Engineering Drawings & Detailing Standards Flashcards

In SOLIDWORKS, when you insert a 'Projected View' from an existing drawing view, the new view direction is determined by:

Answer: The direction you drag relative to the parent view

Dragging from the parent view in SOLIDWORKS automatically projects the orthographic view in the direction of the drag (up, down, left, or right).

Which GD&T symbol controls the total variation of a surface of revolution about a datum axis, combining both circularity and coaxiality errors?

Answer: Total Runout

Total Runout measures cumulative variation of an entire surface simultaneously as the part rotates 360° about the datum axis.

In a SOLIDWORKS drawing, 'Alternate Position View' is used to:

Answer: Overlay a phantom-line second position of a moving component on the same view

Alternate Position View superimposes a second position (shown in phantom lines) on an existing view to illustrate the range of motion of an assembly component.

What is the purpose of a 'Datum Target' symbol in GD&T on a SOLIDWORKS drawing?

Answer: To identify specific points, lines, or areas used to establish a datum for irregular or non-planar surfaces

Datum Targets designate specific contact points, lines, or areas on a part used to simulate datums, especially for cast or forged irregular surfaces.

In SOLIDWORKS drawings, which property link tag inserts the part's file name into a title block annotation automatically?

Answer: $PRP:"SW-File Name"

The $PRP:"SW-File Name" custom property link tag automatically pulls the SOLIDWORKS file name into the title block note.

Per ASME Y14.5, what does a 'True Position' tolerance control?

Answer: The location of a feature's center relative to theoretically exact (basic) dimensions from specified datums

True Position (⊕) controls how far a feature's actual center can deviate from its basic (theoretically exact) location relative to datums.

When adding a 'Cosmetic Thread' to a SOLIDWORKS drawing view, the thread is shown as:

Answer: A solid outer circle with a dashed inner circle representing minor diameter (or dashed outer for external threads)

Per ASME/ANSI drafting standards, internal threads show a solid circle (major) and dashed circle (minor); external threads show a solid outer and dashed inner line.