CSWP Drawing Creation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When adding a section view to a SOLIDWORKS drawing, what does the 'flip direction' option control?
- The orientation of the section line arrows
- Which side of the cut is displayed in the view (Correct answer)
- The depth of the section cut
- The scale of the resulting section view
Correct answer: Which side of the cut is displayed in the view
The 'flip direction' option controls which side of the cutting plane is shown in the section view.
Question 2: In a SOLIDWORKS drawing, what is the purpose of a 'Broken-out Section' view?
- To show an exploded assembly view
- To expose interior features by removing a portion of the model within a closed profile (Correct answer)
- To display a cross-section through the entire part
- To show a detail of a small feature at an enlarged scale
Correct answer: To expose interior features by removing a portion of the model within a closed profile
A broken-out section removes material within a user-drawn closed spline profile to reveal internal features without creating a full section view.
Question 3: Which drawing annotation automatically updates when a model dimension changes?
- A note typed manually with a fixed value
- A linked dimension inserted using 'Insert Model Items' (Correct answer)
- A reference dimension added with parentheses
- A tolerance block created from a note
Correct answer: A linked dimension inserted using 'Insert Model Items'
Dimensions inserted via 'Insert Model Items' are driven by the model and update automatically when the model changes.
Question 4: What does setting a drawing view's 'Display Style' to 'Hidden Lines Removed' accomplish?
- Hides all dimensions on the view
- Displays only visible edges while suppressing hidden lines (Correct answer)
- Converts the view to a shaded representation
- Removes cosmetic threads from the view
Correct answer: Displays only visible edges while suppressing hidden lines
'Hidden Lines Removed' shows only the edges visible from the current view direction, omitting dashed hidden lines.
Question 5: In SOLIDWORKS drawings, what is a 'Projected View'?
- A view created by projecting a 3D sketch onto a plane
- An orthographic view generated from an existing parent view at 90° increments (Correct answer)
- A perspective rendering of the model
- A view showing the model projected onto a cylinder
Correct answer: An orthographic view generated from an existing parent view at 90° increments
A projected view is an orthographic view derived from an existing view by projecting perpendicular or at 90° increments.
Question 6: When you insert a Bill of Materials (BOM) into a SOLIDWORKS assembly drawing, what controls which components appear as separate line items?
- The 'BOM Type' setting (Top-level only, Parts only, Indented) (Correct answer)
- The sheet scale property
- The drawing layer assignments
- The revision table configuration
Correct answer: The 'BOM Type' setting (Top-level only, Parts only, Indented)
The BOM Type determines whether sub-assemblies are expanded to show individual parts, listed as single items, or shown in an indented hierarchy.
Question 7: What is the function of 'Smart Dimension' when used in a drawing view context?
- It automatically places all model dimensions on the active view
- It creates reference-only dimensions that drive the model
- It places a driven dimension that reflects the true model geometry (Correct answer)
- It inserts toleranced dimensions from the drawing standard
Correct answer: It places a driven dimension that reflects the true model geometry
Smart Dimension in a drawing places a driven (reference) dimension showing the actual model measurement, displayed in parentheses by default unless set as driving.
CSWP Drawing Creation 2
When adding a section view to a SOLIDWORKS drawing, what does the 'flip direction' option control?