MAE 1351 EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The engineering design process follows the same steps as the scientific discovery process, or
scientific method. True? - CORRECT ANSWER - No; there are major differences
The term "IPS" in SolidWorks refers to... - CORRECT ANSWER - measurement units
To create an extrusion, I must first draw a sketch on a surface. True? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Yes, but the surface must be flat
What are the fundamental types of sketch constraints? - CORRECT ANSWER - Geometrical
and dimensional
To clock a hexagonal feature so that it rests horizontally on one side, I would... - CORRECT
ANSWER - Apply a horizontal constraint
To create a revolved feature, the profile and the axis of the revolution must be what? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Coplanar
To create a solid of revolution, I must...
A) Select a plain line from the sketch to use as an axis
B) Make an axis in the sketch using a construction line
C) Use reference geometry to make an axis
D) Any of the above will work - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Any of the above will work
I have a distance in my sketch preceded by a "sigma" symbol. This means... - CORRECT
ANSWER - It is a dimension driven by a parametric formula
, Graphical User Interface (GUI) - CORRECT ANSWER - The format of information on the
visual display of a computer, giving its user control of the input, output, and editing of the
information
primary modeling planes, principal viewing planes, or datum planes - CORRECT ANSWER -
The planes representing the XY-, XZ-, and YZ-planes in a Cartesian coordinate system.
sketches - CORRECT ANSWER - Collection of 2-D entities
sketching editor - CORRECT ANSWER - A software tool used to create and
edit sketches.
Profile - CORRECT ANSWER - A planar sketch that is used to create a solid
Extrusion - CORRECT ANSWER - A solid that is bounded by the surfaces swept out in space
by a planar profile as it is pulled along a path perpendicular to the plane of the profile
Revolved solid - CORRECT ANSWER - a solid formed when a profile curve is rotated about
an axis
Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER - Geometric relationships, dimensions, or equations that
control the size, shape, and/or orientation of entities in a sketch or solid model
Geometrical Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER - Definitions used to control the shape of a
profile sketch through geometric relationships
Dimensional Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER - Measurements used to control the size or
position of entities in a sketch.
Algebraic Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER - Constraint that define the
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The engineering design process follows the same steps as the scientific discovery process, or
scientific method. True? - CORRECT ANSWER - No; there are major differences
The term "IPS" in SolidWorks refers to... - CORRECT ANSWER - measurement units
To create an extrusion, I must first draw a sketch on a surface. True? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Yes, but the surface must be flat
What are the fundamental types of sketch constraints? - CORRECT ANSWER - Geometrical
and dimensional
To clock a hexagonal feature so that it rests horizontally on one side, I would... - CORRECT
ANSWER - Apply a horizontal constraint
To create a revolved feature, the profile and the axis of the revolution must be what? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Coplanar
To create a solid of revolution, I must...
A) Select a plain line from the sketch to use as an axis
B) Make an axis in the sketch using a construction line
C) Use reference geometry to make an axis
D) Any of the above will work - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Any of the above will work
I have a distance in my sketch preceded by a "sigma" symbol. This means... - CORRECT
ANSWER - It is a dimension driven by a parametric formula
, Graphical User Interface (GUI) - CORRECT ANSWER - The format of information on the
visual display of a computer, giving its user control of the input, output, and editing of the
information
primary modeling planes, principal viewing planes, or datum planes - CORRECT ANSWER -
The planes representing the XY-, XZ-, and YZ-planes in a Cartesian coordinate system.
sketches - CORRECT ANSWER - Collection of 2-D entities
sketching editor - CORRECT ANSWER - A software tool used to create and
edit sketches.
Profile - CORRECT ANSWER - A planar sketch that is used to create a solid
Extrusion - CORRECT ANSWER - A solid that is bounded by the surfaces swept out in space
by a planar profile as it is pulled along a path perpendicular to the plane of the profile
Revolved solid - CORRECT ANSWER - a solid formed when a profile curve is rotated about
an axis
Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER - Geometric relationships, dimensions, or equations that
control the size, shape, and/or orientation of entities in a sketch or solid model
Geometrical Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER - Definitions used to control the shape of a
profile sketch through geometric relationships
Dimensional Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER - Measurements used to control the size or
position of entities in a sketch.
Algebraic Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER - Constraint that define the
