CM 2116 FINAL - 153 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
AIA stands for the - (answer)American Institute of Architects
CAD stands for - (answer)Computer Aided Design
ASME stands for the - (answer)American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ARCH D paper Measures 24 x ______ inches - (answer)36
ANSI stands for the - (answer)American National Standards Institute
Large Firms may create their own _____ for creating plans - (answer)standards
ISO stands for the - (answer)International Organization for Standardization
ANSI A paper measures 8.5 x ____ inches - (answer)11
ARCH A paper measures 9 x ___ inches - (answer)12
The benefit of CAD includes lower product development costs, faster processing, and greatly shortened -
(answer)design cycle
Preliminary drawings go through many - (answer)alterations
Subcontractors and suppliers typically rely on _________ drawings - (answer)shop and assembly
working drawings may use the page numbering system using the letter S for _____ pages -
(answer)structural
,CM 2116 FINAL - 153 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
Initial designs are presented in _________ drawings - (answer)preliminary
_______ drawings are also called project and construction drawings - (answer)working
Presentation drawings are selling tools showing the project in its most _________ light -
(answer)attractive
__________ drawings are used for promotional purposes - (answer)presentation
working drawings may use the page numbering system using the letter E for _________ pages -
(answer)electrical
Working drawings are technical in nature intended to furnish information necessary to _______ a
structure - (answer)erect
working drawings may use the page numbering system using the letter A for ________ pages -
(answer)architectural
Drawing with all lines of the same intensity or thickness makes a plan _____ to read - (answer)difficult
the _____ of lines is the unique language of architects and engineers. - (answer)alphabet
drafting is an international _____ language - (answer)graphic
some lines are made _____ to stand out from the other lines on the plans - (answer)thick
dashed or hidden lines can serve more than one _____ in a set of plans - (answer)purpose
line _____ is a pattern of dashes, dots, or gaps used to make lines look different - (answer)type
,CM 2116 FINAL - 153 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
_____ are the basis of all construction drawings - (answer)lines
thin lines are not _____ important than thick ones - (answer)less
line _____ is the thickness or width of a line - (answer)weight
object lines are also known as _____ lines - (answer)visible
the three scales typically used for construction plans are the _____ scale, civil engineer's scale, and
metric scale - (answer)architects
_____ dimensions are used for measuring the radius of an arc or diameter of a circle - (answer)radial
_____ dimensions measure a 2 dimensional area usually expressed as square feet or square meters -
(answer)area
_____ dimensions are for information purposes only and should not be used for manufacturing
something - (answer)reference
_____ dimensions measure a 1 dimensional length between two points typically expressed as feet or
meters - (answer)linear
_____ sizes are the rough sawn measurement of lumber while actual sizes are the finished sizes -
(answer)nominal
a _____ is a numerical value expressed in appropriate units of measure - (answer)dimension
the amount that a measurement can vary from the plans is known as the _____ - (answer)tolerance
, CM 2116 FINAL - 153 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
Dimensions typically use metric or _____ units - (answer)english
_____ dimensions measure a 3 dimensional volume usually expressed in cubic feet or cubic meters -
(answer)volume
orthographic views do not show any _____ to an object - (answer)depth
a _____ view is an orthographic view looking at an object from directly above - (answer)plan
the two important rules of orthographic drawing are view, _____, and alignment - (answer)placement
orthographic drawing is also known as _____ drawing - (answer)multiview
common orthographic drawings on construction drawings are plans, _____, and sections -
(answer)elevations
in practice, the _____ number of orthographic views are necessary are provided on a set of plans -
(answer)minimum
isometric drawings are used to show a _____ dimensional picture in one view - (answer)three
_____ objects make distant objects appear smaller even though they have the same shape -
(answer)perspective
the six primary orthographic views are the front, _____, right, left, bottom, and back views - (answer)top
the United States and Canada use _____ angle orthographic projection for plans - (answer)third
SOLUTIONS.
