Solidworks Final Study Guide with
verified answers
The FeatureManager Design Tree is used for keeping a record of all operations/features in an order. -
ANSWER-True
In SOLIDWORKS, you can open IGES and STEP files. - ANSWER-True
The Features CommandManager is provided with different sets of tools that are used for creating -
ANSWER-3D Models
The Surfaces CommandManager is provided with different sets of tools that are used for creating
surface models. - ANSWER-True
.slddrw - ANSWER-Drawing Modeling Environment
.sldprt - ANSWER-Part Modeling Environment
.sldasm - ANSWER-Assembly Modeling Environment
The surface modeling environment and the Sheet Metal environment of SOLIDWORKS can be invoked
within the ____ ________ environment. - ANSWER-Part
A fillet feature is known as ______ feature. - ANSWER-Placed
Features are divided into which of the following two main categories? - ANSWER-placed, sketch based
An ellipse is drawn by defining its major axis and minor axis. - ANSWER-True
A Parabola is a symmetrical plane curve formed by the intersection of a cone and a
______________________ parallel to its side. - ANSWER-Plane
In SolidWorks there is a arc widget but a tangent arc can also be drawn by using the ____________
tool - ANSWER-line
If the Rho value of a conic curve is less than 0.5 then the conic is an _______ . - ANSWER-ellipse
A polygon has number of sides ranging from ____ to ____. - ANSWER-3, 40
You can offset sketch entities or edges at a specified offset distance by using the Offset Entities tool. -
ANSWER-True
You can rotate a sketch entity or entities at an angle by using the Rotate Entities tool. - ANSWER-True
You can stretch entities of a sketch by using the Stretch Entities tool. - ANSWER-True
On selecting the Select chain check box , all the contiguous entities of the selected entity get selected,
automatically in the drawing area. - ANSWER-True
The number of pattern instances specified in the Number of Instances field do not include the parent
or original instance selected to pattern. (True/False) - ANSWER-False
, You can extend sketch entities up to their nearest intersection by using the Extend Entities tool. -
ANSWER-True
To rotate sketch entities anti-clockwise, you need to define the ________ angle value. - ANSWER-
positive
While offsetting sketch entities, if you click on the select _____ check box, all the contiguous entities
of the selected entity get selected. - ANSWER-chain
You cannot modify dimensions once they have been applied. - ANSWER-False
All degrees of freedoms of a fully defined sketch are _____. - ANSWER-fixed
You can apply geometric relations on a sketch entity, between sketch entities, and between sketch
entities and planes, axes, edges, or vertices - ANSWER-True
You can control the display or visibility of the applied geometric relations in the drawing area by using
the _____ _______ ____________ tool in the View (Heads-Up) toolbar. - ANSWER-View Sketch
Relations
The _________ diameter dimension can be applied to a sketch of a revolved feature. - ANSWER-
Symmetric Linear
The ____ ______ mate is used for translating linear motion into rotational motion from one
component to another and vice versa. - ANSWER-Rack Pinion Mate
The Bottom-up Assembly Approach is most widely used approach for assembling components. -
ANSWER-True
In the Top-down Assembly Approach, all the components of an assembly are created within the
Assembly environment. - ANSWER-True
In SOLIDWORKS, you can assemble components together by using what types of mates? - ANSWER-
Standard, Advanced, Mechanical
Standard mates are used for positioning components of an assembly by restricting or reducing the
degrees of freedom of the components. - ANSWER-True
Mechanical mates are used for creating a mechanism between components of an assembly. -
ANSWER-True
In SOLIDWORKS, you can move individual components of an assembly along their free degrees of
freedoms by using the Move Component tool. - ANSWER-True
If you make any change in a component in the Part modeling environment, the same change is
automatically reflected in the assembly environment and vice versa. This is because of the _________
association property of Solidworks. - ANSWER-Bidirectional
The ______ _______ toolbar allows you to change the orientation of a component before defining its
placement point in the assembly environment - ANSWER-Rotate Context
The _______ ______ mate is used for center aligning two rectangular profiles, two circular profiles, or
a rectangular profile and a circular profile with each other. - ANSWER-Concentric
The ____ mate allows two components to rotate relative to each other and form a gear mechanism. -
