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A mounting hole is located 8 mm from a plate's right-hand edge. That edge will move when the plate width changes, and the hole must follow it while retaining the 8 mm offset. The hole is defined in a separate sketch on the plate. Which constraint strategy preserves that intent automatically?
Correct answer: C - Project the edge with Projection Link; dimension the hole center from the projection.
An open-top rectangular enclosure has a 64.0 mm outside width. An inward Shell creates two straight side walls, each 2.5 mm thick. A 57.8 mm-wide insert is centered between those walls, with no intervening features. The nominal CAD requirement is at least 0.4 mm clearance on each side. What does the width check show?
Correct answer: D - 0.6 mm per side; the clearance requirement is met.
A supplier's STEP plate contains an unwanted cylindrical locating boss. The file has no original feature history. The boss joins an unobstructed flat plate face without a fillet; extending that face across the boss footprint would leave a valid solid. All other plate geometry must be retained. How should the designer make this local revision?
Correct answer: B - Delete the boss's side and top faces so the plate face heals.
Before the first machining run, a programmer checks a Fusion setup for an XYZ mill. The machine definition, setup origin, and axis directions match the physical fixture. Its verified datum is stored in G55; G54 belongs to a different fixture. The approved post maps WCS Offset 1 to G54 and 2 to G55, but this setup specifies 1. What must be corrected before running the program?
Correct answer: D - Set WCS Offset to 2, repost, and verify the fixture reference.
A circular profile will be swept along a curved 3D centerline. At the starting point, the path tangent is oblique to all three origin planes. The profile must be sketched normal to that tangent. Which construction-plane definition provides the required starting plane?
Correct answer: C - Plane Along Path, positioned at the centerline's start.
The first pocket in a rectangular block is an Extrude Cut from its flat top, terminating To Object at an inclined construction plane inside the block. A rectangular pattern will repeat the pocket horizontally in the direction where the plane's depth increases. Each pocket must stop at that plane. Which pattern definition preserves these individual terminations?
Correct answer: D - Features: Adjust, recalculating each termination.
A cylindrical follower is already positioned in a straight guide. It must translate along the assembly X axis and independently rotate about the Z axis. Translation along Y or Z and rotation about X or Y must remain blocked. Select the As-Built joint that permits exactly the required motions.
Correct answer: A - Pin-Slot joint.
Two external gears have separate Revolute joints on parallel shafts: an 18-tooth driver and a 45-tooth driven gear. Both joint angles are positive counterclockwise when viewed from the same end of the shafts. A Motion Link must represent ideal meshing without slip. When the driver advances +150 degrees, which driven-joint increment confirms the intended relationship?
Correct answer: A - -60 degrees.
The base and projected exterior views of a valve block show the opening of a blind, stepped bore but leave its internal shoulder unclear. The drawing needs to show where the bore diameter changes along its length. Which added view reveals that information directly?
Correct answer: B - A longitudinal section through the bore axis.
A sheet uses first-angle projection. Starting from an existing front base view, a drafter adds the object's top view and right-side view. Where do these projected views belong relative to the front view?
Correct answer: A - Top view below; right-side view to the left.
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