SolidWorks MCQs

SolidWorks MCQs

These SolidWorks multiple-choice questions and their answers will help you strengthen your grip on the subject of SolidWorks. You can prepare for an upcoming exam or job interview with these SolidWorks MCQs.
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1: What program do you need to create a design table?

A.   Microsoft Excel

B.   Microsoft Word

C.   Microsoft Excel or Word

D.   Google Chrome

2: What is a forming tool file saved as?

A.   .sldftp

B.   .sldprt

C.   .sldbomtbt

D.   .asmdot

E.   .ftsdot

3: Why do you make a sub-assembly flexible?

A.   To create an exploded view of the individual components of a sub-assembly

B.   To restrict movement of the individual components of a sub-assembly within the parent assembly

C.   To create an exploded view of the individual components of the parent assembly

D.   To allow movement of the individual components of a sub-assembly within the parent assembly

4: What is the color of the sketch before process of Render fixe

A.   Purple

B.   Black

C.   Yellow

D.   Blue

5: What is the advantage of lightweight components?

A.   Modeling an assembly with lightweight components is simpler

B.   Lightweight components are necessary for stress analysis

C.   Loading an assembly with lightweight components is faster

D.   Lightweight components improve appearance of an assembly

6: What are the two necessary elements to create a Sweep?

A.   A side profile and a path

B.   A side profile and a direction

C.   A path and a plane

D.   A side profile and a plane

7: Can you create a derived configuration from an existing configuration?

A.   Yes, always

B.   Yes, but only once

C.   No, never

D.   Yes, but only with a 3D sketch active

8: Which of these objects could not be modeled from an extrusion?

A.   Cylinder

B.   Sphere

C.   Block

9: Which of the following is not a type of mate

A.   Coincident

B.   Geared

C.   Distance

D.   Concentric

10: Which of these is not a sketch constraint?

A.   Concentric

B.   Tangent

C.   Diagonal

D.   Coincident

11: When you start a new Solidworks document, what is the choice of standard templates?

A.   Part, Assembly, Coordinate System

B.   Part, Assembly, Drawing

C.   Sub-Assembly, Assembly, Drawing

D.   Part, Block, Drawing

12: Which feature do you use to create a box shape?

A.   Extruded Boss

B.   Revolved Boss

C.   Sell

D.   Draft

13: What scale can you use when you create a drawing view?

A.   Parent Scale

B.   Custom Scale

C.   Sheet Scale

D.   All of these

14: What result plots SolidWorks Simulation automatically creates upon completion of a static analysis?

A.   All of these

B.   Stress1

C.   Strain1

D.   Displacement1

15: What types of analysis SolidWorks Simulation module can perform?

A.   Heat transfer

B.   Non-linear

C.   Stress

D.   Fatigue

E.   All of these

16: Can you specify a custom material in SolidWorks?

A.   No, never

B.   Yes, always

C.   Yes, but only once

D.   Yes, but only for imported geometry

17: What display styles can you use when you create a drawing view?

A.   Shaded

B.   Wireframe

C.   All of these

D.   Shaded with edges

18: What file types can SolidWorks open?

A.   All of These

B.   .SLDDRW

C.   .SLDPRT

D.   .IGES

19: What standards does Hole Wizard support?

A.   DIN

B.   All of these

C.   Ansi Inch

D.   ISO

20: What unit systems can you select from in document properties?

A.   All of these

B.   CGS (centimeter, gram, second)

C.   MMGS (millimeter, gram, second)

D.   MKG (meter, kilogram, second)

21: Can you mirror bodies?

A.   No, never

B.   Yes, always

C.   No, except for molds

D.   Yes, but only sheet metal

22: Which of these will create a solid part from a single sketch?

A.   Sweep

B.   Extrude

C.   Loft

D.   Chamfer

23: What type of CAD files could be imported into SolidWorks?

A.   DXF

B.   STEP

C.   IGES

D.   DWG

E.   All of these

24: Which one is not a type of a reference geometry?

A.   Point

B.   Axis

C.   Pattern

D.   Plane

25: When you work with Surfaces, what tools do you use?

