ACP AutoCAD 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which AutoCAD command is used to control the visibility of specific attributes within a block without editing the block definition?
- ATTEDIT
- ATTDISP (Correct answer)
- BATTMAN
- EATTEDIT
Correct answer: ATTDISP
ATTDISP globally controls attribute visibility: Normal, On (all visible), or Off (all hidden) across all block insertions.
Question 2: In AutoCAD, what is the effect of setting MIRRTEXE to 1?
- Text is mirrored along with other geometry (Correct answer)
- Text retains readable orientation when mirrored
- Text is excluded from all mirror operations
- Text is converted to geometry during mirror
Correct answer: Text is mirrored along with other geometry
MIRRTEXT=1 causes text to be mirrored (flipped) just like other geometry; MIRRTEXT=0 keeps text readable.
Question 3: Which command in AutoCAD extracts attribute data from blocks and exports it to an external file?
- ATTEXT
- EATTEXT
- DATAEXTRACT (Correct answer)
- ATTEDIT
Correct answer: DATAEXTRACT
DATAEXTRACT (Data Extraction wizard) extracts block attribute and property data and outputs it to a table or external file.
Question 4: In AutoCAD's dynamic block editor, what does an 'Alignment' parameter do?
- Aligns the block's insertion point to the UCS origin
- Allows the block to rotate automatically to align with nearby objects (Correct answer)
- Locks the block's rotation to 0 degrees
- Snaps the block to the nearest grid point
Correct answer: Allows the block to rotate automatically to align with nearby objects
An Alignment parameter allows a dynamic block to automatically rotate and align itself perpendicular or tangent to another object when inserted near it.
Question 5: What is the primary purpose of the XCLIP command in AutoCAD?
- Clips an external reference to a defined boundary (Correct answer)
- Attaches an external reference to the drawing
- Reloads an unloaded external reference
- Converts an xref to a block in place
Correct answer: Clips an external reference to a defined boundary
XCLIP defines a clipping boundary for an xref (or block), hiding portions outside the boundary without deleting them.
Question 6: When you type a coordinate as @5<45 in AutoCAD, what does this represent?
- Absolute polar: 5 units at 45 degrees from origin
- Relative polar: 5 units at 45 degrees from the last point (Correct answer)
- Relative Cartesian: X=5, Y=45 from last point
- Absolute Cartesian: X=5, Y=45 from origin
Correct answer: Relative polar: 5 units at 45 degrees from the last point
The @ symbol makes the coordinate relative to the last point; the < symbol denotes a polar angle, so @5<45 means 5 units at 45° from the last point.
Question 7: Which AutoCAD feature allows multiple users to simultaneously work on different portions of a large drawing?
- Sheet Set Manager
- External References (Xrefs) (Correct answer)
- Reference Manager
- Layer States Manager
Correct answer: External References (Xrefs)
Xrefs allow a team to split a project into separate DWG files that are referenced into an assembly drawing, enabling concurrent editing.
ACP AutoCAD 4
Which AutoCAD command is used to control the visibility of specific attributes within a block without editing the block definition?