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CAD Interview Question & Answers

1. What is Master Model Concept?


The same model is used from conceptual design to the Drafting, Assembly, Analysis and
Manufacturing. The idea of a virtual assembly taken to its logical conclusion leads to Master
Model paradigm. If you change anything in Master Model, it will reflect in all other applications.
2. What is constraint?
Constraints limit structural movement and represent mounts and supports. Constraints can be
applied to faces or edges. (Restricting the degree of freedom)
3. What is the expansion of IGES, STEP, DXF?

IGES Initial Graphic Exchanges Specifications.

STEP Standard For The Exchange of Product Model Data

DXF Data Exchange Format

4. What is Top Down Assembly & Bottom Up Assembly?


In top down assembly we create the different parts in the same assembly file and assemble it
there itself. In bottom up assembly we create the different parts of an assembly in separate file
and then get them and assemble using constraint.
5.What are primitives?
Primitive features are the basic analytic shapes. They are non associative, meaning they are not
associated to geometry used to create them.
6. What is heat treatment and why is it done?
Heat treatment can be defined as a combination of processes or operations in which the heating
and cooling of a metal or alloy is done in order to obtain desirable characteristics without
changing the compositions. Some of the motives or purpose of heat treatment are as follows:
> In order to improve the hardness of metals.
> For the softening of the metal.
> In order to improve the machinability of the metal.
> To change the grain size.
> To provide better resistance to heat, corrosion, wear etc.
Heat treatment is generally performed in the following ways:
> Normalizing

> Annealing
> Spheroidising
> Hardening
> Tempering
> Surface or case hardening
7. How the dimensions that are for reference only mentioned?
Dimensions that are for reference only mentioned with brackets.
8. The condition of an external feature when it measures the largest or weighs the most is?
Maximum Material Condition (MMC)
9.What are the types Tolerances?
Form, Orientation, Location, Profile, Runout
10.What is first angle projection & third angle projection?

11. What is ASME?


American Society of Mechanical Engineers
12.What is bill of materials?
A bill of materials (BoM) is a list of the parts or components that are required to build a product.
The BoM provides the manufacturer's part number (MPN) and the quantity needed for each
component.
13. What is the difference between Trimetric and Isometric?
Trimetric designs are those which are inclined at an angle of 30 degrees with the positive X-axis.
On the other hand Isometric designs are those which are inclined at an angle of 45 degrees with
the positive X-axis.
14. what is of K-Factor in Sheet metal design?
A constant determined by dividing the thickness of the sheet by the location of the neutral axis,
which is the part of sheet metal that does not change length.

15. What are some considerations for plastic parts design?


wall thickness, Corners, Ribs, Draft & etc.,
16.Difference between engineering drawing & manufacturing drawing?
Engineering drawing includes:

Bill of Materials
Component drawings
Assembly drawings
Schematics
Printed circuit board layouts
3D renderings

Manufacturing drawing includes:

Material type

Full dimensions

Welding information

Surface/cosmetic finish

Hardware
17. What is the thickness of surface & surface roughness?
No thickness.
Roughness includes the finest (shortest wavelength) irregularities of a surface. Roughness
generally results from a particular production process or material condition.
18.Sheetmetal manufacturing methods?
Roll forming, Deep drawing, Stamping, Stretch forming, Spinning & etc.,
19.What is DFMA & Tolerance Stack up Analysis?
Design for Manufacture, which means the design for ease of manufacture of the parts that will
form a product, and Design for Assembly, which means the design of the product for ease of
assembly.
the problem-solving process in mechanical engineering of calculating the effects of the
accumulated variation that is allowed by specified dimensions and tolerances.
20.Define a line?

An extension of a point, elongated mark, connection between two points, the effect of the edge of
an object.

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