What is an assembly? - ANSWERSA group of components working together as a single
functional unit
A collection of related parts that are grouped together as a single functional unit but
designed to be incorporated with other units into a larger manufacturing product is
called ______ - ANSWERSSubassembly
Which assembly modeling methodology is more appropriate for large complex products
and highly collaborative projects that need to be supported by PDM systems? -
ANSWERSTop-Down
The concept employed to add a part to an assembly so that the component appears in
the assembly, but the actual geometric data of the component remains in the source
component file is called ______ - ANSWERSInstantiation
How many degrees of freedom does an unconstrained object in 3D space have? -
ANSWERS6
A variable that can be dynamically set to any numeric value and then referenced by a
CAD model for dimensioning purposes is called ________ - ANSWERSParameter
Which of the following statements about part families and configurations is TRUE? -
ANSWERSConfigurations can leverage parameters and formulas to build part variations
A part manufactured in complete compliance with published government or industry-
accepted specifications and include all information necessary to produce the part is
called _______ - ANSWERSStandard part
Which of the following statements is FALSE? - ANSWERSParameters cannot be
defined in under-defined sketches
Although often used indistinctively, which term refers to a group of elements that mainly
differ in size? - ANSWERSPart families
What does it mean for a technical drawing to be a derivative of a model? -
ANSWERSThe attributes of the drawing are driven by the model via a parent/child
reference relationship
Which of the following items is a general category of drawing elements? -
ANSWERSObject geometry views, notes, drawing sheet format and title block
Dashed, thin lines used to depict geometric features that are not visible in a given view
are called ______ - ANSWERSHidden lines