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Pre-Architecture Final Exam

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

 1. 

SketchUp allows you to work first in 2D and then translate your work into 3D.
 

 2. 

The addition of Dynamic Components has expanded the way the program understands how to treat and modify objects.
 

 3. 

Individual edges are always straight, even when they appear to form a curve in SketchUp.
 

 4. 

Orbit, Zoom, and Pan are navigation tools.
 

 5. 

SketchUp does not come with a library of premade styles but you can create your styles and save them for future use.
 

 6. 

In SketchUp, when you are working in a perspective view, any rectangle that you draw will fi t to that perspective view and the right angles will look like a diamond.
 

 7. 

Door and window components can cut through two-faced walls and are therefore ideal for interior models.
 

 8. 

The Intersect with Model tool can be used to combine numerous gables, hips, dormers, and sheds into a single roof.
 

 9. 

Using components has little effect on file size.
 

 10. 

It is easier to change a component’s layer than it is to add it to an existing group.
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 11. 

When drawing stairs, most beginners use the ______ method, which is simple and intuitive but also the most time-consuming?
 

 

 12. 

Name the four basic parts of a staircase.
 

 

 13. 

____________ roofs have two planes that slope away from a central ridge.
 

 

 14. 

What tool would you use to create eaves on a roof line?
 

 

 15. 

What would be equivalent of the Explode command in other software programs?
 

 

 16. 

Sometimes you want to make changes to only one or a few of the instances of a component in your model. In this case, select the instance(s) you want to edit, right-click one of them, and choose _______________ from the context menu.
 

 

 17. 

Use the _____________ box to only show the items in your model that are included in that word or phrase.
 

 

 18. 

Use _____________ in the Outliner to change nesting order.
 

 

 19. 

The yellow, horizontal bar in SketchUp represents the ____________ in your model view.
 

 

 20. 

The ________________ tool gives you the ability to precisely place your viewpoint in SketchUp in a particular spot.
 

 

Short Answer
 

 21. 

What is a surface model made of?
 

 22. 

Right-clicking with your mouse items in your modeling window usually causes a _____________ of commands and options to open.
 

 23. 

__________________________ are three small icons appear in the lower-left corner of your screen. They change to inform you about your model.
 

 24. 

Modelers that use straight lines and fl at surfaces to defi ne everything are known as __________________.
 

 25. 

Explain in a brief sentence what the toolbar portion of SketchUp contains. Explain why they are faster than using the menu bars?
 

 26. 

What tool do we use to slide the model view around the modeling window?
 

 27. 

What tool would we use to create guides?
 

 28. 

If you suddenly  “lost” your model, name the feature you would choose under Camera, to find it.
 

 29. 

What is a JPEG and when would you use it in SketchUp?
 

 30. 

How do you open the Shadow Settings dialog box?
 



 
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