Multiple Choice Questions

CAD CAM and Automation

Unit 5: Advanced Manufacturing Method

1. Which one is NOT related to rapid prototyping 7. Which of the following is one of the design
definition? process steps?
(A) Layer by layer (A) Build
(B) Physical model (B) Concept
(C) From 3D CAD data (C) Pre-processing
(D) Production line (D) Transfer to machine

2. Which one of the processes is NOT using a 9. From following, the alternative name for RP is
laser? ________.
(A) LOM (A) Additive Manufacturing
(B) SLA (B) Layer Manufacturing
(C) SLS (C) Direct CAD Manufacturing
(D) FDM (D) All of the above

3. Which of the following is the process in the RP 10. This type of rapid prototyping system uses a
cycle? laser to fuse powdered metals, plastics, or ceramics:
(A) Post-processing (A) Fused deposition modeling
(B) Transfer to machine (B) Stereolithography apparatus
(C) Pre-processing (C) Solid ground curing
(D) All of the above (D) Selective laser sintering

4. What is the full name of SLS? 11. The act of turning a digital 3D model into thin
(A) Selective Laser Simulator layers used for 3D printing is called.
(B) Sintering Laser Simulator (A) Slicing
(C) Selective Laser Sintering (B) Extruder
(D) Stereolithography Laser Sintering (C) Fused deposition modeling (FDM)
(D) Filament
5. What is the format for the prototyping machine
file? 12. Surface on which prints are built
(A) .prt (A) Build plate
(B) .slt (B) Filament
(C) .stl (C) Slicing
(D) .iges (D) Extruder

6. Which CAD software cannot be used to create 13. Which of the process is using extrusion
data for the prototyping machine? concept?
(A) CREO (A) Stereolithography apparatus (SLA)
(B) CATIA (B) Fused deposition modeling (FDM)
(C) NX Unigraphics (C) Selective laser sintering (SLS)
(D) Adobe Illustrator (D) Multi-jet Modeling (MJM)

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14. Which of the process, the input material is in
powder form?
(A) Laminated object manufacturing (LOM)
(B) Selective laser sintering (SLS)
(C) Fused deposition modeling (FDM)
(D) Multi-jet Modeling (MJM)
15. Which of the process, the input material is in
liquid form?
(A) Laminated object manufacturing (LOM)
(B) Selective laser sintering (SLS)
(C) Fused deposition modeling (FDM)
(D) Stereolithography
16. Choose the correct sequence to generate
prototype.
(A) 3D CAD data - CAD solid model -
STL file - RP prototype
(B) CAD solid model - 3D CAD data - RP
prototype - STL file
(C) STL file - 3D CAD data - CAD solid
model - RP prototype
(D) 3D CAD data - STL file - CAD solid
model - RP prototype
17. Which of the following cannot be the input of
CAD solid model?
(A) Physical mockup
(B) 2D surface data
(C) Tooling
(D) 3D CAD data
18. Support structures are required for ______.
(A) overhanging portions
(B) thin portions
(C) thick portions
(D) all of the above
19. Process of converting STL file model in to
layers is called________in RP.
(A) chopping
(B) slicing
(C) cutting
(D) trimming
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20. STL file converts curved surfaces into_______.
(A) Polygons
(B) Lines
(C) Surfaces
(D) None of the above
21. Which of the following is the process of the pre-
processing stage?
(A) Remove support
(B) Checking 3D CAD data
(C) De-powdering loose material
(D) Dip in a binder to strengthen the part
22. Which one of the following rapid prototyping
processes uses a photosensitive liquid polymer as
the starting material?
(A) Droplet Deposition Manufacturing
(B) Used-Deposition Modeling
(C) Laminated-Object Manufacturing
(D) Stereolithography
23. Which one of the following RP technologies
uses solid sheet stock as the starting material?
(A) Droplet deposition manufacturing
(B) Fused-deposition modeling
(C) Laminated-Object Manufacturing
(D) Selective Laser Sintering
24. Which of the following are problems with the
current rapid prototyping and additive
manufacturing technologies?
(A) Limited material variety
(B) Inability to convert a solid part into
layers
(C) Poor machinability of the material
(D) The inability of the designer to design
the part
25. Which of the following are examples of
appropriate applications of additive manufacturing
in the actual production of parts and products?
(A) Castings made in small quantities
(B) Plastic parts in small batch sizes
(C) Mass-produced metal parts
(D) Special textile products

26. Which one of the following is not a rapid

indirect tooling method?
(A) Vacuum Casting
(B) Investment Casting
(C) Laser-Engineered Net Shaping
(D) Injection molding

27. STL file format is represented by interaction of

______.
(A) Vector and hexagons
(B) vector and rectangles
(C) vector and triangles
(D) vector and circles

28. In 4D printing, which one is the fourth

dimension?
(A) Time
(B) Material
(C) Sound
(D) Light

29. Which of the following process gives maximum

dimensional accuracy?
(A) 3D Printing
(B) Selective Laser Sintering
(C) Stereolithography
(D) Fused Deposition Modeling

30. Following are benefited by RP Process

(A) Design Department
(B) Manufacturing Department
(C) Customers and Marketing Department
(D) All of the above

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