AIA stands for the - (answer)American Institute of Architects
CAD stands for - (answer)Computer Aided Design
ASME stands for the - (answer)American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ARCH D paper Measures 24 x ______ inches - (answer)36
ANSI stands for the - (answer)American National Standards Institute
Large Firms may create their own _____ for creating plans - (answer)standards
ISO stands for the - (answer)International Organization for Standardization
ANSI A paper measures 8.5 x ____ inches - (answer)11
ARCH A paper measures 9 x ___ inches - (answer)12
The benefit of CAD includes lower product development costs, faster processing, and greatly shortened -
(answer)design cycle
Preliminary drawings go through many - (answer)alterations
Subcontractors and suppliers typically rely on _________ drawings - (answer)shop and assembly
working drawings may use the page numbering system using the letter S for _____ pages -
(answer)structural
,CM 2116 FINAL - 153 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
Initial designs are presented in _________ drawings - (answer)preliminary
_______ drawings are also called project and construction drawings - (answer)working
Presentation drawings are selling tools showing the project in its most _________ light -
(answer)attractive
__________ drawings are used for promotional purposes - (answer)presentation
working drawings may use the page numbering system using the letter E for _________ pages -
(answer)electrical
Working drawings are technical in nature intended to furnish information necessary to _______ a
structure - (answer)erect
working drawings may use the page numbering system using the letter A for ________ pages -
(answer)architectural
Drawing with all lines of the same intensity or thickness makes a plan _____ to read - (answer)difficult
the _____ of lines is the unique language of architects and engineers. - (answer)alphabet
drafting is an international _____ language - (answer)graphic
some lines are made _____ to stand out from the other lines on the plans - (answer)thick
dashed or hidden lines can serve more than one _____ in a set of plans - (answer)purpose
line _____ is a pattern of dashes, dots, or gaps used to make lines look different - (answer)type
,CM 2116 FINAL - 153 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
_____ are the basis of all construction drawings - (answer)lines
thin lines are not _____ important than thick ones - (answer)less
line _____ is the thickness or width of a line - (answer)weight
object lines are also known as _____ lines - (answer)visible
the three scales typically used for construction plans are the _____ scale, civil engineer's scale, and
metric scale - (answer)architects
_____ dimensions are used for measuring the radius of an arc or diameter of a circle - (answer)radial
_____ dimensions measure a 2 dimensional area usually expressed as square feet or square meters -
(answer)area
_____ dimensions are for information purposes only and should not be used for manufacturing
something - (answer)reference
_____ dimensions measure a 1 dimensional length between two points typically expressed as feet or
meters - (answer)linear
_____ sizes are the rough sawn measurement of lumber while actual sizes are the finished sizes -
(answer)nominal
a _____ is a numerical value expressed in appropriate units of measure - (answer)dimension
the amount that a measurement can vary from the plans is known as the _____ - (answer)tolerance
, CM 2116 FINAL - 153 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
Dimensions typically use metric or _____ units - (answer)english
_____ dimensions measure a 3 dimensional volume usually expressed in cubic feet or cubic meters -
(answer)volume
orthographic views do not show any _____ to an object - (answer)depth
a _____ view is an orthographic view looking at an object from directly above - (answer)plan
the two important rules of orthographic drawing are view, _____, and alignment - (answer)placement
orthographic drawing is also known as _____ drawing - (answer)multiview
common orthographic drawings on construction drawings are plans, _____, and sections -
(answer)elevations
in practice, the _____ number of orthographic views are necessary are provided on a set of plans -
(answer)minimum
isometric drawings are used to show a _____ dimensional picture in one view - (answer)three
_____ objects make distant objects appear smaller even though they have the same shape -
(answer)perspective
the six primary orthographic views are the front, _____, right, left, bottom, and back views - (answer)top
the United States and Canada use _____ angle orthographic projection for plans - (answer)third
