Geometric Relations in Solidworks - Part 1

What is the shortcut to create a new SolidWorks file?

• Ctrl + N

• Ctrl + O

• Ctrl + D

• Ctrl + S

Which icon is the "parallel" geometric relation symbol?

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If you wanted a line and an arc to share exactly one point (or location), which geometric relation would you use?

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Which tool switches to the "arc" tool if you come back to the endpoint you just made and then hover away again?

• Line tool

• Rectangle tool

• Arc tool

• Circle tool

What geometric symbol is this?

• Coradial

• Coincident

• Concurrent

• Colinear

• Concentric

This is the place where you can modify the type of units your part will use as well as how many decimal places will show by default. It can be found ____ .

• Under the View menu, then the Document Properties tab

• Under the Options menu, then the Document Properties tab

• Under the Tools menu, then the Document Properties tab

• Under the Edit menu, then the Document Properties tab

Which of these is the midpoint symbol?

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 If you want two features to have a $90\degree$ angle between them, which symbol should you use?

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Good "design intent" for placing a circle that will always be in the middle of a rectangular object would be _____.

• Taking the length and width of a rectangular object, then using Smart Dimension to place the circle at a location that is half the length and half the width.

• Clicking and dragging the circle and hovering until it looks like it is in the center.

• Using a construction line draw a diagonal, then making the midpoint of the diagonal and the center of the circle to be coincident.

If you have zoomed in so far that you have lost your part, which of these shortcuts will return the object to an isometric view immediately?

• Ctrl + 7

• Ctrl + 8

• Spacebar

• the "S" key