MAE 1351 EXAM 1: Questions &
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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...
- Select a plain line from the sketch to use as an axis
- Make an axis in the sketch using a construction line
- Use reference geometry to make an axis
- 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
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