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WorksheetsGeometric Relations in Solidworks - Part 1
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
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?
If you wanted a line and an arc to share exactly one point (or location), which geometric relation would you use?
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?
If you want two features to have a 90° angle between them, which symbol should you use?
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
If you have two horizontal lines in an object that are located at different places, but you want them to "line up," which relationship should be added to accomplish this?
Which keyboard shortcut brings up the Orientation menu, which is helpful for changing the perspective from which you are viewing the object.
"S" key
"Z" key
Spacebar
Ctrl + arrow keys
How can you rotate the view of a part by using the keyboard?
Click the middle mouse button and hold it as you drag left, right, up, or down.
Arrow keys
By moving the scroll wheel up or down using your finger
Shift key
When you are sketching (2D) and want to delete all the items that your selection box touches, which approach should you use before hitting the Delete key?
Drag from right to left in order to get a green selection box.
Drag from left to right in order to get a green selection box.
Drag from right to left in order to get a blue selection box.
Drag from left to right in order to get a blue selection box.
Which steps are in the best order?
New part, sketch tab, sketch button, select a plane, line tool, select units
Ctrl+8, Line tool, exit sketch, Spacebar
Feature tab, sketch button, extruded boss/base, select units
New part, select units, sketch tab, sketch button, select a plane
If you start a drawing using the wrong units, then realize this 15 minutes later, what is the best solution?
Start from the beginning again, using the correct units of measure.
Go back and try to recalculate all your smart dimensions one-by-one.
Just switch from IPS to MMGS or MMGS to IPS. Solidworks will take care of the unit conversions for you.
As long as it looks the same, it doesn't matter. The Mass Properties anaysis button will still work.
