Pat questions tfe

[FutureDental88]

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In regards the attached PAT TFE problem, I thought it could be either C or D. Because the front and End resembles both C and D. How could I tell the difference? Correct answer is C.

 

[bburl09]

The difference between C and D is that on the right side of the end view you can see that the circle lines up with the top portion, eliminating the dotted line you would see in the top view ( the one closer to the top). The square indention on C is not lined up, so there would be a dotted line on the top view instead of that solid one. That's what I saw.

Sorry if that sounds odd, but I'm typing on an iPhone 😛. I hope that helps you see the difference between the two choices.

 

[FutureDental88]

Thank you for your quick response. However, I still do not completely see it.
Because on C, the left part of the circle seems pretty lines up with the top part of it, which should give a solid line. Which it is. On the right side of the circle, we should see dotted lines on the top view. Which we are. But that same dotted line on top view also represents picture D's mid portion.

 

[recyrb]

I agree, i think the answer could be either c or d


for c, the first dotted line seen for the front of the circle is in line with the back of the step. so there is a solid line that overlays the circles dotted line. the back of the circle is represented by the dotted line seen on the top view.
seemingly, this is a correct vantage point
likewise, in d, the first line, the front on the indentation would form the dotted line seen in the top veiw, the same dotted line that is formed from the 'back' of the circle, and would also form a dotted line for the back 'gap' portion of the indentation, but this would not be seen as the boundary line of the square would align on top of it, making d also an acceptable response..

any other suggestions?

 

[fgari]

I cannot tell the difference between the two either. explanations would be much appreciated !

 

[bburl09]

I haven't taken the actual DAT yet, but I'm sure this wouldn't (or at least shouldn't) be an actual question they would ask. There is always a way to differentiate between two different answers (although we may not think so 😛 ). I do agree that D would be an acceptable answer (now that I've looked at it more), but I'm still sticking with my initial answer.

I'm not sure if my eyes are playing tricks on me, but it looks like the back end of D is slanted a bit. A more prominent difference to me at least is the height difference between the circle hole in C and the square notch in the back of D. The bottom of the circle in C makes the dotted line seen in the front view a bit higher then the square notch would. Again, this may just be my eyes playing tricks on me.

I wouldn't stress too much about this question, as long as you narrowed it down between C and D. I hope they don't ask something like this question on this particular DAT, seeing as how there could be two right answers (excluding the very small "differences" I already pointed out).

Hope that helped ^_^

 

[faroo7a]

Hi,

The answer is D, if you rotate answer D 90 degrees to your left, it should have the top view provided in the question.

here is my reasoning, sorry it doesn't look neat. hope it helps

 

[Juggernauts]

The difference between C & D is the distance from the bottom edge of the circle and the base in choice C, compared to the distance from the bottom edge of the of the square cut out and the base in choice D.

Choice C has the same distance between the circle base and bottom of the shape that would be represented in the front view of the shape provided. It's a really tough question and I don't think such a small detail would show up on the DAT, however I don't create the test, so who knows.

If you put the mouse pointer on the front view, lining the bottom of your mouse up with the bottom of the figure, you can see how much space is between the dash mark and the bottom of the drawing. Then compare the spacing of C and D by using your mouse pointer at the same position. There is a difference, it's small, but there is a difference. Thats the way I see it anyway.

 

[RCLEE]

The answer is C all the way. From what I see, the top view support C and D; however, from the front view, you can see that it supports C due to the dash dash lines compared to the base line. The D has equal distance from the middle line to the top dash line to the bottom dash line and to the base line. For the C, you can see that the distance between the middle line to top dash line is equivalent to the bottom dash line to the base line, and the distance between two dash lines are smaller than the preceding distances.

What's the answer given?

 

[GreatDDS]

Answer C give you the exact hidden line locations as shown on the top and front view. Also, notice that at the top of your top view, you only have one hidden line. This is because the other hidden line overlaps with the edge of the rectangular part that sticks out at the top.

Hope this helps.

 

[jonishere5]

The difference between C & D is the distance from the bottom edge of the circle and the base in choice C, compared to the distance from the bottom edge of the of the square cut out and the base in choice D.

Choice C has the same distance between the circle base and bottom of the shape that would be represented in the front view of the shape provided. It's a really tough question and I don't think such a small detail would show up on the DAT, however I don't create the test, so who knows.

If you put the mouse pointer on the front view, lining the bottom of your mouse up with the bottom of the figure, you can see how much space is between the dash mark and the bottom of the drawing. Then compare the spacing of C and D by using your mouse pointer at the same position. There is a difference, it's small, but there is a difference. Thats the way I see it anyway.

I agree with this explanation!