Civil 3D Practice Test

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• The Alignment Grid View command opens a ______ Civil 3D user interface?
• Which of the following is not a component of a subassembly?
• Section Styles are used to control the appearance of ____________.
• Lines used to represent topography, displaying changes in elevation across the ground are know as __________ lines. They connect poisitions having the same elevation.
• The Elevation Editor is the tool used to edit feature lines and opens Panorama.
• _________ can be thought of as 3D mapping, which utilizes 2D or 3D line work, contours and/or points to depict elevation maps.
• What is a special type of grading object that fills a void in a grading group?
• You can get information about a design check violation by hovering your cursor over the warning symbol.
• A flat area where a building is to be placed is referred to as a building __________.
• Which command is used to combine multiple surfaces into one?
• On which panel of the contextual Ribbon are the object type Properties located?
• For Civil 3D objects, the style can be assigned or changed using the _________.
• Which symbol indicates that a Civil 3D object in Prospector Toolspace needs updating?
• In Design Checks, which is a valid source for criteria files?
• Which term describes the minimal parts that compose an assembly?
• The relationships between raw survey data, points in the drawing, linework in the drawing, and other aspects of a survey project are managed within a survey _______.
• The diamond-shaped grip on a parcel segment can be moved in any direction and is not constrained to any other object.
• Pipes and structures that are connected and related to one another form a pipe _______.
• One purpose of a structure is to provide access to underground pipes for runoff and:
• A Civil 3D object property set that governs how the object looks and behaves.
• The two most fundamental components which are used to generate a surface model include ____ and ______.
• All points imported into a drawing must be stored within a survey database.
• Which action allows selecting a parcel from the Prospector's display area?
• True or false: Accessing the Composition tab in Parcels settings allows adjusting Parcel Display Order settings.
• Topographic mapping can be thought of as 3D mapping uses which elements to depict elevation maps?
• Which method for placing sample lines along an alignment involves picking points on the screen?
• An alignment segment that is not dependent on another segment at either end is referred to as ______.
• When editing parcel styles for multiple parcels, which workflow is correct?
• A surface created using the TIN algorithm for calculating earthwork volumes is called a:
• True or false: A grading object can be created without belonging to a grading group.
• Which statement correctly describes Custom Design Check Sets in Design Checks?
• In parcel design, which object type besides parcel segments is commonly used to influence parcel creation?
• Civil 3D alignments have four types of tables. Which of the following is the fourth type that completes the set?
• Which statement best describes an alignment?
• The parts that make up an assembly are called ________.
• In corridor modeling, an alignment-profile pair that has an assembly attached to it is called a:
• A special kind of label often used in conjunction with tables, that assigns a number to a curve, tangent or spiral is known as a ______ label.
• In Civil 3D, PVI stands for what?
• Which of the following is not a way of displaying a structure?
• Which of the following is not a remainder distribution option?
• When you perform surface edits with TIN lines, Points, and Contours displayed, what happens?
• The Plot Style setting that governs the arrangement of multiple section views across pages is called Group.
• The grid and annotation that houses one or more profiles is called a profile _____________.
• To alter how a corridor section is displayed, apply which style?
• The area in Civil 3D where you adjust object display and labeling preferences is called the
• If Civil 3D detects a design check violation in your object geometry, ________________.
• Which of the following would change as a result of assigning a different profile style to a profile?
• Which statement describes the earthwork when cut and fill volumes match?
• A Civil 3D object that is out of date is designated in the Prospector Toolspace using an icon comprised of a __________ with an exclamation mark.
• In Prospector, a sample line group is placed beneath which object?
• Which design use is typical for an alignment?
• To insert a new subassembly in your drawing, you would access the subassembly you want within a ___________.
• A term used for removing overlapping section labels to improve readability is Weeding.
• A Civil 3D _______ is a collection of settings that controls the appearance and behavior of a Civil 3D object.
• Which Toolspace tab can be used to access the Reports Manager?
• A vertical curve at the top of a hill where the grade leading into the curve is greater than the curve leading out is called a _______ curve.
• What is the term for a predefined set of standard layers and text styles used to ensure CAD standards across a company?
• Which property is not controlled by a parcel style?
• The Ribbon is divided into task-based tabs, panels and what other element?
• Surface analysis results will display in the drawing as soon as the ranges are created, even if the current style is not configured to display analysis data. True or false?
• Accessing the Composition tab in Parcel Properties within Prospector enables Parcel Display Order settings.
• Profile View Bands can be located __________.
• If you wanted to simultaneously see Civil 3D information for multiple, open Civil 3D drawings in Prospector, you would toggle from Active Drawing View to _______________ View.
• To create a pipe network table, you must first create tag labels for every pipe and structure.
• Sample lines _____________ depending on your choice.
• An alignment segment that is dependent on adjacent segments at both ends is referred to as ______ segment.
• When the corridor Alignment is modified, what happens to the corridor surface?
• When you view the corridor using the Section Editor, you will not see the effects of any parameter modifications until the corridor has been updated.
