Author Topic: AutoCAD test questions (Read 11718 times)

VerticalMojo · « **on:** September 24, 2004, 12:35:44 PM »

I guess I will start it.......

1. What is the difference between Xref attachment and overlay?

2. Explain Paper Space?

To make this interesting the next person may state 2 questions but needs to answer the previous questions..... ha, this will be fun.

ELOQUINTET · « **Reply #1 on:** September 24, 2004, 12:45:09 PM »

change all instances of 1/2" clear tempered glass to 1/4" clear tempered glass. (answer: find command)

we had to add an additional sheet to our set of drawings. as our titleblock is formatted as such sheet number total sheets the total attribute must be updated. (answer:gatte)

just a couple i might ask

Keith™ · « **Reply #2 on:** September 24, 2004, 01:06:44 PM »

Since Dan answered his own questions I'll answer VM's

1) Attached xrefs are visible in subsequent xref'd drawings while ovelays are not .. i.e.
Attach A to B Attach or Overlay B to C you will see A
Overlay A on B Attach or Overlay B to C you WILL NOT see A

2) The space that represents the view of a drawing that would be displayed on a paper plot, as opposed to the space where the drawing of the model resides, hence PAPER space and MODEL space

Now .....
Ok..I'll have to word this in a way that you will understand, but not give away the answer ...
3. Assume you have a 3x3 grid (actual dimensions are irrelevant) in model space with 9 equal areas. How would you handle placing an attributed block in all of the grids, yet only have one attribute?

4. How would you globally change the style of every dimension in the drawing from one predefined dimstyle to another predefined dimstyle?

MP · « **Reply #3 on:** September 24, 2004, 01:09:05 PM »

You guys realize if you post all the answers it becomes a simple thing for candidates to "go to the swamp" before an interview.

ELOQUINTET · « **Reply #4 on:** September 24, 2004, 01:19:04 PM »

well if they come here then they prolly don't need to worry about it now do they

Keith™ · « **Reply #5 on:** September 24, 2004, 01:28:26 PM »

If they call themselves autocad experts and are not, they probably don't have the expertise to find the swamp and get anything useful from the posts here...

hendie · « **Reply #6 on:** September 24, 2004, 01:44:21 PM »

I would ask one really obscure question about some useless or little known variable ~ and watch and see if anyone actually uses the Help files !

M-dub · « **Reply #7 on:** September 24, 2004, 02:10:35 PM »

This could be very useful for us in the very near future. With Whodo's departure from our company, I just heard a question the boss asked our other CAD girl. "Would you rather have someone who knows CAD or someone who knows I/E?"
Answer: Someone who knows CAD!
I think we've got to come up with a standard CAD Test for all future CAD employees. We've just had far too many bad experiences in the past (they don't make it past their 3 month trial period though).

VerticalMojo · « **Reply #8 on:** September 24, 2004, 03:04:32 PM »

Does anybody know the answer to Keiths questions?

M-dub · « **Reply #9 on:** September 24, 2004, 03:06:54 PM »

4. How would you globally change the style of every dimension in the drawing from one predefined dimstyle to another predefined dimstyle?

Don't use dims too often, but my guess would be to change the current dimstyle then Update?

PDJ · « **Reply #10 on:** September 24, 2004, 03:55:45 PM »

I actually applied at one place where they gave a test to 5 of us at the same time. There were drafting tests like draw a star and it had a dimension of 1" on one of the flat parts.. Then they had a spiral you had to draw, start with two vertical lines and make them spiral in.. There was also a dimensioning task to see how well you did that. and also a couple of geometric shapes where you had to create a view of it given two other views. Then there was also the question and answer part, both multiple guess and fill in the blank. It took over 2 hours for the test.

They finally got back to me like 2 weeks laterto ask for references, then 2 weeks after that they asked if I was still interested. I guess it took them a while to grade it..

Keith™ · « **Reply #11 on:** September 24, 2004, 04:11:11 PM »

Well were you still interested?

Trev · « **Reply #12 on:** September 28, 2004, 01:15:27 AM »

Most of the time, it's the basic questions that would need to be asked.
1. (as mentioned) difference between overlay & attached
2. difference between bylayer & byblock
3. anything to do with the 'filter' command.
4. anything to do with attributes. ie:global edits etc.
5. UCS views
6. viewports & the freezing off layers within viewports.
7. difference between frozen & off
8. scales: how do you show on the same drawing to details of different scales yet have the linetypes show the same.

It's surprising how many cad users (& I use the term lightly) don't know the very basics, so chuck in a few basic questions like the above and you can measure by their responses of their competency and can maybe ask harder questions also.

I like Hendie's one about a setvar change, and see who looks up the help file to find the correct answer.
Not to be taken that the help file looker doesn't know, but that the help file looker is competent to recognise and find answers.

PDJ · « **Reply #13 on:** September 28, 2004, 01:13:50 PM »

I was interested but, already working somewhere else.. The big thing was one of thier two requirements.. They listen to Jazz music which was fine with me but, the second requirement required a tie being worn.. That was kinda scary. Most of the job would've been working with 3D Studio Viz but, oh well.. That's long behind me now..

t-bear · « **Reply #14 on:** September 28, 2004, 01:59:25 PM »

A TIE?!? (shudder!) Nothin goes 'roun' this neck 'til the catch me ......

VerticalMojo · « **Reply #15 on:** September 28, 2004, 02:01:33 PM »

Don’t mind the tie too much.... I just hate wearing slacks everyday. This is the age of khakis!!!! Slacks are so old school!

