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The ACU exam has 35 questions and runs 0 hours 50 minutes.
These 10 free ACU questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the AutoCAD Certified User (ACU) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A designer needs a sketch plane that stays exactly halfway between two parallel faces of a body, even if the distance between those faces is later changed. Which construction tool should be used?
Correct answer: A - Midplane
A design was created in millimetres. The designer opens Document Settings and changes the active units to inches. What happens to the model?
Correct answer: A - The model geometry is unchanged and dimensions are redisplayed in inches
In the canvas, a user drags a selection box from right to left across several bodies. Which bodies are selected?
Correct answer: B - All bodies that are enclosed by or touched by the box
After a designer finishes dimensioning a sketch, all of its geometry changes from blue to black. What does this indicate?
Correct answer: D - Every degree of freedom in the sketch has been removed
A sketch contains a circle that is needed only to position a ring of holes. The circle must never be treated as an extrudable profile. What should the designer do?
Correct answer: B - Convert the circle to construction geometry
A plate must accept a socket-head cap screw so that the screw head sits flush with the plate surface. Which hole type is required?
Correct answer: B - Counterbore
A designer sketches a circle on the top face of an existing solid body, then extrudes it using the Cut operation with the extent set to All. What is the result?
Correct answer: A - Material is removed through the entire body in the extrude direction
A cabinet drawer must slide straight in and out along a single axis, with no rotation permitted. Which joint type should be applied?
Correct answer: C - Slider
A designer imports a model and tries to apply a Revolute joint to one of its parts, but the Joint command will not accept the selection. What is the MOST likely reason?
Correct answer: C - The geometry is a body rather than a component
In a drawing, a designer manually overrides the displayed value of a dimension placed on a model view. What effect does this have on the 3D model?
Correct answer: A - The model is unchanged, and only the displayed dimension text changes
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