Autocad Quiz Level 2
Time for another AutoCAD trivia quiz. Because it’s the Friday before a three-day holiday weekend. And chances are you’re either A. Scrambling like mad trying to work some high-priority project into decent shape so you can walk away from it for a few days of worry-free relaxation/celebration; or B. Looking for an opportunity to goof off a little. If you’re scrambling, here—take a breather. Goofing off? Look no further.
We won’t tell. AutoCAD trivia quiz questions. WIDGET was an acronym for an early AutoCAD feature. What did it stand for?. When Autodesk co-founder Mike Riddle sold his AutoCAD royalty rights to Autodesk, in January, 1992, for $11,875,000, approximately how much was he paid per line of source code that he had contributed?.
Which AutoCAD release included an audio cassette tape?. What’s the significance of this drawing?. What’s the significance of this drawing?. What’s the significance of this drawing?.
What’s the significance of this drawing? AutoCAD trivia quiz answers But it’s OK if you don’t. Walker’s In-Line Device Guaranteeing Elimination of Theft. WIDGET was the original name for the AutoCAD hardware lock. About $10,000 per line of code.
Riddle had written fewer than 1200 lines of original AutoCAD source code. AutoCAD Version 2.5 came with an audio cassette tape. The shuttle was the first drawing made with AutoCAD. It was also the first block ever used with the INSERT command.
And the first drawing plotted with AutoCAD. Shown at the AutoCAD introduction, COMDEX, 1982. This was the first architectural drawing ever made with AutoCAD. Also shown at COMDEX, 1982. This was the most-used demo at the AutoCAD introduction, COMDEX, 1982. Considered a flagship demo of zooming and block manipulation. Perhaps the most impactful AutoCAD drawing of all time because it seemed way too sophisticated given the state of the art of desktop CAD. Even the Autodesk founders were blown away. Autodesk featured the nozzle drawing in its first four-color, two-page advertisement, which ran in Scientific American magazine, September, 1984.
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I make up my own. When I had to evaluate potential entries, I would make up a little hand sketch (not TOO sloppy -have a little pity) of an isometric view of some fictitious part that required a couple of sectional views and a true view in order to fully describe its shape to some fictitious vendor who would hypothetically make the 'part'. Then I'd give it to the victim, er, subject, er, prospective HIRE, and see how much they would squirm - ok, all kidding aside, I would see if the person could pick up on which views he/she needed, and then watch. how that person would then go about producing the dwg.Don't hover over them the whole time - many people work very well until someone's breathing down their neck (I'm one of those types, so I have a lot of empathy). Another good test is a complex dwg that has every necessary dimension except one - can they find it without taking all morning? Do a search in the cad managers NG and you will find a very lengthy thread on this exact topic.
Wrote in message news:5189155@discussion.autodesk.com. I make up my own. When I had to evaluate potential entries, I would make up a little hand sketch (not TOO sloppy -have a little pity) of an isometric view of some fictitious part that required a couple of sectional views and a true view in order to fully describe its shape to some fictitious vendor who would hypothetically make the 'part'.
Then I'd give it to the victim, er, subject, er, prospective HIRE, and see how much they would squirm - ok, all kidding aside, I would see if the person could pick up on which views he/she needed, and then watch. how that person would then go about producing the dwg.Don't hover over them the whole time - many people work very well until someone's breathing down their neck (I'm one of those types, so I have a lot of empathy). Another good test is a complex dwg that has every necessary dimension except one - can they find it without taking all morning?
We use our own written and drawing tests. Most of the time we get about the same scores from both tests for a person.
The written is more general, but has questions for all levels. Beginners tend to score less than 60, intermediates score between 60 and 80, advanced score above 80. The written covers a larger variety of topics than the drawing test. The drawing is a simple Indiana DOT standard sheet of a public road approach. We use a 90 degree intersection to speed up the test and see if they can recognize identical geometry to copy and rotate. In three years, only one person has seen it besides me.
(I learned to draw these manually 20 years ago and have been using them ever since.) People with actually experience should at least recognize the standard sheet and may have draw it before. Both tests are timed, but I make sure that everyone knows that they will not finish the drawing in the allotted hour. How fast they can produce work is almost as important as how well.
I would rather have slow work than wrong work, but we still pay by the hour and have to adjust the pay rate to their productivity. Cadalyst had a recent article on hiring.
