Christchurch User Group Quiz - June 2010

Q1

Which of the following is the appropriate column header for suppressing or resolving ALL instances of the component named ‘part_b’ in an assembly design table?

a. $SHOW@part_b<all>

b. $SHOW@part_b<*>

c. $STATE@part_b<*>

d. $ STATE @part_b<all>

Q2

How do you add a Section View to the new Drawing “View Palette”?

a. These are already in the View Palette by default, cut along Front, Right, and Top planes

b. These are added in the drawing, by creating a section view, then dragging the view onto the View Palette

c. Sections views cannot be added to the View Palette

d. These are created at the part or assembly level, then saved out as a “Drawing Annotation View”

Q3

When using SmartMates, SolidWorks allows you to change the face orientation of the component from Aligned to Anti-Aligned by using the:

a. Alt key

b. Ctrl key

c. Tab key

d. Shift key

Q4

What determines the default order in which components are listed in a bill of materials?

a. The order in which they are listed in the design table.

b. The sequence number in the components file properties.

c. The order in which they appear in the FeatureManager design tree.

d. The components are listed alphabetically by part name.

Q5

A sketch contains a lot of text, extruding the sketch results in some letters being missed. What is the most appropriate workaround?

a. Reduce the extrusion depth

b. Increase the font size

c. Create each word as a separate sketch

d. Use Dissolve sketch text. Then trip any bad entities in the sketch.

Q6

The ->? Symbol following a feature or a component in the Feature Manager design tree means:

a. The feature or component has an external reference that is out of context

b. The feature or component has an external reference with a rebuild error

c. The feature or component is under defined

d. The feature or component is disjoint

Q7

Is it possible to export and copy SolidWorks System Options from one machine to another machine?

a. Yes, using File, Save System Options

b. Yes, use Copy Settings Wizard

c. No, the options can only be set manually

d. Yes, use Convert Files function in Task Scheduler

Q8

What is a “compatible mesh”

a. A mesh for which shell and solid elements have the same number of degrees of freedom per node

b. A mesh where elements on touching bodies have overlaying nodes

c. A mesh where only one type of element (solid or shell is used

d. None of the above

Q9

Which of the following is a type of mate in SolidWorks?

a. Width mate

b. Height mate

c. Length mate

d. Depth mate

Q10

Multi-mate mode (using the multi mate folder) does what?

a. Allows a user to apply a mate that is commonly used in different assemblies that are open in SolidWorks.

b. None of these is true.

c. Allows a user to select a single mate reference for several components and even update or change the mate reference for these components.

d. Allows a user to create different mate types without closing the mate dialog.

Q11

ScanTo3D is an add-in that allows SolidWorks to read in mesh OR point cloud to create solids with a wizard OR semi-manually.

a. True

b. False

Q12

Which of the following is not a default Solidworks material?

a. Backlit LCD

b. Skin

c. Ripple water

d. Cosmetic hole pattern

e. Rusty Steel

f. Leather

Q13

In Utilities, the Simplify feature can ignore features affecting assembly mates.

a. True

b. False

Q14

Feature statistics can be used to sort features by:

a. All of these

b. Feature Order

c. Time (seconds)

d. Time (%)

Q25

You can specify a different material, for different configurations in a part file.

True

False

Answers

Q1

Which of the following is the appropriate column header for suppressing or resolving ALL instances of the component named ‘part_b’ in an assembly design table?

a. $SHOW@part_b<all>

b. $SHOW@part_b<*>

c. $STATE@part_b<*> (Yes)

d. $ STATE @part_b<all>

Q2

How do you add a Section View to the new Drawing “View Palette”?

a. These are already in the View Palette by default, cut along Front, Right, and Top planes

b. These are added in the drawing, by creating a section view, then dragging the view onto the View Palette

c. Sections views cannot be added to the View Palette

d. These are created at the part or assembly level, then saved out as a “Drawing Annotation View” (Yes)

Q3

When using SmartMates, SolidWorks allows you to change the face orientation of the component from Aligned to Anti-Aligned by using the:

a. Alt key

b. Ctrl key

c. Tab key (Yes)

d. Shift key

Q4

What determines the default order in which components are listed in a bill of materials?

a. The order in which they are listed in the design table.

b. The sequence number in the components file properties.

c. The order in which they appear in the FeatureManager design tree. (Yes)

d. The components are listed alphabetically by part name.

Q5

A sketch contains a lot of text, extruding the sketch results in some letters being missed. What is the most appropriate workaround?

a. Reduce the extrusion depth

b. Increase the font size

c. Create each word as a separate sketch

d. Use Dissolve sketch text. Then trip any bad entities in the sketch. (Yes)

Q6

The ->? Symbol following a feature or a component in the Feature Manager design tree means:

a. The feature or component has an external reference that is out of context (Yes)

b. The feature or component has an external reference with a rebuild error

c. The feature or component is under defined

d. The feature or component is disjoint

Q7

Is it possible to export and copy SolidWorks System Options from one machine to another machine?

a. Yes, using File, Save System Options

b. Yes, use Copy Settings Wizard (Yes)

c. No, the options can only be set manually

d. Yes, use Convert Files function in Task Scheduler

Q8

What is a “compatible mesh”

a. A mesh for which shell and solid elements have the same number of degrees of freedom per node

b. A mesh where elements on touching bodies have overlaying nodes (Yes)

c. A mesh where only one type of element (solid or shell is used

d. None of the above

Q9

Which of the following is a type of mate in SolidWorks?

a. Width mate (Yes)

b. Height mate

c. Length mate

d. Depth mate

Q10

Multi-mate mode (using the multi mate folder) does what?

a. Allows a user to apply a mate that is commonly used in different assemblies that are open in SolidWorks.

b. None of these is true.

c. Allows a user to select a single mate reference for several components and even update or change the mate reference for these components. (Yes)

d. Allows a user to create different mate types without closing the mate dialog.

Q11

ScanTo3D is an add-in that allows SolidWorks to read in mesh OR point cloud to create solids with a wizard OR semi-manually.

a. True

b. False

Q12

Which of the following is not a default Solidworks material?

Backlit LCD

Skin

Ripple water

Cosmetic hole pattern

Rusty Steel (YES)

Leather

Q13

In Utilities, the Simplify feature can ignore features affecting assembly mates.

a. True

b. False

Q14

Feature statistics can be used to sort features by:

a. All of these (Yes)

b. Feature Order

c. Time (seconds)

d. Time (%)

Q15

You can specify a different material, for different configurations in a part file.

True (Yes)

False