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Chapter 5: Communicating Solutions | Test Your Knowledge

1. Why is communicating solutions important?
   
2. Explain the difference between a detailed drawing and an assembly drawing.
   
3. How is a schematic drawing used?
   
4. What is visualization?
   
5. Explain when you would use the following drawings:

1. One-view drawings.
   
2. Two-view drawings.
   
3. Three-view drawings.
   

6. A(n) _____ drawing is used to communicate a design to someone who does not understand isometric drawings.
   
7. Which type of drawing do engineers use to highlight one feature of an object?
     A. Isometric. B. Oblique. C. Perspective. D. Orthographic.
8. What does a perspective drawing show?
   
9. Symbols are regularly used in _____ drawings to represent different parts of an electric or hydraulic circuit.
   
10. What are the two major organizations that develop symbols for use throughout different engineering disciplines?
    
11. Describe why the following line types are used: Construction lines, Object lines, Hidden lines, Centerlines, and Border lines.
    
12. Explain the difference between dimension lines and extension lines.
    
13. List three different types of dimensions.
    
14. What is a leader?
    
15. True or False? Engineers within different disciplines use the same types of drawings.
      A. True. B. False.

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