Keith™ · « **Reply #16 on:** September 28, 2004, 02:23:24 PM »

My boss told me that if I wore slacks or a tie he would fire me....
the dress code is pretty strict here ....
jeans, company shirt, sneakers or boots

Big Boi · « **Reply #17 on:** September 28, 2004, 02:58:23 PM »

Quote from: VerticalMojo

Don’t mind the tie too much.... I just hate wearing slacks everyday. This is the age of khakis!!!! Slacks are so old school!

I feel like Bill Gates going to work everyday in a tie and slacks............(except I'm broke)

PDJ · « **Reply #18 on:** September 28, 2004, 04:05:28 PM »

Well, when I came over to check this place out, the boss met me wearin an Oakley ball cap, polo shirt and jeans, took me to my office and there sat those dual Dell 19 monitors powered by a dual 3ghz running 1 gig of ram... and I have a huge window in my second floor office.. I can't believe they pay me to work here.. In over 20 years of engineering experience, this is THE first time I've had a window to look out of.

Yeah, no ties around this neck.. My neck is 21.5 inches, I'd have to wear 4XL shirts to find a neck to fit, then it looks like Abbu the Tent Maker designed my clothes for me.

Big Boi · « **Reply #19 on:** September 28, 2004, 04:30:22 PM »

Quote from: PDJ

then it looks like Abbu the Tent Maker designed my clothes for me.

Hee, hee, hee

M-dub · « **Reply #20 on:** September 28, 2004, 04:51:51 PM »

Casual dress here too....The only ones who wear ties at this place are salesmen and they don't stay long.

CADaver · « **Reply #21 on:** September 28, 2004, 06:32:11 PM »

Tie... hhrmmph... bloody drawstring on a manure sack.

Last time I wore a tie, (only time come to think of it) I got married.

VerticalMojo · « **Reply #22 on:** September 30, 2004, 12:05:06 PM »

Quote from: Keith

Now .....
Ok..I'll have to word this in a way that you will understand, but not give away the answer ...
3. Assume you have a 3x3 grid (actual dimensions are irrelevant) in model space with 9 equal areas. How would you handle placing an attributed block in all of the grids, yet only have one attribute?

4. How would you globally change the style of every dimension in the drawing from one predefined dimstyle to another predefined dimstyle?

Hey Keith can you answer your questions? I’m kind of curious to see the answers....

Jassper · « **Reply #23 on:** September 30, 2004, 04:14:02 PM »

Ok here goes

3) Insert and array

4) Properties

Do you need them explained further???

What prize do I get for being a good CADDer

Little

VerticalMojo · « **Reply #24 on:** September 30, 2004, 04:50:30 PM »

1) you still duplicate the attribute with array...

2) I thought that too but too easy.... I think he is thinking of another way but I'm not to sure....

CADaver · « **Reply #25 on:** September 30, 2004, 05:00:28 PM »

Quote from: VerticalMojo

4. How would you globally change the style of every dimension in the drawing from one predefined dimstyle to another predefined dimstyle?

There are a couple methods for this, one would be properties another would be DIM1 UPDATE ALL, still another -DIMSTYLE APPLY ALL

ML · « **Reply #26 on:** September 30, 2004, 06:41:55 PM »

I think Keiths answer somehow lies in Globally editing the attributes?
May be one is preset and the rest are invisible?

Then again, he said only one Attribute or was it one "visible" attribute?

I don't know. With Keith and his VBA abilities, anything is possible

Mark

Keith™ · « **Reply #27 on:** October 01, 2004, 12:09:17 AM »

3) MINSERT the attributed block... edit the attribute on the minserted block and it updates all occurences of that attribute in the entire grid.

4) Kudos to CADaver ... for the simple solution...other solutions are
...highlight all dimesions, select dimstyle from dimension toolbar
...properties -> filter for dimesions -> select dimstyle in property dialog

Another way (much slower and inefficient)....
....layiso dim layer -> draw dimension of new style -> match properties to all visible dimensions.

VerticalMojo · « **Reply #28 on:** October 01, 2004, 09:30:16 AM »

Quote from: Keith

3) MINSERT the attributed block... edit the attribute on the minserted block and it updates all occurences of that attribute in the entire grid.

Whoa.... I tried that and got this after applying the attribute...

INTERNAL ERROR: !scandr.cpp@2076: eWasErased

Then kicks me out....... any Ideas?

Keith™ · « **Reply #29 on:** October 01, 2004, 10:05:49 AM »

Never had that happen, I have used this scenario on R12, R13, R14, A2k, A2k2, and A2k4 ...

From the error, it looks like it is telling us that the object being modified is no longer in the database...

I'll have to look at that....

Has anyone else been able to duplicate this error?

VerticalMojo · « **Reply #30 on:** October 01, 2004, 11:47:22 AM »

Well that’s weird.... there is no info in my AutoCAD LT help files about minsert......

You can type in the command but boots you out afterward you enter what block > rows > columns > distance between > attribute text......

CADaver · « **Reply #31 on:** October 01, 2004, 01:08:11 PM »

Quote from: Keith

4) Kudos to CADaver ...

ISn't that a candy bar of some kind? If so, send it on.

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Author Topic: AutoCAD test questions (Read 11718 times)

VerticalMojo

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PDJ

Trev

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VerticalMojo

Big Boi

PDJ

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M-dub

CADaver

VerticalMojo

Jassper

VerticalMojo

CADaver

ML

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