• Which feature line editing tool opens Panorama?
• Which component of a pipe can have its width set to the diameter of the pipe?
• To create and display a surface profile in a drawing, which of the following are required?
• A straight-line segment within a profile is called ______________.
• Vertical exaggeration is calculated as horizontal scale divided by vertical scale.
• Elevation point grips on a feature line are what shape?
• Which statement best describes how a Profile View presents data?
• The angular change in direction between the tangent to the curve at the start and the tangent to the curve at the end is called:
• Which direction is represented by the clock position 7:00 relative to north?
• In corridor modeling, what is the term for the grid and annotation that houses one or more profiles?
• Which term describes a grading object used to fill a void within a grading group?
• To see an object preview in the lower window of the Prospector toolspace the Preview icon needs to be toggled on, and __________ Preview must be enabled for those object types.
• The diamond-shaped grip on a parcel segment is unconstrained and can be moved freely in any direction.
• In Civil 3D 2013, the _________ is the primary user interface for accessing commands and features. It is divided into task-based tabs, panels and commands.
• Which tool allows viewing the corridor and its section views?
• The Create Parcel from Objects command can convert a Circle to a parcel segment.
• In Civil 3D, can assemblies be changed after a corridor is built?
• The shape of the grip that can move the PVI position of a profile and change the slope of both tangents in the profile is ______.
• The object type Properties used to edit Civil 3D objects are found on the Modify panel of the contextual Ribbon.
• Which of the following is not a source that can be sampled by a sample line?
• In a corridor, ______ ______ are drawn between like points along the length of a corridor.
• Which statement best describes the site requirement for parcel creation?
• Which tab within the Toolspace is used to change the drawing's coordinate system?
• What is the direction at 2:00 on a clock if 12:00 is north?
• To see your Civil 3D objects in a concise, expandable list you would select the
• In addition to parcel segments, what is another object type that can be placed within a site and used in parcel creation?
• Which method is used to access Civil 3D object properties?
• What happens to linear objects projected to a profile view when they are not parallel to the alignment associated with the profile view?
• The Plot by Page arrangement of multiple section views is an option found under the ______ Plot Style setting.
• To review or edit the definitions that control object type display styles, label styles and other properties, you would select the ___________.
• Which of the following is not a type of section label?
• TIN Volume Surface is used for what purpose?
• You can group several profile bands together and apply them to profile views all at once. These are called Profile View Band ________.
• ______ is the primary method that controls the way Civil 3D objects are annotated.
• In a corridor, the element that is the target of interaction with another object is the Target.
• Which AutoCAD entity cannot be converted to a parcel segment using the Create Parcel from Objects command?
• Which object has projection display built into its style?
• The difference between section views and profile views is that profile views measure station from left to right and section views measure ______ from left to right.
• Which statement about the Tool Palette is true?
• The term for a group of profile bands that can be applied to profile views at once is Profile View Band Set.
• To change the Tag number on a segment(s) you would use the ____________ command.
• Each point, link, and shape within a subassembly has a _____ assigned to it which determines where to apply the appropriate styles and labels.
• In Civil 3D, a pipe network is best described as the collection of pipes and structures that are connected.
• Parcel segments must reside in the same site to create a parcel.
• Which control determines the arrangement of multiple section views into individual sheets?
• Which command creates a parcel from existing objects?
• In three-dimensional editing, square grips on a feature line can move in which space?
• A _________ correlates field codes with instructions that control the generation of linework in the drawing.
• The command to create a new feature line that is parallel to another is called:
• In addition to LandDesktop data, Object data (surfaces, alignments, points, parcels...) from other civil/survey software applications can be imported by selecting ___________ found on the Import panel of the Insert tab.
• The circle and tick marks used to lay out pressure pipes according to standard bend angles are called a:
• A Civil 3D alignment is best described as a sequence comprising which geometric elements?
• Which key would you hold down to select an individual label within an alignment label set?
• Many of the ______ editing commands can also be used to edit parcels.
• Soil material removed from the ground is referred to as:
• Which of the following is a linear object that has been defined using survey data?
• In the Drawing Settings dialog, which tab would you use to change the coordinate system for the drawing?
• What is the term for soil material removed from the ground?
• What is the Civil 3D term for a drawn representation of elevation changes along an alignment?
• Prospector shows each component of a pipe network.
• Where is the Application menu located in Civil 3D?
• Which command would change a bearing from N 30° W to S 30° E?
• The ____________ menu provides drawing-related commands, such as New, Open, Save As, and Export, Print and Publish. It is located in the upper left corner of the Civil 3D screen.
• Identify the two essential elements that form the basis of a Civil 3D surface model.
• Which window shows selected points when using the Prospector toolset and Edit Points option?
• In corridor terminology, which term describes an alignment-profile pair with an attached assembly?
• To change a Section so it is shown with a solid line rather than a dashed line, you would modify which property?
• Which component of a pipe is not a component whose visibility can be controlled with a pipe style?
• Which of the following best describes a limitation when converting objects to parcel segments?
