Dimensioning

Mechanical drawings dimensioned in inches are most commonly dimensioned in ____ inches.

• fractional

• decimal

• imaginary

• metric

Metric drawings are most commonly dimensioned in ____.

• millimeters

• centimeters

• kilometers

• inches

In _____ dimensioning dimensions are placed horizontally so that they read from the bottom of the drawing.

• horizontal

• aligned

• unidirectional

• linear

In _____ dimensioning dimensions are placed parallel to the dimension lines.

• horizontal

• aligned

• unidirectional

• linear

Dimension lines and extension lines are drawn to the same line weight as ___ lines.

• border

• object

• center

• section

When arranging dimensions on a drawing, ___ dimensions should be placed farthest from the view.

• location

• size

• small

• overall

An extension line begins 1/16" away from the point, edge, intersection, or detail of the object and extends about ____ past the last dimension

• 1/16"

• 1/8"

• 1/4"

• 1/2"

Angular dimensions are expressed in ___.

• decimal inches

• fractional inches

• millimeters

• degrees

A(n) ____ is an angular dimension line used to specify sizes of circles and arcs or to point out special characteristics of an object.

The three basic types of dimensions are overall, ___, and size dimensions.