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