AutoCAD Quality Control & Assurance 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which AutoCAD tool checks a drawing for standards violations defined in a .dws file?
- AUDIT
- CHECKSTANDARDS (Correct answer)
- PURGE
- QCCHECK
Correct answer: CHECKSTANDARDS
CHECKSTANDARDS compares an open drawing against a CAD standards file (.dws) and reports violations.
Question 2: When configuring a CAD standards file, which elements can be checked for compliance?
- Layers, text styles, dimension styles, and linetypes (Correct answer)
- Blocks, hatches, viewports, and tables
- Xrefs, images, PDFs, and point clouds
- UCS settings, grid spacing, snap, and units
Correct answer: Layers, text styles, dimension styles, and linetypes
AutoCAD standards checking covers layers, text styles, dimension styles, and linetypes as the four supported property types.
Question 3: What is the purpose of the AUDIT command in AutoCAD?
- Lists all external references in the drawing
- Examines the drawing database for errors and optionally repairs them (Correct answer)
- Validates sheet set configurations
- Checks layer compliance against a .dws file
Correct answer: Examines the drawing database for errors and optionally repairs them
AUDIT scans the drawing's internal database for structural errors and can automatically fix them.
Question 4: A dimension style in a drawing does not match the standard defined in the .dws file. What option does CHECKSTANDARDS offer?
- Delete the nonconforming dimension style
- Fix the violation by replacing it with the standard style (Correct answer)
- Convert the dimension style to a block
- Rename the dimension style automatically
Correct answer: Fix the violation by replacing it with the standard style
CHECKSTANDARDS can fix violations by replacing the nonconforming property with the standard definition from the .dws file.
Question 5: Which command removes unused named objects (layers, blocks, styles) from a drawing to reduce file size?
- AUDIT
- WBLOCK
- PURGE (Correct answer)
- RECOVER
Correct answer: PURGE
PURGE removes unreferenced named objects such as blocks, layers, and styles from the drawing database.
Question 6: In a QA workflow, what does setting VISRETAIN to 1 ensure when working with xrefs?
- Xref layers are always reloaded from the source file
- The host drawing retains its own visibility overrides for xref layers (Correct answer)
- All xref layers are purged on save
- Xref layer colors match the host drawing's color scheme
Correct answer: The host drawing retains its own visibility overrides for xref layers
VISRETAIN=1 causes the host drawing to preserve any layer visibility settings (on/off, freeze, color) overridden locally for xref layers.
Question 7: Which file format is used to save a drawing template that enforces company drafting standards for new drawings?
- .dwg
- .dws
- .dwt (Correct answer)
- .dxf
Correct answer: .dwt
Drawing template files (.dwt) contain predefined settings, styles, and layers that enforce standards when starting new drawings.
AutoCAD Quality Control & Assurance 2
Which AutoCAD tool checks a drawing for standards violations defined in a .dws file?