AUTOCAD LATEST EXAM TEST 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
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✔✔• Which direction are angles measured in autocad? - ✔✔counterclockwise
✔✔• Which pulldown menu & option do you use to change the screen color & customize
the right mouse button? - ✔✔o Application menu browser- options
✔✔• How do you access help? - ✔✔o F1, the help icon
✔✔• Why would you want to save your drawings as an earlier version of Autocad? -
✔✔o It allows you to share your files with other autocad users that are using older
versions
✔✔• How do you change the units from decimal to feet & inches? - ✔✔o Application
menu browser-> drawing utilities-> units
✔✔• How does the line command end? - ✔✔the enter key
✔✔• How does the circle command end? - ✔✔o Autocad automatically ends the
command
✔✔• When you erase objects, how do you know they were selected? - ✔✔o The lines
change from solid to dashed
✔✔• What is the difference between a crossing window & a selection window? - ✔✔o
Crossing- right to left- objects that are bounded by the window are selected, including
those that only a portion of which crosses the window
o Selection- left to right-only the objects bounded by the window are selected
✔✔• What are the blue boxes called & how did they get there? - ✔✔o Grips, when you
do not have a command in the command line & you click somewhere
✔✔• How do you get rid of the blue boxes? - ✔✔o Press ESC
✔✔• How do you use the wheel on your mouse to move around the drawing? - ✔✔o
Rolling the wheel zooms you in and out, pressing the wheel and moving the mouse
allows you to pan around, double-clicking the wheel = zoom extents
✔✔• What is the shortcut key for the zoom command? - ✔✔o The letter "z"
✔✔• What is a zoom window? - ✔✔o A "window" that allows you to zoom on a particular
object(s) that you select
, ✔✔• What is the option in the rectangle command that allows you to create a rectangle
of a specific size? - ✔✔dimensions (d)
✔✔• After you type in the size of a rectangle, what is the final step needed to complete
the rectangle command? - ✔✔o Specifying the second corner of the rectangle- clcicking
its location
✔✔• What command do you use to convert a rectangle into 4 separate lines? -
✔✔explode
✔✔• What command is used to create a line parallel to another line? - ✔✔offset
✔✔• How do you create an infinitely long parallel line? - ✔✔construction line
✔✔• How many steps are involved with creating an offset? - ✔✔o 5?
o click offset
o specify distance
o select object(s) to offset
o specify side/point to offset to
o enter
✔✔• How do you create horizontal, vertical, or angled lines that are infinitely long? -
✔✔o Construction line
✔✔• To change the length of a line, which commands can be used? - ✔✔o Extend/ trim,
lengthen
✔✔• Which icon on the status bar must be turned on to draw accurately? - ✔✔object
snap
✔✔• What is a fly-out style icon? - ✔✔o An icon where an option menu drops down
✔✔• On the utilities panel, you see the distance command, but not the angle command.
Where is it & how do you get to it? - ✔✔o Pick the black triangle, & then move down the
icon list to select the angle icon
✔✔• When using the distance command, autocad will give you the distance between 2
points. What other info will autocad provide? - ✔✔o The angle that would exist if a line
were drawn between the points
✔✔• The info about an object will show up on your command line & where else? - ✔✔on
your screen
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
•
✔✔• Which direction are angles measured in autocad? - ✔✔counterclockwise
✔✔• Which pulldown menu & option do you use to change the screen color & customize
the right mouse button? - ✔✔o Application menu browser- options
✔✔• How do you access help? - ✔✔o F1, the help icon
✔✔• Why would you want to save your drawings as an earlier version of Autocad? -
✔✔o It allows you to share your files with other autocad users that are using older
versions
✔✔• How do you change the units from decimal to feet & inches? - ✔✔o Application
menu browser-> drawing utilities-> units
✔✔• How does the line command end? - ✔✔the enter key
✔✔• How does the circle command end? - ✔✔o Autocad automatically ends the
command
✔✔• When you erase objects, how do you know they were selected? - ✔✔o The lines
change from solid to dashed
✔✔• What is the difference between a crossing window & a selection window? - ✔✔o
Crossing- right to left- objects that are bounded by the window are selected, including
those that only a portion of which crosses the window
o Selection- left to right-only the objects bounded by the window are selected
✔✔• What are the blue boxes called & how did they get there? - ✔✔o Grips, when you
do not have a command in the command line & you click somewhere
✔✔• How do you get rid of the blue boxes? - ✔✔o Press ESC
✔✔• How do you use the wheel on your mouse to move around the drawing? - ✔✔o
Rolling the wheel zooms you in and out, pressing the wheel and moving the mouse
allows you to pan around, double-clicking the wheel = zoom extents
✔✔• What is the shortcut key for the zoom command? - ✔✔o The letter "z"
✔✔• What is a zoom window? - ✔✔o A "window" that allows you to zoom on a particular
object(s) that you select
, ✔✔• What is the option in the rectangle command that allows you to create a rectangle
of a specific size? - ✔✔dimensions (d)
✔✔• After you type in the size of a rectangle, what is the final step needed to complete
the rectangle command? - ✔✔o Specifying the second corner of the rectangle- clcicking
its location
✔✔• What command do you use to convert a rectangle into 4 separate lines? -
✔✔explode
✔✔• What command is used to create a line parallel to another line? - ✔✔offset
✔✔• How do you create an infinitely long parallel line? - ✔✔construction line
✔✔• How many steps are involved with creating an offset? - ✔✔o 5?
o click offset
o specify distance
o select object(s) to offset
o specify side/point to offset to
o enter
✔✔• How do you create horizontal, vertical, or angled lines that are infinitely long? -
✔✔o Construction line
✔✔• To change the length of a line, which commands can be used? - ✔✔o Extend/ trim,
lengthen
✔✔• Which icon on the status bar must be turned on to draw accurately? - ✔✔object
snap
✔✔• What is a fly-out style icon? - ✔✔o An icon where an option menu drops down
✔✔• On the utilities panel, you see the distance command, but not the angle command.
Where is it & how do you get to it? - ✔✔o Pick the black triangle, & then move down the
icon list to select the angle icon
✔✔• When using the distance command, autocad will give you the distance between 2
points. What other info will autocad provide? - ✔✔o The angle that would exist if a line
were drawn between the points
✔✔• The info about an object will show up on your command line & where else? - ✔✔on
your screen
