartesian
B. absolute
C. relative
D. polar
13. Point located using the __________
coordinate system are measured from the previous position with X and Y values.
A. Cartesian
B. absolute
C. relative
D. polar
14. Point located using the __________
coordinate system are measured from the previous point at a given angle.
A. Cartesian
B. absolute
C. relative
D. polar
15. The ___________ command forces lines to
be drawn in alignment with the current snap grid.
A. ORTHO
B. SNAP
C. GRID
D. ALIGN
16. The ___________ command 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.
A. TRACE
B. PLINE
C. MLINE
D. OFFSET
17. The ____________ is the system variable
and its value that controls automatic windowing.
A. FILEDIA=1
B. EDITAUTO=1
C. PICKAUTO=0
D. PICKAUTO=1
18. The selection methods of _________
require that the object(s) be completely surrounded.
A. C and W
B. W and WP
C. C, CP, and F
D. WP, CP, and F
19. The selection methods of _________
choose entities that are entirely within, or crossing.
A. C and W
B. W, WP, and F
C. C, CP, and F
D. WP, CP, and F
20. Use the __________ command to change
from drawing object lines to hidden lines.
A. LINESTAND
B. LINETYPE
C. LIBRARY
D. LT
21. ___________ is the polar coordinate
display of 2.750 units at and angle of 90° from the last point:
A. @90>2.750
B. @90<2.750
C. @2.750<90
D. @2.750>90
22. ___________ is the default justification
for drawing multiple lines.
A. Center
B. Top
C. Bottom
D. End
23. ____________ is the Erase option that
lets you automatically erase any entity on the drawing just by picking it.
A. Pickauto
B. Auto Pick
C. A Pick
D. Single
24. How do the appearance of the window and
crossing box differ?_______
A. Window is dashed and crossing is solid.
B. Window is black and crossing is red.
C. Window is solid and crossing is dashed.
D. They appear the same; however, window is
made by picking at the left and moving to the right while crossing is the
opposite.
25. When loading multiple line types,
separate each by a ________ .
A. period
B. slash
C. comma
D. back slash
26. Enter ________ to input the same
coordinates as previously selected.
A. space bar
B. @
C. ENTER
D. All of the above.
27. Given the distance across the flats of a
hexagon, use the ________ option to draw the hexagon.
A. Inscribed
B. Circumscribed
C. Inside
D. Outside
28. The ______ command is used to turn the
fill mode off while inside the DONUT command.
A. FILL
B. FILLOFF
C. FILL
D. OFF
29. ___________ refers to the cursors
ability to snap exactly to a specific point on an object.
A. SNAP
B. Object snap
C. OSNAP
D. Aperture
30. The ________ DIM command is used to
create dimensions that are aligned in isometric planes.
A. BASELINE
B. OBLIQUE
C. ROTATED
D. None of the above
31. The _________ pull-down menu is used to access
the "Running Object Snap" dialog box.
A. DRAW
B. DATA
C. OPTIONS
D. TOOLS
32. Place marks a specified number of equal
parts on a line with the _________ command.
A. DIVIDE
B. MEASURE
C. DISTANCE
D. OFFSETDIST
33. Place marks a specified distance apart
on a line with the _______ command.
A. DIVIDE
B. MEASURE
C. DISTANCE
D. OFFSETDIST
34. The value four feet and eight inches is
entered in the calculator as _________ .
A. 4-8"
B. 48"
C. 56
D. All of the above
35. Forty-five degrees, fifteen minutes, and
thirty seconds is entered in the calculator as ________ .
A. 45° 1530"
B. 45d1530"
C. 45,15,30
D. All of the above
36. What do you get when you pick Text Style
from the Data pull-down menu?______
A. TEDIT command
B. STYLE command
C. Select text font icon menu
D. STEXT
37. The ___________ command lets you see the
text on the screen as it is typed.
A. TEXT
B. DTEXT
C. TEXTD
D. STEXT
38. The ___________ command lets you alter
the location, style, height, and working of existing text.
A. TEDIT
B. STYLE
C. DDEDIT
D. CHANGE
39. The _________ command is used to revise
existing text using the "Edit Text" dialog box.
A. DDEDIT
B. STYLE
C. TEDIT
D. CHANGE
40. The ________ command is used to select an
object for future editing.
A. SELECTIONSET
B. FUTURE
C. SELECT
D. OBSELECT
41. ______________ is the movement from the
original position to the new position.