A.   Trim surface, replace face

B.   All of these

C.   Freeform, knit

D.   Extruded surfaces, revolved surfaces

26: When you create a boss-extrude, what parameters you can specify?

A.   Draft

B.   End condition

C.   Thin Feature

D.   All of these

E.   Countours

27: Which feature do you use to create a tapped hole?

A.   Hole Wizard

B.   Swept Cut

C.   Extruded Cut

D.   Revolved Cut

28: What do you need to do before evaluating the mass of a part?

A.   Apply material to the part

B.   Obtain the volume of the part

C.   Obtain the center of gravity of the part

D.   Apply surface appearance to the part

29: Can you use a design table to create a new configuration?

A.   Only with a 3D sketch active

B.   Yes

C.   No

D.   Only with a sketch active

30: SolidWorks motion allows users to simulate all of the following except...

A.   Linear Spring

B.   All of these can be added

C.   Gravity

D.   Motor

31: What SolidWorks module do you use to analyze fluid dynamics?

A.   SolidWorks Flow Simulation

B.   SolidWorks Rx

C.   SolidWorks Simulation

D.   All of these

E.   SimulationXpress

32: How does SolidWorks store parts?

A.   It remembers the final shape

B.   It remembers the steps required to build them

33: When you work with sheet metal parts, can you use custom K-factors?

A.   Only with custom materials

B.   Only with steels

C.   No, never

D.   Only with aluminum

E.   Yes, always

34: When you work with an assembly, how many coordinate systems can you insert?

A.   Only one

B.   That is not possible

C.   No limit

D.   Only ten

E.   Only three

35: What is the best way to model a paper clip?

A.   Extrude

B.   Loft

C.   Revolve

D.   Sweep

36: Which feature do you use to create a rectangular pocket?

A.   Extruded Cut

B.   Hole Wizard

C.   Revolved Cut

D.   Extruded Boss

37: What are constraints between parts in an assembly called?

A.   Mates

B.   Welds

C.   Connections

D.   Contraints

38: Which feature do you use to create a doughnut shape?

A.   Extruded Boss

B.   Revolved Boss

C.   Lofted Boss

D.   Shell

39: Which of the following sketch entities can be treated as an element for symmetry?

A.   a dashed line

B.   a centerline

C.   a center point

D.   a solid line

40: Can you explode a multi-body solid?

A.   Only if the bodies have the same properties

B.   No. Never

C.   Yes. Always

41: An unsolvable sketch turns what color?

A.   yellow

B.   purple

C.   green

D.   red

42: Is it possible to have a multi-bodied sheet metal part?

A.   No

B.   Yes

43: When you start a new sketch, what sketch types do you select from?

A.   3D Sketch and Front Plane

B.   3D Sketch and Block

C.   Sketch and 3D Sketch

D.   Sketch and Block

44: Using an assembly design table , you can create configurations of an assembly with different mating conditions

A.   true

B.   false

45: What software should be used to make realistic renderings of SolidWorks parts and assemblies?

A.   Photoview 360

B.   Photoshop

C.   SolidRender

D.   There is no seperate rendering software

46: What tool do you use to project an existing geometry onto the sketch plane?

A.   Move Entities

B.   Convert Entities

C.   Mirror Entities

D.   Offset Entities

47: What entity do you need to select when creating an Edge Flange?

A.   A point

B.   An edge

C.   The base flange

D.   A side face

48: By default, what does the Space key do?

A.   It brings up the shortcut bar.

B.   It brings up the Appearance window.

C.   It brings up the Orientation window.

D.   It brings up the Section window.

49: What parameters do you specify to create a revolve?

A.   Axis of revolution

B.   Angle

C.   All of these

D.   Direction

50: If a part is rolled back to an old state and then a feature is added, when the part is rebuildt...

A.   The new feature will be present, and any interfering features will be deleted

B.   Parts cannot be rolled back to an old state

C.   There may be rebuild errors if the new feature interferes with a later feature

D.   The new feature and old features will both be there, even if they interfere with each other