ANSWER-Gear
verified answers
The FeatureManager Design Tree is used for keeping a record of all operations/features in an order. -
ANSWER-True
In SOLIDWORKS, you can open IGES and STEP files. - ANSWER-True
The Features CommandManager is provided with different sets of tools that are used for creating -
ANSWER-3D Models
The Surfaces CommandManager is provided with different sets of tools that are used for creating
surface models. - ANSWER-True
.slddrw - ANSWER-Drawing Modeling Environment
.sldprt - ANSWER-Part Modeling Environment
.sldasm - ANSWER-Assembly Modeling Environment
The surface modeling environment and the Sheet Metal environment of SOLIDWORKS can be invoked
within the ____ ________ environment. - ANSWER-Part
A fillet feature is known as ______ feature. - ANSWER-Placed
Features are divided into which of the following two main categories? - ANSWER-placed, sketch based
An ellipse is drawn by defining its major axis and minor axis. - ANSWER-True
A Parabola is a symmetrical plane curve formed by the intersection of a cone and a
______________________ parallel to its side. - ANSWER-Plane
In SolidWorks there is a arc widget but a tangent arc can also be drawn by using the ____________
tool - ANSWER-line
If the Rho value of a conic curve is less than 0.5 then the conic is an _______ . - ANSWER-ellipse
A polygon has number of sides ranging from ____ to ____. - ANSWER-3, 40
You can offset sketch entities or edges at a specified offset distance by using the Offset Entities tool. -
ANSWER-True
You can rotate a sketch entity or entities at an angle by using the Rotate Entities tool. - ANSWER-True
You can stretch entities of a sketch by using the Stretch Entities tool. - ANSWER-True
On selecting the Select chain check box , all the contiguous entities of the selected entity get selected,
automatically in the drawing area. - ANSWER-True
The number of pattern instances specified in the Number of Instances field do not include the parent
or original instance selected to pattern. (True/False) - ANSWER-False
, You can extend sketch entities up to their nearest intersection by using the Extend Entities tool. -
ANSWER-True
To rotate sketch entities anti-clockwise, you need to define the ________ angle value. - ANSWER-
positive
While offsetting sketch entities, if you click on the select _____ check box, all the contiguous entities
of the selected entity get selected. - ANSWER-chain
You cannot modify dimensions once they have been applied. - ANSWER-False
All degrees of freedoms of a fully defined sketch are _____. - ANSWER-fixed
You can apply geometric relations on a sketch entity, between sketch entities, and between sketch
entities and planes, axes, edges, or vertices - ANSWER-True
You can control the display or visibility of the applied geometric relations in the drawing area by using
the _____ _______ ____________ tool in the View (Heads-Up) toolbar. - ANSWER-View Sketch
Relations
The _________ diameter dimension can be applied to a sketch of a revolved feature. - ANSWER-
Symmetric Linear
The ____ ______ mate is used for translating linear motion into rotational motion from one
component to another and vice versa. - ANSWER-Rack Pinion Mate
The Bottom-up Assembly Approach is most widely used approach for assembling components. -
ANSWER-True
In the Top-down Assembly Approach, all the components of an assembly are created within the
Assembly environment. - ANSWER-True
In SOLIDWORKS, you can assemble components together by using what types of mates? - ANSWER-
Standard, Advanced, Mechanical
Standard mates are used for positioning components of an assembly by restricting or reducing the
degrees of freedom of the components. - ANSWER-True
Mechanical mates are used for creating a mechanism between components of an assembly. -
ANSWER-True
In SOLIDWORKS, you can move individual components of an assembly along their free degrees of
freedoms by using the Move Component tool. - ANSWER-True
If you make any change in a component in the Part modeling environment, the same change is
automatically reflected in the assembly environment and vice versa. This is because of the _________
association property of Solidworks. - ANSWER-Bidirectional
The ______ _______ toolbar allows you to change the orientation of a component before defining its
placement point in the assembly environment - ANSWER-Rotate Context
The _______ ______ mate is used for center aligning two rectangular profiles, two circular profiles, or
a rectangular profile and a circular profile with each other. - ANSWER-Concentric
The ____ mate allows two components to rotate relative to each other and form a gear mechanism. -
ANSWER-Gear
