CAD 2136 Introduction to CAD

Student Name: _Shubhangini Pandey

Day/Time of Class: Friday/ 8 am

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1. What does CAD stand for? Computer Aided Design

2. What is the X-Y icon, in the lower left hand corner called? UCS (User Co-ordinate System)
3. Two ways to delete objects? 1. Select the erase command first and then select the object
2. Select the object first then delete key
4. Selection boxes only work after a command is issued. (T/F)
5. Which colour selection box includes object crossing the perimeter. BLUE OR GREEN?
Green
6. Which colour selection box has a solid line around its perimeter? BLUE OR GREEN? Blue
7. The little blue boxes that appear on objects once they are individually selected or by a
selection box are called Window
8. Explain what ortho mode is? Ortho (short for Orthogonal) mode constrains the user from
drawing lines only in vertical (parallel to Y axis) and horizontal (parallel to X axis).
9. What section number (or page number), in the your pocket guide would you find the topic
Mtext? Section 11 (Page 7)
10. How is Snap Mode turned on? Snap Mode can be turned on from the status bar, by giving
command: SNAP or by pressing F9.
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11. With Snap Mode turned on, can any location be selected on the screen? (Y/N)
12. What feature/toggle will make dots appear on the screen, to enable the counting of intervals
when in Snap mode? _SNAPUNIT_
13. What section number (or page number), in the your pocket guide would you find the topic
ARC ? Section 4 (Page 2)
14. What section number (or page number), in the your pocket guide would you find the topic
EDITING HATCH? Section 4 (Page 39)
15. What is model space? Model Space is the blank area on the screen where designs can be
drawn in 2-D and 3-D.
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16. All drawing files in AutoCAD have the file extension. .dwg
17. All template files in AutoCAD have the file extension. .dwt
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18. How do you move from layer to layer? In the layer palette, layer row, left click on the name
of the layer to move from the current layer to that layer.
19. What is the first prompt in the Offset command? Offset Distance
20. What is the second prompt in the Offset command? Through
21. What is the third prompt in the Offset command? Erase (Erase the source object)
22. What is the final prompt and its default value for the Mirror command? The final prompt for
the mirror command is Erase, asking of you want to erase the source object, and the default
value for it is N i.e. No.
23. What command breaks a block up into its original parts? Explode
24. In drawing space, what is a viewport? Viewport is a rectangular area which is used to view
the model layer and analyze it by zooming, freezing, and from all directions.

25. What is this icon in AutoCAD?

Offset

26. What is this icon in AutoCAD?

Polar Array

27. What is this icon in AutoCAD?

object)

Laymcur (Sets the current layer to the selected

28. What is circled icon do AutoCAD?

from on (visible) and off (invisble)

Switches layer

29. What section number (or page number), in your pocket guide would you find the topic
CONTROLLING LAYERS? Section 6 (Page 3)
30. What section number (or page number), in your pocket guide would you find the topic
BACKUP AND RECOVER? Section 8 (Page 3)

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