The Sketcher 1. If a geometric entity or a dimension is displayed in red, this implies that it is:
Partially Defined
Fully Defined
Overdefined
None of these
2. Which of the following sketch tools does not require one or more existing sketch entities?
Mirror
Tangent Arc
Partial Ellipse
Offset Entities
3. If the position of the original point in the figure below is changed, the mirrored point will remain in the same spot.
TRUE
FALSE
4. The Power Trim option can be used to trim sketched geometry by clicking and dragging the mouse cursor through sketch segments that you want to trim away.
TRUE
FALSE
5. When you select a face to use as the sketch plane, any sketch entities extending beyond the boundaries of that face will result in an error.
TRUE
FALSE
Sketched Features 6. A loft feature can be created from a single 3D sketch.
True
False
7. Which option within the Loft PropertyManager is used to control the tangency between the sketch profiles?
Manage Transitions
Start/End Constraints
Guide Curves
None of these
8. Which end condition from the Cut-Extrude Property manager is used to cut the entire part?
Blind
Up to Next
Through All
Up to Vertex
9. Unlike the Extruded Boss, the Sweep feature does not give you the option to create a Thin Feature.
TRUE
FALSE
10. Which of the following features is an applied feature, meaning that it is not defined by one or more sketches?
Loft
Rib
Shell
Revolve
Applied Features 11. A Shell Feature can only be used to create shells with a uniform thickness. Any walls that you want to give different thicknesses to will need to have material added or removed afterward.
TRUE
FALSE
12. Faces, edges, features, and loops can all be selected to add to the Fillet PropertyManager selection box.
TRUE
FALSE
13. Which of the following keys is a standard shortcut for the Zoom to Fit tool?
Z
F
B
T
14. Which check box is selected to make sure that only the original hole is patterned in the second direction and not the patterned holes?
Direction 2
Instances to Skip
Pattern Seed Only
None of these
15. The only way to create a reference plane is by offsetting it from an existing face or plane.
True
False
Parts 16. When you create a design table, the toolbars are changed and an embedded Excel application is started.
TRUE
FALSE
17. After you create a design table, an Excel icon is displayed in the ConfigurationManager Tree which implies that the design table is driving the configuration.
TRUE
FALSE
18. You can double-click a feature in the graphics area to display its dimensions.
TRUE
FALSE
19. When modifying a dimension, you can specify which configuration(s) you want the modified dimension to apply to.
TRUE
FALSE
20. After an extruded feature has been created, you can always go back and edit the feature. When you edit an existing extrude feature, which of the following cannot be changed from the Extrude PropertyManager?
The end condition
The depth
The shape of the sketch profile
The direction of the extrude
Assemblies 21. You cannot apply mates between the face of a model and a reference plane.
TRUE
FALSE
22. The (f) in front of the first component listed in the Feature Manager Tree indicates:
The component is Flexible.
The component is Floating and free to move.
The component is Fixed.
The component is fully defined from mates.
23. You can insert a component into an assembly by dragging the .SLDPRT part file from Windows Explorer into the SOLIDWORKS window and dropping it in your assembly.
TRUE
FALSE
24. You can apply the Tangent Mate between a flat face and a sphere.
TRUE
FALSE
25. You can apply a Tangent Mate between two flat faces.
TRUE
FALSE
Views 26. When do the Curves Influence selection boxes appear?
Only when Direction 1 is in use
Only when Direction 2 is in use
When both Direction 1 and 2 are in use
None of these are correct
27. The Projected Curve feature has 2 options, which of the following pairs is correct? A) Sketch on Faces B) Sketch on Edge C) Sketch on Sketch D) Sketch on Point
Both B and D
Both A and B
Both A and C
Both C and D
28. Even if you`ve applied a custom scale to a drawing view, changing the scale of the entire sheet still modify the scale of that drawing view.
True
False
29. The main reason to use Total Runout over Runout would be to control the taper along the axial direction of the part.
True
False
30. Which of the following features easily allows you to combine two or more sketches into a single curve?
Composite Curve
Projected Curve
Curve through XYZ points
Intersection Curve
Dimensions, Etc. 31. If you have created and saved a drawing template in the default Tutorial folder, then that template will be displayed in the Tutorials tab of the New SOLIDWORKS Document dialog box.
True
False
32. When you attach a balloon to a face, it is attached with an arrow.
TRUE
FALSE
33. You can modify a driven dimension and the part geometry will also be modified.
True
False
34. To save a Custom Sheet Format you should choose ______ from the File Drop Down Menu.
Save
Save As
Save Sheet Format
Save All
35. Baseline dimensions always move in groups, meaning that if you move one dimension, then all the dimensions in the group are moved.
True
False
Advanced Parts 36. In a draft analysis a straddle face is a face that:
Needs to be drafted
Has both negative and positive draft
Partially meets the draft requirement
Fully meets the draft requirement
37. When the path and guide curve have different lengths, the sweep will have the length of...
The shortest entity
The longest entity
The path
The guide curve
38. Shut off surfaces are necessary when the part being molded has openings and/or windows.
True
False
39. A snap groove must be created after its corresponding snap hook has already been created.
True
False
40. These types of surfaces define the face where the core and cavity blocks will touch.
Shut off
Boundary
Parting
Side core
41. Occluded undercuts are parts that cannot be molded without the use of __________.
Side cores
Parting surfaces
Tooling split
Parting lines
42. To create a lip/groove feature while working with an assembly, SOLIDWORKS must be in the edit part mode.
True
False
Advanced Assemblies 43. When creating a new configuration, you always have to give it a unique name, description, and comment.
False
True
44. You cannot make changes at the part level while working in an assembly.
False
True
45. If a change is made to a mirrored component at the assembly level, both the original and the mirrored component will have that same change.
True
False
46. Using SOLIDWORKS Explorer, you can determine what assembly a part file is used in by going to:
Properties
References
Where Used
Configurations
47. External references are a side effect of creating:
In-context parts
Bottom-Up designs
Assembly features
Assembly mates
48. Deleting component folders will also delete the components.
FALSE
TRUE
49. The Limit Mate allows you to set limits on what type of motion?
Either Linear or Angular
Neither Linear nor Angular
Only linear
Only angular
Sheet Metal 50. The Rip feature is generally used to ________.
Create cuts in sheet metal parts
Remove features in sheet metal parts
Remove flanges and tabs
Create sheet metal seams that separate faces
51. You can use the sheet metal Corner Trim option to change the part in both its flattened and folded state.
TRUE
FALSE
52. You can convert SolidBody parts to sheet metal.
True
False
53. In order to select multiple edges for an Edge Flange they must be in contact.
TRUE
FALSE
54. When creating a sketch for a sheet metal Base Flange, it`s important to break off any sharp corners with sketch fillets.
TRUE
FALSE
55. The sketch used for a Sketched Bend or Jog does not have to cross the entire surface.
TRUE
FALSE
56. You can use the Edge Flange feature to add material to sheet metal cones and cylinders.
TRUE
FALSE
SimulationXpress 57. You can apply loads to ____________ in SimulationXpress.
Assemblies
Edges
Vertices
Faces
58. If you have a book shelf that you plan to put 25 lbs on, but the shelf will actually hold 100 lbs before it breaks, the shelf would have a factor of safety of:
.25
1.25
4
None of these
59. SimulationXpress results can be exported as __________.
.SIMX
.SLDRLT
.AVI
.DOCX
60. If you use a 4000lbs load, choose the Per Item option, and select two faces to apply the load, SimulationXpress applies a total load of 8000lbs.
TRUE
FALSE
61. How many dimensions can be optimized using SimulationXpress?
0
1
2
3