2D Drafting and Annotation Flashcards
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Which AutoCAD command creates a single object made of connected line and arc segments?
Answer: PLINE
PLINE creates a polyline, a single object that can contain both line and arc segments.
A drafter needs a multi-paragraph note with bullets and mixed formatting. Which command is best?
Answer: MTEXT
MTEXT creates multiline text with paragraph formatting, bullets, and per-character styling.
Which command creates several linear dimensions that all measure from the same first extension line?
Answer: DIMBASELINE
DIMBASELINE places dimensions measured from a common base line, each offset from the last.
What is the main benefit of making text and dimensions annotative?
Answer: They automatically display at the correct size for each viewport's annotation scale
Annotative objects scale automatically to match the annotation scale, so they plot at a consistent paper size.
You stretch the boundary of an associative hatch. What happens to the hatch?
Answer: It updates to fill the new boundary
Associative hatches update automatically when their boundary objects are modified.
Which command creates a leader with an arrowhead, landing, and text or block content as one object?
Answer: MLEADER
MLEADER creates multileader objects that combine arrowhead, leader line, landing, and content.
Where do you define arrowhead size, text height, and extension line offsets for dimensions?
Answer: Dimension Style Manager
The Dimension Style Manager (DIMSTYLE) controls the appearance of dimension components.