ACE CAD Standards & File Management 3

Question 1

Which AutoCAD system variable controls whether a new drawing automatically uses color-dependent (.ctb) or named (.stb) plot styles?

Accepted Answer

PSTYLEPOLICY

Answer

PSTYLEPOLICY determines the plot style mode for new drawings: 1 uses color-dependent (CTB) and 0 uses named (STB) plot styles.

Question 2

A drawing references an xref that has been moved to a different folder. Which AutoCAD tool is used to remap the broken path?

Accepted Answer

Reference Manager (standalone utility)

Answer

Autodesk Reference Manager is a standalone utility that lets you find and repath broken xref, image, and font links across multiple DWG files.

Question 3

What is the primary advantage of using sheet sets (.DST files) over individually managed layout tabs?

Accepted Answer

Sheet sets automate sheet numbering, title block data, and transmittal packaging

Answer

Sheet Set Manager centralizes sheet metadata, auto-populates title block fields via fields, and simplifies publishing and transmittal creation.

Question 4

In AutoCAD, which command removes all unused named objects (layers, blocks, styles) from a drawing in a single operation?

Accepted Answer

PURGE

Answer

PURGE removes unreferenced named objects such as layers with no objects, unused block definitions, and orphaned styles.

Question 5

Which layer property setting makes a layer's objects invisible in both model space and paper space but still selectable?

Accepted Answer

Off

Answer

Turning a layer Off hides its objects but they remain selectable and part of regeneration; Freeze excludes them from regeneration entirely.

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