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September 18, 2009

AutoCAD Interview Questions - II

AutoCAD Questions :

  • Have you used lisp routines?..........Have you written any?
  • What modules have you used?
  • Have you used xrefs?.........In what way?
  • What kind of standards did you have?..........Who developed them?
  • Have you done any 3D work?..........What?
  • Did you use standard CTB and PC3 files?..........Who created them?
  • Have you done any projects in Metric?..........What were they?
  • Have you done any hand drafting?..........What?
  • What would be on your 'Wish List' of things for AutoCAD to improve/add?
  • How do you find out how to use a certain command/module in AutoCAD if you've never used that command/module before?
  • What type of Drawings do you like creating?..........(Only School Background)

General Questions :

  • I think this company does a good job utilizing peoples strengths and skills..........How would you describe your strengths? What about weaknesses?
  • We work with deadlines each day..........What do you find most frustrating?
  • How do you feel when you are interrupted to change gears and work on something completely different?.........Can you provide an example?
  • If you have to get something done, and have a question, but no one is here, what would you do?..........Can you provide an example?
  • What were the size of the companies you worked at? How many supervisors did you have? How many Cad people were there?
  • Have you ever had to deal with clients?..........In what way?
  • Give an example of something stressful/challenging at your job and how did you handle it?
  • What kinds of software have you used?
  • How would you handle the following situation: A Principal gives you a job that needs to be done before he gets back from a meeting. While you are working on that another Principal gives you something else that needs to be done ASAP, but leaves before you can ask him which project you should work on.
  • Have you ever had to do research on the internet/at the city, etc. to look up recorded documents?..........Legal Descriptions, AP Maps, USGS Maps?
  • How did you become interested in AutoCAD?..........What do you like about it?
  • Will you be continuing your education after you get your AutoCAD degree?.....In What?
  • Did you use AutoCAD before college?..........In what capacity?
  • How many hours are you working now?
  • Say that all the Principals are out of the office and you are out of work what would you do?

AutoCAD basic questions :

  • What are the differences between Dtext and Mtext.
  • What is a ctb file.
  • Which AutoCAD Layer never plots whether it is turned off or on.
  • What are the differences between associative hatching and non-associative hatching.
  • If you wanted to select a line and there were other lines on top of it how would you select it.
  • What is the difference between the divide command and the measure command.
  • If you wanted to increase the length of a line by 20mm how would you do it.
  • What does the system variable FILEDIA do.
  • What is Orthomode.
  • What is the difference between a crossing polygon and a window polygon.
  • What is an mnu file.
  • What is the difference between Attached and Overlayed Xrefs, and when would you use each?
  • What should you be aware of when doing hatching in a drawing that contains an xref?
  • What do you need to be aware of when using Perpendicular as a running Osnap?
  • Explain what happens when you Wblock items and choose a base point rather than typing 0,0,0.