One trick they mentioned is to have the person leave the work on the screen, and then use undo to see how they did the drawing or check the text window. You could also get a program to copy the keystrokes and review it. A trial period is also important, but Indiana is an at will state for employment so we can let a person go at any time without a reason. They can also quit without notice for any reason. Employment laws in other states probably differ so you need to check with your HR people or an attorney about a trial period. Brad wrote in message news:5189069@discussion.autodesk.com. What is your favorite online CAD test to give potential draftsmen to evaluate their skill?
Well, you certainly don't want someone who 'fits in', but is drafting-clueless. My little test is basically a gate that must be passed through - a filter, if you will, to save a little company time (example: we -by 'WE', I mean a past company I worked for- had a guy who was hired -before they asked me to start doing the initial evaluation interviews- who talked a great game -would act insulted if you explained anything to him, as though he knew EVERYTHING; - he spent a half day once trying to get an extrusion divided up evenly into 3 sections! Not good.) Had another guy who (back in the R12 days) insisted (with a smug smile on his face, like he thought he was dealing with idiots) that AutoCAD only requires 1 meg of RAM. Of course we all made fun of him after he left - although we wouldn't have, if he hadn't been so smug in his stupidity. Point is, you can't always judge a book by its cover letter; a little test can sometimes weed out the good talkers from the good workers (not that you can't be BOTH, but you know what I mean). No test, we require that someone bring work examples from past experience, references, ask a few general questions.
If they sound good and can do the required work, they should work out ok, if they dont good-bye, no big deal. You can usually get a good idea with a 1/2 hour to 45min interview. If they lie and BS their way through the interview it will become painfully obvious within a day. A test is kind of a waste of time IMO, a test wont tell you if someone is an ahole or has a problem with working with people, following directions etc. And drafting methodology can be quite different and still get the job done in a reasonable amount of time, the engineers and customers change things so often some times you would get more done by staying home, so in that case that would be the best method, A lot more goes into producing a well designed project than just drafting technique, and most tests are not going to pick that up.
So sadly I'm in deans corner, 'test by fire'. I agree with testing, almost to the point of making candidates take the test before I talk with them. The test only wastes about 20 minutes of my time since I can work while they test. The interview, setting up payroll, getting them settled in, etc. Is too much of investment if they can't pass the tests.
Autocad Quiz Level 1
So many have talked a good game and brought in good drawings, but could not produce. If we had time to train from the beginning, we might, but at this point we look for someone that knows AutoCAD to at least an intermediate level. Knowing the subject matter (roads and site design) is also important, but falls more on the engineer. We can train someone about civil engineering and to use LDT, but if they don't know basic AutoCAD, even the interview is wasted time.
Autocad Quiz Level 1
Then again, so is interviewing someone that won't fit in, won't follow directions, or is just not a good employee. The tests are not a substitute for checking the non-CAD issues, but a tool to be used in conjunction with everything else. Brad wrote in message news:5189689@discussion.autodesk.com. Well, you certainly don't want someone who 'fits in', but is drafting-clueless. My little test is basically a gate that must be passed through - a filter, if you will, to save a little company time (example: we -by 'WE', I mean a past company I worked for- had a guy who was hired -before they asked me to start doing the initial evaluation interviews- who talked a great game -would act insulted if you explained anything to him, as though he knew EVERYTHING; - he spent a half day once trying to get an extrusion divided up evenly into 3 sections! Not good.) Had another guy who (back in the R12 days) insisted (with a smug smile on his face, like he thought he was dealing with idiots) that AutoCAD only requires 1 meg of RAM. Of course we all made fun of him after he left - although we wouldn't have, if he hadn't been so smug in his stupidity.
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Point is, you can't always judge a book by its cover letter; a little test can sometimes weed out the good talkers from the good workers (not that you can't be BOTH, but you know what I mean). If your a draughtsman, your a draughtsman and if you have the experience of working in drawing offices and know how to produce drawings that's what counts. The last three companies I have worked for I didn't know the specifics of the CAD system but still got the job because I am a draughtsman who knows how to get around a pc. It didn't take long to get to grips with the system to produce working drawings. How many of you knew all the short cuts or commands before using a new system but still produced working drawings? Your test is your probationary period in the job over weeks not 20 minutes, then you'll know if they are any good!