A. MOVE
B. MIRROR
C. COPY
D. Displacement
42. ___________ is the default selection
method issued by AutoCAD when the STRETCH command is selected from the
pull-down menu.
A. Window
B. Crossing
C. Auto
D. Box
43. What direction should you pick to break
a portion out of a circle or arc?______
A. counterclockwise
B. clockwise
C. from the center
D. no matter
44. _________ allow an entity to be picked
before an operation is performed on it.
A. PICKAUTO
B. AUTOPICK
C. PICKFIRST
D. FIRST PICK
45. The _________ system variable allows you
to set Noun/Verb selection.
A. PICKAUTO
B. PICKDRAG
C. PICKFIRST
D. FIRST PICK
46. The ____________ system variable is used
to turn on Press and Drag.
A. PICKAUTO
B. PICKDRAG
C. PICKFIRST
D. PRESSDRAG
47. The Pedit ________ option and ________
suboption lets you change the starting and ending widths of a polyline.
A. Edit Vertex, Width
B. Vertex, Width
C. Edit, Width
D. Width, Vertex
48. The isometric mode is activated by the
________ command and option.
A. GRID/snap
B. SNAP/Aspect
C. SNAP/Rotate
D. SNAP/Style
49. The SPLINETYPE setting of _______ lets
you draw a quadratic curve.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
50. The ______ LAYER command option is used
to create a new layer if it does not exist, and make it current.
A. New
B. Set
C. Make
D. On
51. The ______ LAYER command option is used to
make an existing layer current.
A. New
B. Set
C. Make
D. On
52. The ______ LAYER command option is used
to create a new layer of it does not exist, without effecting the status of the
current layer.
A. New
B. Set
C. Make
D. On
53. ______ is the state of a layer that is
not displayed on the screen, and is not calculated by the computer when the
drawing is regenerated.
A. Frozen
B. Off
C. Locked
D. Close
54. ________ is the system variable that
must be off in order to enter paper space.
A. MVSETUP
B. PSPACE
C. TILEMODE
D. DDEMODES
55. The __________ control code is used to
display the diameter symbol.
A. %%C
B. %%D
C. %%P
D. %%U
56. The _________ command is used to provide
dimensions to circles.
A. DIAMETER
B. RADIUS
C. LEADER
D. DIMCEN
57. The __________ control code is used to
display the ± symbol.
A. %%C
B. %%D
C. %%P
D. %%U
58. The _________ command is used to provide
dimensions to arcs.
A. DIAMETER
B. RADIUS
C. LEADER
D. DIMCEN
59. The __________ control code is used to
display the ° symbol.
A. %%C
B. %%D
C. %%P
D. %%U
60. The _________ command is used to connect
specific notes to features.
A. DIAMETER
B. RADIUS
C. LEADER
D. DIMCEN
61. The _________ dimensioning variable
controls the dimension text height.
A. DIMTIH
B. DIMTXT
C. DIMTSZ
D. DIMDLI
62. The _________ dimensioning variable
controls the -0" part of a feet and inches dimension.
A. DIMTIH
B. DIMTXT
C. DIMTSZ
D. DIMZIN
63. The _________ dimensioning variable
place dimension text above the dimension line.
A. DIMTIH
B. DIMTXT
C. DIMTSZ
D. DIMTAD
64. The _________ dimensioning variable
controls tick size.
A. DIMTIH
B. DIMTXT
C. DIMTSZ
D. DIMDLI
65. The _________ dimensioning variable
controls the dimension line spacing.
A. DIMTIH
B. DIMTXT
C. DIMTSZ
D. DIMDLI
66. The _________ dimensioning variable
controls arrow head size.
A. DIMASO
B. DIMASZ
C. DIMALT
D. DIMALTD
67. The _________ dimensioning variable
controls extension line extension.
A. DIMGAP
B. DIMEXO
C. DIMEXE
D. DIMSOXD
68. The _________ dimensioning variable
controls different units.
A. DIMASO
B. DIMASZ
C. DIMALT
D. DIMALTD
69. The _________ dimensioning variable
controls the distance between the dimension line and numeral.
A. DIMGAP
B. DIMEXO
C. DIMEXE
D. DIMSOXD
70. The _________ dimensioning variable may
be used to remove the zero in front of decimal inches or place the zero in
front of decimal millimeters.
A. DIMTIH
B. DIMTXT
C. DIMTSZ
D. DIMZIN
71. The _________ dimensioning variable
controls the distance between the object and extension line.
