AutoCAD Quality Control & Assurance 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which AUDIT command response indicates the drawing had errors that were corrected?
- '0 errors found' with no prompt
- 'n errors found and fixed' when prompted Yes to fix errors (Correct answer)
- 'Drawing database is clean' message
- 'Purge complete' confirmation
Correct answer: 'n errors found and fixed' when prompted Yes to fix errors
When you answer Yes to fix errors, AUDIT reports how many errors were found and fixed in the command line.
Question 2: A project manager wants drawings to automatically load a specific layer standard on creation. The best approach is to:
- Run CHECKSTANDARDS manually on every new file
- Embed the standard layers in the company .dwt template file (Correct answer)
- Use a LISP routine to add layers on QSAVE
- Set LAYISO to enforce a fixed layer set
Correct answer: Embed the standard layers in the company .dwt template file
Baking standard layers, styles, and settings into a .dwt template ensures every new drawing starts with the correct configuration.
Question 3: In AutoCAD's Layer Properties Manager, what does the 'Plot' column toggle control from a QA perspective?
- Whether the layer is visible in model space
- Whether objects on that layer are included when the drawing is plotted or published (Correct answer)
- Whether the layer appears in xref drawings
- Whether the layer is locked for editing
Correct answer: Whether objects on that layer are included when the drawing is plotted or published
The Plot toggle determines if a layer's objects are output when plotting or publishing, allowing non-printable construction layers.
Question 4: What is a best practice for controlling lineweight quality on printed drawings?
- Set all lineweights to DEFAULT and rely on plot style tables (.ctb or .stb) for output weight (Correct answer)
- Manually set lineweight on every object individually
- Use true color (RGB) assignments instead of color numbers
- Turn off lineweight display in the status bar
Correct answer: Set all lineweights to DEFAULT and rely on plot style tables (.ctb or .stb) for output weight
Using plot style tables to control lineweights at print time keeps the drawing database clean and allows easy pen-weight changes without editing objects.
Question 5: Which command displays the total number of objects in a drawing and other database statistics useful for QA review?
- LIST
- PROPERTIES
- STATUS (Correct answer)
- DBLIST
Correct answer: STATUS
STATUS displays drawing statistics including object count, extents, drawing limits, and system settings.
Question 6: A drafter receives a drawing where all dimensions appear broken (showing '???'). The most likely QA fix is to:
- Run DIMREGEN to reassociate dimensions to geometry
- Reload the drawing's xrefs
- Run AUDIT and fix all errors
- Change the dimension style to use a different font (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Change the dimension style to use a different font
Missing dimension text often means the dimension style references a font file (.shx or .ttf) not present on the current system; substituting an available font resolves it.
Question 7: During a QA review, you find that several polylines have duplicate vertices at the same coordinate. Which command removes them efficiently?
- PEDIT with the Decurve option
- OVERKILL with duplicate vertex removal enabled (Correct answer)
- EXPLODE then JOIN
- FILLET with radius 0
Correct answer: OVERKILL with duplicate vertex removal enabled
OVERKILL can detect and remove duplicate vertices within polylines along with other redundant geometry.
AutoCAD Quality Control & Assurance 4
Which AUDIT command response indicates the drawing had errors that were corrected?