MAE 1351 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The term "IPS" in SolidWorks refers to... Answer: measurement
units
◉ To create an extrusion, I must first draw a sketch on a surface.
True? Answer: Yes, but the surface must be flat
◉ What are the fundamental types of sketch constraints? Answer:
Geometrical and dimensional
◉ To clock a hexagonal feature so that it rests horizontally on one
side, I would... Answer: Apply a horizontal constraint
◉ To create a revolved feature, the profile and the axis of the
revolution must be what? 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 Answer: D) Any of the above will work
◉ I have a distance in my sketch preceded by a "sigma" symbol. This
means... Answer: It is a dimension driven by a parametric formula
◉ Graphical User Interface (GUI) 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 Answer: The planes representing the XY-, XZ-, and YZ-planes
in a Cartesian coordinate system.
◉ sketches Answer: Collection of 2-D entities
◉ sketching editor Answer: A software tool used to create and
edit sketches.
◉ Profile Answer: A planar sketch that is used to create a solid
◉ Extrusion 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
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The term "IPS" in SolidWorks refers to... Answer: measurement
units
◉ To create an extrusion, I must first draw a sketch on a surface.
True? Answer: Yes, but the surface must be flat
◉ What are the fundamental types of sketch constraints? Answer:
Geometrical and dimensional
◉ To clock a hexagonal feature so that it rests horizontally on one
side, I would... Answer: Apply a horizontal constraint
◉ To create a revolved feature, the profile and the axis of the
revolution must be what? 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 Answer: D) Any of the above will work
◉ I have a distance in my sketch preceded by a "sigma" symbol. This
means... Answer: It is a dimension driven by a parametric formula
◉ Graphical User Interface (GUI) 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 Answer: The planes representing the XY-, XZ-, and YZ-planes
in a Cartesian coordinate system.
◉ sketches Answer: Collection of 2-D entities
◉ sketching editor Answer: A software tool used to create and
edit sketches.
◉ Profile Answer: A planar sketch that is used to create a solid
◉ Extrusion 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
