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Computer Aided Engineering Final

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

How many degrees of freedom does a node have?
a.
7
c.
4
b.
5
d.
6
 

 2. 

What would the Safety Factor be for a part that has a material Yield Strength of 28,000 psi and a maximum Von Mises Stress of 32,000 psi?
a.
0.14
c.
0.88
b.
7.00
d.
1.14
 

 3. 

What is not a typical element type available in FEA applications?
a.
Brick
c.
Ball
b.
Shell
d.
Spring
 

 4. 

How do you assemble and connect parts together within Autodesk Fusion 360?
a.
links
c.
placements
b.
joints
d.
connectors
 

 5. 

When a large amount of deformation is expected within a part should a nonlinear analysis be used?
a.
No
c.
Sometimes
b.
Yes
 

 6. 

What department in a manufacturing company is the primary consumer of design documentation?
a.
Marketing
c.
Engineering
b.
Sales
d.
Manufacturing
 

 7. 

What is DFA in context of product design?
a.
Data for Assembly
c.
Design for Approval
b.
Data for Analytics
d.
Design for Assembly
 

 8. 

What is the name commonly used for the collection of nodes and elements that define the shape of the object?
a.
Solid Body
c.
Surface
b.
Mesh
d.
Shell
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 9. 

What are the common challenges for product enginnering?
 a.
project schedules
 c.
design cost
 b.
changes
 d.
artwork creation
 

 10. 

How are 3D CAD models used for additional value?
 a.
CNC manufacturing
 c.
rapid prototyping
 b.
simulation/analysis
 d.
visualization
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 11. 

Name one benefit of design automation.
 

 

 12. 

_____________________ manufacturing is the process that consists of a mold that normally has two halves that seal together for the filling of melted plastic.
 

 

 13. 

______________________ is the process of proactively designing products to optimize all the manufacturing functions to assure the best cost and quality.
 

 

 14. 

CNC is an acronym for ________________________ manufacturing equipment..
 

 

 15. 

The _____________ specifies that it costs 10 times more for an engineering change at the next phase of development.
 

 

 16. 

____________________ is the process for creating 3D objects from a materials printer.
 

 

 17. 

At what phase is the largest amount of the end product cost determined? _____________
 

 

 18. 

__________ is an integrated rules-based development environment within Autodesk Inventor for Knowledge-Based Engineering.
 

 

 19. 

_______________________ is the process of automating the engineering
requirements of product design reducing the need for human tasks.
 

 

 20. 

_____________________ is a computerized method for predicting how a real-world object will react to forces, vibration, heat, etc. in terms of how it will function as planned.
 

 

 21. 

To ____________ a design in Fusion 360, you combine geometry, camera, texture, lighting and shading and materials.
 

 

 22. 

___________ is the process of creating new ideas.
 

 

 23. 

The general term for automatic construction of a physical prototype object on a machine is __________________.
 

 

 24. 

___________________ is the type of art which gives precedence to hypothetical function.
 

 

 25. 

_____________ is the process of developing a mathematical representation of any three-dimensional surface of an object via specialized software.
 

 

 26. 

A __________ model is a 3D model that is controlled and driven by geometric relationships and dimensional values.
 

 

 27. 

________________________ is a Method of automating product that is engineered
and manufactured differently per each order derived from a set of rules.(full term not acronym)
 

 

 28. 

In Render setup, ____________________ affects the color and engineering properties of bodies and components.
 

 

 29. 

In Render setup, ________________ set the environment and settings for the scene.
 

 

 30. 

What is one benefit of Finite Element Analysis?
 

 

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 31. 

Concurrent Engineering is having multiple people work on different products at the same time.
 

 32. 

You should design and purchase an injection mold to produce your plastic part before testing.
 

 33. 

An element type (e.g. Brick vs. Plate vs. Beam) provides the relation that defines how the degree of freedoms of one node, relate to the next node.
 

 34. 

When completing a linear FEA, it is assumed that the part will always return to its original shape.
 

 35. 

Rapid prototype parts can be used as an end part within a production product.
 

 36. 

While conducting a linear Finite Element Analysis (FEA), you can change the direction of a load during the analysis.
 

 37. 

Simulations can be used to achieve a better design through parametric design studies.
 

 38. 

A common Configure-to-Order (CTO) product has a fixed set of variations.
 

 39. 

Manufacturing processes impact product design.
 

 40. 

You can modify dimensional values within a parametric model.
 



 
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