• In Civil 3D, a 2D breakline lacks elevation data and is considered what type?
• The 3D pathway representing the combination of an alignment and profile is known as a 3D ______.
• Using a Civil 3D drawing _______ provides standard layers, text styles, Civil 3D object and label styles, and additional drawing settings. This allows different people in the same company to easily create and produce drawings meet the company CAD standards.
• Which feature allows applying multiple profile bands to profile views at once?
• The Section Editor cross-section parameters are edited with which Editor?
• In a subassembly, which element is assigned to determine where to apply styles and labels?
• What type of label would be used as an all-purpose label to show offset and elevation on a section view?
• Vertical curves labeling is applied how?
• A collection of one or more alignment labels applied all at once is called an alignment label _______.
• Which of the following is not a type of data that can be included in a surface?
• Which of the following Edit Surface commands remove data from an existing surface?
• If on a clock 12:00 is due north, at 7:00 the hour hand would be pointing in which direction?
• Which label type serves as an all-purpose label to show offset and elevation on a cross-section?
• Section views are typically provided at even intervals and at key locations along a road design.
• Which object defines the cross-sectional characteristics in a corridor?
• Multiple section views are placed within a Section View ______.
• A collection of alignment labels applied all at once is called an alignment label ______.
• The setting which controls the minimum spacing of section labels and can be used to skip points to avoid overlapping labels is called ______.
• If a corridor section is updated, any section view labels will also update.
• Which object is used to establish an edge within a surface by constraining TIN generation along it?
• In a drawing that has a horizontal scale of 1" = 50' and a vertical scale of 1" = 5', the vertical exaggeration is:
• The parts that make up an assembly are called ________.
• Parcel segment labels most likely convey all of the following information except which?
• A ____________ breakline is 2D, meaning that it has no elevation data.
• Where would you find the option to import LandXML data in Civil 3D?
• Which of the following are directly affected by Civil 3D styles?
• The lowest elevation in a ditch, or on the inside of a pipe or drainage structure, is referred to as the ____.
• Which of the following is not a type of surface boundary?
• To change the appearance of a corridor section, you would apply a different...
• Which statement best describes editing parcel styles for multiple parcels?
• Square grips on a feature line can be moved in which direction(s)?
• If you have the TIN lines, Points, and Contours displayed while you perform surface edits you _____________ .
• Which control enables moving a label to the opposite side of a line or arc in Civil 3D?
• To modify the label position and move components to the opposite side of the line or arc you would use the ________ command.
• The Profile ______ command opens the geometric data for a profile within the Panorama window.
• _____________ are objects that prevent TIN lines from crossing them. This type of object is used to establish an edge within the surface by aligning TIN lines along it that otherwise would have crossed that location were this entity not in place.
• Which action would enable control of the top elevations of structures within a pipe network?
• Which statement about parcel creation is true?
• Which component defines cross-section width changes within a corridor?
• What geometric property is often listed with distance (displayed as a pair) to express the geometry of a line?
• When points are selected from the prospector toolspace and Edit Points is selected, these objects are displayed under a Tab (or Vista) within the ___________ window.
• __________ make it possible for Civil 3D objects and designs to be linked and shared between drawings.
• A ________ is a series of lines and curves that represent changes in elevation along an alignment.
• Which term describes the circle and tick marks used to lay out standard bend angles?
• Which of the following is a type of Profile View Label?
• Survey points can be edited using the AutoCAD Properties Window.
• In a corridor, the container that collects multiple section views is called a Section View Group.
• Section Styles control the appearance of Regular Sections and which additional feature?
• Which grip shape is used to move the PVI position in a profile?
• Which of the following is NOT a profile view label type?
• The labels on a pipe network are a formality and are not actually used for constructing the pipe network in the field.
• What is the purpose of a Profile View in Civil 3D?
• Which control toggles the object preview in the Prospector toolspace?
• When a part of a corridor changes itself to interact with another object, that object is known as a _______.
• If cut and fill are equal, the earthwork volume is said to be:
• Which of the following is a boundary type for Civil 3D surfaces?
• In Civil 3D, where in Civil 3D do you assign a design Check set or design criteria file to a profile?
• Each component of a pipe network is shown in Prospector.
• Which command is used to rename or renumber tags on alignment segments?
• What is the purpose of associating a surface to a pipe network?
• True or false: For parcel segments to create a parcel, they must all reside in the same site.
• How are tools in the Section Editor presented?
• Which of the following cannot be used to create an alignment when using the Create Alignment from Objects command?
• A Civil 3D _______ is a series of 2D lines, arcs, and spirals typically used to represent a linear feature such as a road centerline.
• Which of the following is a type option for Profile View Bands?
• Which of the following is not a type of information that is commonly expressed by parcel segment labels?
• Which of the following is not required to build a corridor?
• Which statement is true about moving square grips on a feature line?
• TIN stands for ________ Irregular Network.
• If profile style changes its linetype, which property is affected?
• When working with alignments, the term P.I. refers to: