MAE 1351 EXAM 1, MAE 1351 EXAM 2
COMBINED. 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The engineering design process follows the same steps as the scientific discovery process, or
scientific method. True? - ANS No; there are major differences
The term "IPS" in SolidWorks refers to... - ANS measurement units
To create an extrusion, I must first draw a sketch on a surface. True? - ANS Yes, but the
surface must be flat
What are the fundamental types of sketch constraints? - ANS Geometrical and dimensional
To clock a hexagonal feature so that it rests horizontally on one side, I would... - ANS Apply a
horizontal constraint
To create a revolved feature, the profile and the axis of the revolution must be what? -
ANS 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 - ANS D) Any of the above will work
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,I have a distance in my sketch preceded by a "sigma" symbol. This means... - ANS It is a
dimension driven by a parametric formula
Graphical User Interface (GUI) - ANS 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 - ANS The planes
representing the XY-, XZ-, and YZ-planes in a Cartesian coordinate system.
sketches - ANS Collection of 2-D entities
sketching editor - ANS A software tool used to create and
edit sketches.
Profile - ANS A planar sketch that is used to create a solid
Extrusion - ANS 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 - ANS a solid formed when a profile curve is rotated about an axis
Constraints - ANS Geometric relationships, dimensions, or equations that control the size,
shape, and/or orientation of entities in a sketch or solid model
Geometrical Constraints - ANS Definitions used to control the shape of a profile sketch
through geometric relationships
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, Dimensional Constraints - ANS Measurements used to control the size or position of entities
in a sketch.
Algebraic Constraints - ANS Constraint that define the
value of a selected variable as the result of an algebraic expression containing other variables
from the solid model.
Variational techniques - ANS Modeling techniques in which algebraic expressions or
equations that express relationships between a number of variables and constants, any one of
which can be calculated when all of the others are known.
Parametric techniques - ANS Modeling techniques where all driven dimensions in algebraic
expressions must be known for the value of the dependent variables to be calculated.
Driven Dimension - ANS A variable connected to an algebraic constraint that can be modified
only by user changes to the driving dimensions.
Ground Constraint - ANS A constraint usually applied to a new sketch to fix the location of
the sketch in space.
Regeneration - ANS The process of updating the profile or part to show its new shape after
constraints are added or changed
Protrusion - ANS A feature created by the addition of solid volume to a model
Cut - ANS A feature created by the removal of solid volume from a model
Sketching Plane - ANS A plane where 2-D sketches and profiles can be created.
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COMBINED. 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The engineering design process follows the same steps as the scientific discovery process, or
scientific method. True? - ANS No; there are major differences
The term "IPS" in SolidWorks refers to... - ANS measurement units
To create an extrusion, I must first draw a sketch on a surface. True? - ANS Yes, but the
surface must be flat
What are the fundamental types of sketch constraints? - ANS Geometrical and dimensional
To clock a hexagonal feature so that it rests horizontally on one side, I would... - ANS Apply a
horizontal constraint
To create a revolved feature, the profile and the axis of the revolution must be what? -
ANS 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 - ANS D) Any of the above will work
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,I have a distance in my sketch preceded by a "sigma" symbol. This means... - ANS It is a
dimension driven by a parametric formula
Graphical User Interface (GUI) - ANS 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 - ANS The planes
representing the XY-, XZ-, and YZ-planes in a Cartesian coordinate system.
sketches - ANS Collection of 2-D entities
sketching editor - ANS A software tool used to create and
edit sketches.
Profile - ANS A planar sketch that is used to create a solid
Extrusion - ANS 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 - ANS a solid formed when a profile curve is rotated about an axis
Constraints - ANS Geometric relationships, dimensions, or equations that control the size,
shape, and/or orientation of entities in a sketch or solid model
Geometrical Constraints - ANS Definitions used to control the shape of a profile sketch
through geometric relationships
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, Dimensional Constraints - ANS Measurements used to control the size or position of entities
in a sketch.
Algebraic Constraints - ANS Constraint that define the
value of a selected variable as the result of an algebraic expression containing other variables
from the solid model.
Variational techniques - ANS Modeling techniques in which algebraic expressions or
equations that express relationships between a number of variables and constants, any one of
which can be calculated when all of the others are known.
Parametric techniques - ANS Modeling techniques where all driven dimensions in algebraic
expressions must be known for the value of the dependent variables to be calculated.
Driven Dimension - ANS A variable connected to an algebraic constraint that can be modified
only by user changes to the driving dimensions.
Ground Constraint - ANS A constraint usually applied to a new sketch to fix the location of
the sketch in space.
Regeneration - ANS The process of updating the profile or part to show its new shape after
constraints are added or changed
Protrusion - ANS A feature created by the addition of solid volume to a model
Cut - ANS A feature created by the removal of solid volume from a model
Sketching Plane - ANS A plane where 2-D sketches and profiles can be created.
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