ACP AutoCAD 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which command allows you to create a multiline text object with paragraph formatting in AutoCAD?
- TEXT
- MTEXT (Correct answer)
- DTEXT
- QTEXT
Correct answer: MTEXT
MTEXT (Multiline Text) supports paragraph formatting, columns, and rich text options unlike single-line TEXT.
Question 2: What is the purpose of the OVERKILL command in AutoCAD?
- Removes duplicate or overlapping geometry (Correct answer)
- Deletes all objects on a layer
- Purges unused blocks from the drawing
- Converts splines to polylines
Correct answer: Removes duplicate or overlapping geometry
OVERKILL removes duplicate objects and overlapping or redundant geometry to clean up drawings.
Question 3: Which system variable controls the display of lineweights on screen in AutoCAD?
- LWDISPLAY (Correct answer)
- LWEIGHT
- LINEWEIGHT
- LWSCALE
Correct answer: LWDISPLAY
LWDISPLAY toggles the on-screen display of lineweights (also accessible via the status bar LWT button).
Question 4: When using the STRETCH command, which selection method is REQUIRED to move objects while stretching others?
- Window selection
- Crossing selection (Correct answer)
- Fence selection
- Last selection
Correct answer: Crossing selection
STRETCH requires a crossing (or crossing polygon) selection; objects fully inside move, those crossed are stretched.
Question 5: In AutoCAD, what does the WBLOCK command do?
- Creates a new layer for blocks
- Writes objects or a block to an external DWG file (Correct answer)
- Inserts a block from an external file
- Lists all blocks in the current drawing
Correct answer: Writes objects or a block to an external DWG file
WBLOCK (Write Block) exports selected objects or an existing block definition to a separate DWG file.
Question 6: Which grip mode allows you to rotate an object around a base point using grips in AutoCAD?
- Move
- Scale
- Rotate (Correct answer)
- Mirror
Correct answer: Rotate
Cycling through grip modes (pressing Spacebar after selecting a grip) reaches Rotate, which rotates the object about that grip point.
Question 7: What does the APERTURE system variable control in AutoCAD?
- The size of the object snap target box (Correct answer)
- The size of the crosshair cursor
- The pickbox size for object selection
- The zoom factor for scroll wheel
Correct answer: The size of the object snap target box
APERTURE sets the size (in pixels) of the object snap target box that appears when osnaps are active.
ACP AutoCAD 2
Which command allows you to create a multiline text object with paragraph formatting in AutoCAD?