Chapter 22 Questions



Chapter 22 Questions

True (T) or False (F)

1. ___ A Block can have only one attribute.

2. ___ Use the Attdef or Ddattdef command to attach existing text (created with Dtext) to an existing Block.

3. ___ An Attribute Tag is a text string that appears with a Block when Inserted.

4. ___ An Attribute Prompt is the string of words you want to appear as a prompt when the Block is Inserted.

5. ___ Constant Attributes cannot be changed.

6. ___ The Attdisp command allows you to control the visibility state of all inserted attributes contained in the drawing.

7. ___ The attribute text information (attribute values) can be gathered from a drawing by Aextracting attributes.@

8. ___ AutoCAD creates a Atemplate file@ when you use the Attext or Ddattext command.

9. ___ An extract file can be made to give the X, Y, and Z, coordinates of a block insertion.

10. ___ Using Ddatte to edit attributes invokes the same dialog box that is used to create the attributes with the Ddattdef command.

Multiple Choice (circle the correct letter)

1. An attribute Atag@ is ____.

a. the text that appears when the attribute is Inserted

b. the prompt that appears when the attribute is Inserted

c. the descriptor for the type of text to be entered when the attribute is Inserted

d. the name of the block that the attribute is attached to

2. Attributes should be created ____.

a. before making the block geometry

b. after making the block geometry, but before using the Block command

c. after making the block, but before Inserting the block

d. by attaching them to existing Inserted Blocks

3. The actual text string that you enter when you Insert an attributed block is called the ____.

a. attribute tag

b. attribute prompt

c. attribute value

d. attribute extract

4. To enable a dialog box for entering attribute values during Insert, ____.

a. change ATTDIA to 1

b. use Ddinsert

c. change DDATTDIA to 1

d. type A-Ddinsert@

5. Invisible attributes do not appear by default in the drawing unless you ____.

a. change ATTVIS to 1

b. change ATTDIA to 1

c. change Attdisp to On

d. change Attdisp to Normal

6. If you use Attedit (or Attribute, Global from the Modify pull-down menu), you can change all of the following except ___.

a. the attribute text string

b. the attribute text height

c. the attribute text style

d. the attribute prompt

7. All of the following features of template files are true except ____.

a. it must have a .TXT file extension.

b. each line of the template file specifies a column of information in the extract file.

c. it must specify whether each field should be a character or numeric field.

d. it must specify how many attributes are to be extracted.

8. When an extract file is created, all of the following are true except ____.

a. you can specify SDF, CDF, or DXF file formats.

b. you must give the name of the extract file to be created.

c. you must specify whether the extract file is created in ASCII, Microsoft Excel, dBase, or Lotus 123 format.

d. AutoCAD displays a message indicating the number of records in the extract file.

9. In order to use Attredef to redefine an existing attributed block, you must ____.

a. Explode the block and make the desired changes to the attributes before using the command

b. create the template file first

c. Insert the block and use Attedit or Ddatte to make the desired changes to the attributes before using the command

d. specify the location and name for the extract file

10. All of the following examples are good applications for extracting attributes from a drawing except ____.

a. create a bill of materials for a drawing.

b. determine the cost of materials used in the drawing.

c. determine the number and location of attributed blocks Inserted in the drawing.

d. determine the number of blocks in the drawing=s block definition table

Written Answers (fill in the blank)

1. What are the four steps given in the textbook for creating and Inserting Block attributes?

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2. How could you keep track of the costs of all furnishings (such as chairs and tables) used in a office design drawing using blocks and attributes?

3. How do you control the order that the attributes appear for editing during the Insert command?

4. Name two ways you can view Invisible attribute values in a drawing.

5. If you wanted to Insert many attributed blocks, but didn=t want to enter the attribute values during insertion, what procedure would you use?

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