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What are most drafting tables covered with?
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Vinyl
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Wood
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Metal
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Plastic wrap
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Drafting tables are adjustable in height and angle to the floor.
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True
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False
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What are T-squares used for?
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Drawing angled lines
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Drawing vertical lines
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Setting paper on a table
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Drawing horizontal lines
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Why might a set square have rabbeted edges?
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To help you prevent smudges
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To help keep your pencil sharp
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To help keep your pencil aligned
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To allow you to draw straight lines
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Checking a triangle should be done periodically.
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True
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False
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What is a set square used for?
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Drawing circles
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Drawing curved lines
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Drawing vertical and angled lines
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Drawing horizontal and angled lines
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When using a 45°-90°-45° and a 30°-60°-90° triangle, angles can be drawn every 10°.
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True
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False
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What is a protractor used for?
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Measuring lines
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Measuring angles
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Drawing angled lines
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Drawing straight lines
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What kind of line is drawn to check a triangle?
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Straight
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Parallel
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Oblique
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Perpendicular
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What is a compass used for?
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Drawing angled lines
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Drawing straight lines
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Drawing arcs and circles
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Drawing irregular curves
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What is an erasing shield used for?
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To erase mistakes
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To hold the eraser
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To erase in a desired area
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To prevent the need for erasing
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A spline is a plastic or rubber rod reinforced with metal used for drawing curves.
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True
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False
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What is the tool called a
divider
used for?
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Drawing circles
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Drawing a diameter
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Scribing arcs on metal
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Drawing arcs and curves
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What is the purpose of a scale ruler?
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To draw straight lines
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To enlarge the scale of a drawing
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To create drawings at a reduced scale
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To convert between imperial and metric measures