CSWP Engineering Drawings & Detailing Standards 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In SOLIDWORKS, which view is automatically created when you select 'View > Auxiliary View' on a drawing and click an inclined edge?
- A section view perpendicular to the part's base plane
- A view projected perpendicular to the selected inclined surface or edge (Correct answer)
- A scaled detail of the inclined feature
- An isometric view of the inclined surface
Correct answer: A view projected perpendicular to the selected inclined surface or edge
An Auxiliary View projects perpendicular to an inclined edge or face, showing that surface's true shape without foreshortening.
Question 2: What does a 'Free State' symbol (circled F) modifier in a GD&T feature control frame indicate?
- The tolerance applies with the part held by a fixture
- The tolerance applies to the part in its unrestrained, natural condition without clamping (Correct answer)
- The feature is a free-form surface exempt from GD&T
- The tolerance is waived for prototype parts
Correct answer: The tolerance applies to the part in its unrestrained, natural condition without clamping
The Free State modifier specifies that the geometric tolerance applies to the part as it rests under its own weight without any restraining fixtures.
Question 3: In SOLIDWORKS drawing views, which display style shows all visible edges as solid lines and all hidden edges as dashed lines?
- Shaded with Edges
- Hidden Lines Visible (Correct answer)
- Wireframe
- Hidden Lines Removed
Correct answer: Hidden Lines Visible
Hidden Lines Visible mode displays visible edges as solid lines and hidden edges as dashed lines, which is the standard for orthographic engineering drawings.
Question 4: Which SOLIDWORKS feature creates a drawing note that always remains linked to a specific edge or vertex in the model, even after the model changes?
- Parametric Note
- Model Items annotation
- Smart Leader Note with attachment (Correct answer)
- Flag Note
Correct answer: Smart Leader Note with attachment
A Smart Leader Note attached (anchored) to a model edge or vertex maintains its attachment point even when the model geometry changes.
Question 5: Per ASME Y14.3, when a section view is offset (jogged) to pass through multiple non-collinear features, it is called a(n):
- Revolved section
- Removed section
- Offset section (Correct answer)
- Broken section
Correct answer: Offset section
An Offset Section uses a stepped cutting plane that jogs to pass through multiple features that are not in a single plane.
Question 6: In SOLIDWORKS, the 'Layer' property in a drawing is primarily used to:
- Control the print order of drawing sheets
- Organize annotations and geometry into groups with shared visibility and line style properties (Correct answer)
- Separate configurations in a single sheet
- Define different revision states of a drawing
Correct answer: Organize annotations and geometry into groups with shared visibility and line style properties
Layers let you group drawing elements (dimensions, annotations, geometry) and control their color, line style, and visibility as a group.
Question 7: When a SOLIDWORKS drawing dimension shows a value in parentheses, such as (25.4), it means the dimension is a:
- Tolerance override dimension
- Basic dimension
- Reference dimension (Correct answer)
- Inspection dimension
Correct answer: Reference dimension
Parentheses around a dimension value designate it as a Reference Dimension, which is informational only and does not control or inspect the part.
CSWP Engineering Drawings & Detailing Standards 5
In SOLIDWORKS, which view is automatically created when you select 'View > Auxiliary View' on a drawing and click an inclined edge?