A. DIMGAP
B. DIMEXO
C. DIMEXE
D. DIMSOXD
72. The _________ dimensioning variable
controls placement of horizontal text outside the extension line.
A. DIMTIH
B. DIMTM
C. DIMTOH
D. DIMTOL
73. The _________ dimensioning variable
controls placement of horizontal text inside the extension lines.
A. DIMTIH
B. DIMTM
C. DIMTOH
D. DIMTOL
74. A DIMTVP setting of ____________ places
text above the dimension line.
A. 0
B. 1
C. 3
D. 4
75. _________ changes existing dimensions to
reflect current dimensioning variable settings.
A. HOMETEXT
B. NEWTEXT
C. UPDATE
D. EXPLODE
76. The _______ DIM command saves
dimensioning variable settings to a dimension style and makes the new dimension
style current.
A. SAVE
B. OVERRIDE
C. RESTORE
D. UPDATE
77. The _________ command changes
dimensioning variable settings by reading new settings from an existing
dimension style.
A. SAVE
B. OVERRIDE
C. RESTORE
D. UPDATE
78. The ________ dimensioning variable
controls dimension with tolerance.
A. DIMTOL
B. DIMTIH
C. DIMTIX
D. DIMTM
79. The ________ dimensioning variable
controls the plus part of tolerance.
A. DIMTOL
B. DIMTP
C. DIMTIX
D. DIMTM
80. ________ command moves dimension text within
a dimension line.
A. EXPLODE
B. NEWTEXT
C. UPDATE
D. TEDIT
81. Objects that are filled in are drawn
with the ___________ command.
A. HATCH
B. BHATCH
C. SOLID
D. FILL
82. HATCH is located in the ________
pull-down menu.
A. Draw
B. Construct
C. Settings
D. Modify
83. The _________ command lets you
automatically hatch an enclosed area by picking a point inside the area.
A. HATCH
B. BHATCH
C. SOLID
D. FILL
84. ____ is entered at the ZOOM command
prompt to enlarge the display ten times.
A. 10
B. 10X
C. 10,X
D. Either A or B
85. The _______ option of the VIEW command
enables you to create a view of the current screen display.
A. Restore
B. Window
C. Save
D. Both A and C
86. The character used to activate a
transparent command is ____ .
A. "
B. :
C. ;
D.
87. The _______ command and value enables
you to place viewports in a paper space drawing.
A. TILEMODE=1
B. TILEMODE=0
C. VPORTS=3
D. MVIEW
88. The _______ command is used to create a
circular arrangement of objects.
A. ARRAY
B. MINSERT
C. ALIGN
D. ROTATE
89. The _________ AREA command option is
used to select polylines.
A. Object
B. Entity
C. Add
D. Pline
90. The ID command changes the value of the
_______ system value.
A. COORDS
B. PDSIZE
C. UNITMODE
D. LASTPOINT
91. ________ is not a function of the
"File Utilities" dialog box.
A. List Files . . .
B. Delete Files . . .
C. Lock Files . . .
D. Copy Files . . .
92. The _____ file type is used by AutoCAD
for text.
A. .SHX
B. .LIN
C. .PAT
D. .PLT
93. A .DWK file is a _______ file.
A. Backup
B. Drawing interchange
C. Plot
D. Locked
94. A block name can be _____ characters
long.
A. 11
B. 31
C. 21
D. 41
95. Blocks drawn on layer 0 will _______ .
A. assume the characteristics of the layer
they are inserted on
B. assume only the color of the layer they
are inserted on
C. assume only the linetype of the layer
they are inserted on
D. retain the characteristics of the layer
they were drawn on
96. The _______ command enables you to
assign a new insertion point to a drawing or block
A. ID
B. WBLOCK
C. BASE
D. LASTPOINT
97. The _______ command is used to remove
named entities from an AutoCAD drawing.
A. ERASE
B. REMOVE
C. RECOVER
D. PURGE
98. ________ will appear in a master drawing
for a layer named WALL in an Xrefed drawing named FLORPLAN.
A. WALL-FLORPLAN
B. FLORPLAN|WALL
C. FLORPLAN-WALL
D. WALL|FLORPLAN
99. The _________ XREF command option
permanently attaches a referenced drawing to the master drawing.
A. Bind
B. Reload
C. Attach
D. Overlay
100. Attributes are created using the
_________ command.
A. ATTREQ
B. ATTDIA
C. ATTDISP
D. ATTDEF
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