ACA ACA File Management and Output 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the primary purpose of the PURGE command in AutoCAD?
- To delete all objects from the drawing
- To remove unused named objects such as blocks, layers, and linetypes from the drawing (Correct answer)
- To clear the command history
- To uninstall unused AutoCAD plug-ins
Correct answer: To remove unused named objects such as blocks, layers, and linetypes from the drawing
The PURGE command removes unused named objects—such as blocks, layers, linetypes, and text styles—from the drawing to reduce file size.
Question 2: When plotting in AutoCAD, what does a 'plot style table' control?
- The arrangement of viewports on the layout
- How object colors are translated to lineweights and colors on the printed output (Correct answer)
- The paper size and orientation
- The number of copies to print
Correct answer: How object colors are translated to lineweights and colors on the printed output
A plot style table (.ctb or .stb file) controls how colors are translated to pen widths and colors (or grayscale) during plotting.
Question 3: In AutoCAD, what is an 'annotative' object?
- An object that contains explanatory text comments for other users
- An object that automatically scales its display size based on the viewport or annotation scale (Correct answer)
- An object linked to a database record
- A dimension style that uses architectural units
Correct answer: An object that automatically scales its display size based on the viewport or annotation scale
An annotative object (text, dimension, hatch) automatically adjusts its display size based on the current annotation scale so it appears correctly in differently scaled viewports.
Question 4: Which file type in AutoCAD stores drawing standards such as approved layers, linetypes, and text styles for standards checking?
- .dwg
- .dwt
- .dws (Correct answer)
- .dxf
Correct answer: .dws
A .dws (Drawing Standards) file stores approved standards definitions used with the CAD Standards tools to check drawings for compliance.
Question 5: What does the RECOVER command do in AutoCAD?
- Restores deleted objects using an undo history
- Attempts to open and repair a damaged or corrupted drawing file (Correct answer)
- Recovers deleted layers in a drawing
- Restores a previous version from autosave
Correct answer: Attempts to open and repair a damaged or corrupted drawing file
The RECOVER command attempts to open a damaged or corrupted DWG file and repair it so the drawing data can be accessed.
Question 6: In AutoCAD, what is the function of the WBLOCK command?
- Creates a new drawing file from selected objects or a block definition (Correct answer)
- Writes a text block to the command line output
- Locks a block so it cannot be edited
- Converts a block to a 3D solid
Correct answer: Creates a new drawing file from selected objects or a block definition
The WBLOCK command writes selected objects or an existing block definition out to a separate, standalone DWG file.
ACA ACA File Management and Output 2
What is the primary purpose of the PURGE command in AutoCAD?