AutoCAD MCQs

AutoCAD MCQs

Try to answer these 400+ AutoCAD MCQs and check your understanding of the AutoCAD subject.
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1: Which command is used to reverse the action of another command?

A.   UNDO

B.   OOPS

C.   BACKUP

D.   REVERSE

2: What command would you use to copy objects into a regularly spaced pattern?

A.   PATTERN

B.   COPYOBJ

C.   ARRAY

D.   COPY

3: A polar array creates new objects...

A.   In a grid pattern

B.   In a straight line

C.   In an northern pattern

D.   In a circular pattern

4: What command would you use to produce a photorealistic view of your drawing?

A.   JPGOUT

B.   PHOTOREAL

C.   RENDER

D.   PHOTO

5: What can you do with the stretch command?

A.   Relieve cramps in your hands and arms

B.   Make objects longer or shorter

C.   Stretch the AutoCAD window across multiple monitors

D.   Make text bigger

6: What is the keyboard shortcut TR stand for?

A.   Transform

B.   Total Recall

C.   Triple

D.   Trim

7: What are examples of AutoCAD solid primitives?

A.   Cone and cylinder

B.   Sphere and torus

C.   All of these

D.   Box and pyramid

8: What items can you save in a workspace?

A.   Menus

B.   Toolbars

C.   All of these

D.   Palettes

9: Does AutoDesk offer free educational copies of AutoCAD to students?

A.   No

B.   Yes

10: If you are working in 2D, which axes are being used to form the workplane?

A.   The XYZ axes

B.   The XZ axes

C.   The XY axes

D.   The YZ axes

11: What is the shortcut for save?

A.   ctrl+V

B.   ctrl+VS

C.   ctrl+SV

D.   ctrl+S

12: What is the shortcut for move?

A.   V+space

B.   S+space

C.   N+space

D.   M+space

13: Can you create custom line styles?

A.   Yes, always

B.   No, never

C.   Yes, but only for named views

D.   Yes, but only one

14: What visual styles can you use?

A.   Conceptual and realistic

B.   3D hidden

C.   2D wireframe and 3D wireframe

D.   All of these

15: Which layer(s) will you most likely need?

A.   Dimension

B.   At least one for the objects

C.   All of the above

D.   Text

16: What command lengthens a line to meet another line?

A.   LENGTH

B.   EXTEND

C.   EXLENGTH

D.   EXLINE

17: Which of these is an array type?

A.   Rectangular Array

B.   All of these

C.   Polar Array

D.   Path Array

18: When do you use arrays?

A.   To create multiple copies of objects in a pattern

B.   To create blocks and viewports

C.   To insert blocks

D.   To create a symmetrical mirror image

19: How many layers you can create?

A.   Up to 100

B.   One

C.   Up to 5000

D.   Up to 30

E.   Infinite number

20: Which of these is an option when selecting what to plot in plot options?

A.   All of the above

B.   Window

C.   Limits

D.   Display

21: Which one is NOT a vaild type of unit?

A.   Decimal

B.   Open

C.   Architectural

D.   Metric

22: Can you move objects from one layer to another?

A.   Only to invisible layers

B.   Yes, always

C.   No, never

D.   Only in 3D mode

23: what command do you use to create a filling?

A.   HAT

B.   HTC

C.   HATCH

D.   H

24: What does the "hatch" command do?

A.   Temporarily hides an object

B.   None of these

C.   Sets a pivot point for a set of lines

D.   Draws a set of hatched lines in a specified region

25: What does saving a file as a template do?

A.   Saves all the settings that were used in that drawing for later use

B.   Allows easy access from other programs like Solid Works

C.   Prevents the current drawing from being modified

D.   Creates a tracible border in the shape of the drawing

26: Which function key issues the ORTHO command?

A.   F1

B.   F8

C.   F2

D.   F12

27: Where can you access the Modify tools?

A.   Keyboard and tool bar but not pulldown menu.

B.   Keyboard command

C.   Tool Bar

D.   Pulldown menu

E.   All of these.

28: What should you pay attention to when learning AutoCAD?

A.   The Title Bar

B.   The Status Bar

C.   Tool Icons

D.   The Command Line

29: Turning a closed 2D polyline shape into a 3D shape can be completed by using which command?

A.   Union

B.   Explode

C.   Subtract

D.   Extrude

30: What command is used to change drawing units?

A.   dunits

B.   drawu

C.   units

D.   drawunits

31: What command would you use to join a series of line segments into a single line?

A.   UNION

B.   JOIN

C.   BLEND

D.   EDIT

32: What is the purpose of the ortho command?

A.   Restrict cursor movement to horizontal or vertical

B.   Makes using the pointing device easier

C.   Restrict cursor movement to 45∞ increments

D.   Restricts movements of objects to circular paths

33: How do you create a plot style table?

A.   Modify an existing plot style table

B.   From scratch

C.   Use settings from a PCP or PC2 file

D.   All of these

34: When do you use the "Pan" command?

A.   To move a view to a different position

B.   To make multiple copies of an object

C.   To zoom the current view

D.   To change the user coordinate system

35: When do you use object selection filters?

A.   To select a set of objects based on one or more of their properties

B.   To create blocks and viewports

C.   To create drawing layouts and viewports

36: Where should you go to turn off multiple layers at once?

A.   Options Menu

B.   Layer Manager

C.   Layer Modifier

D.   Individually select each layer and alter the properties

37: The abbrevation WCS stands for ______________.

A.   World Coordinate Service

B.   Web Coordinate System

C.   World Coorinate Symbols

D.   World Coordinate System

38: How many snap points does an object have?

A.   One

B.   Depends upon the object

C.   At least four

D.   Two

39: How do you increase the magnification of the objects on the screen?

A.   Use the MAKELARGER command

B.   Use the ZOOM command

C.   Press and hold the plus sign (+) key

D.   Use the MAGNIFY command

40: When drawing in 2D, what axis do you NOT work with?

A.   Z

B.   W

C.   X

D.   S

41: What command would you use to separate a block into its individual components?

A.   SEPARATE

B.   BREAKBLOCK

C.   BLOCKEDIT

D.   XPLODE

42: Which of these is not a 3D modeling feature?

A.   The view toolbar

B.   Typing view

C.   Material properties

D.   All of these

43: How do you turn a poly line into a 3D object?

A.   Extrude

B.   Thickness

C.   None of these

D.   Drag the part with the mouse

44: Where do you make changes to a visual lisp routine?

A.   Command window

B.   Photoshop

C.   MS Excel

D.   Visual LISP editor

45: When do you use the middle mouse button?

A.   To pan or select

B.   To pan or zoom

C.   To move or copy objects

D.   To zoom or select

46: What is the rotate command used for?

A.   Rotates objects around a basepoint

B.   Rotates the UCS around a selected object

C.   Rotates objects to allow viewing from all angles

D.   Rotates cameras around objects for rendering alternate views

47: If you do more than one style of drafting, how would you store different environment settings?

A.   Create a user profile for each environment needed

B.   Have an installation of AutoCAD for each environment

C.   Use different programs for each environment

D.   Use different computers for each style of drafting

A.   ATCHHYPER

B.   HYPRATTACH

C.   LINK

D.   HYPERLINK

49: What is the shortcut for line?

A.   ctrl-LI

B.   L+space

C.   ctrl+L

D.   LI+space

50: The SOLIDEDIT command allow you to do what?

A.   Change a solid object into a mesh

B.   Modify 3D solid objects

C.   Modify 3D surfaces

D.   Convert 2D objects into 3D objects