Basic Terminology of SolidWorks

Which lines on a drawing should be the thickest?

• dimension lines

• center lines

• hidden lines

• object lines

Which tool makes the object into a 3D part AFTER you've completed the sketch?

• cut tool

• smart dimension tool

• extrude tool

• line tool

Which tool would you use to cut a hole through the object?

• extruded cut tool

• extrude tool

• fillet tool

• trim tool

While dimensioning, what causes all the dimensions to go yellow and an error message to appear?

• not enough dimensions on the sketch

• adding the wrong size

• adding too many dimensions to the sketch (over-defined)

• this never happens

Once you 3D a part, you CANNOT go back and change the sketch.

• true

• false

The drawing units in Solid Works can be changed from metric sizes to inches.

• true

• false

What are the three standard views we show on our drawings?

• left, right, top

• top, front, left

• bottom, front, isometric

• top, front, right

A BOSS on a 3D Part is:

• The person who pays you

• Any feature connected to the main body of the 3D part

• A boss must be a rectangular part

• A boss must be a circular part

A BASE on a 3D Part is:

• A feature extruded off of the main section of a 3D part

• Must be square shaped

• A hole cut thru an object

• The main body of a 3D part or the first thing extruded