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Design And Modeling Vocab
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1. An outline of something as seen from one side.
Profile
Orthographic Projection
Annotate
Height
2. Construct or manufacture an industrial product.
Fabricate
Documentation
Three Dimensional (3D)
Design
3. A model devised to expose its parts for study - training or testing.
Offset
Mockup
Radius
Polygon
4. Dimensions that show the exact location of parts of an object.
Mockup
Location Dimension
Offset
Trim
5. Parallel to the Y axis.
Fabricate
Coincident
Scale
Vertical
6. A measurable extent - such as the three principal dimensions of an object of width - height - and depth.
Plane
CAD (Computer-Aided Design)
Thumbnail Sketch
Dimension
7. At an angle of 90
Thumbnail Sketch
Isometric
Perpendicular
Visualize
8. To move in a circle about a central axis.
Specification
Revolve
Diameter
Orthographic Projection
9. Parallel to the X axis.
Radius
Design
Extension Line
Horizontal
10. Restrictions applied to geometric entities; for example - horizontal - parallel - perpendicular - and tangent.
Perspective Drawing
Plane
Chamfer
Geometric Constraints
11. Views is shorthand for multiview projection - which is a system used to view an object. The six mutually perpendicular directions any object may be viewed are top - front - right- side - rear - left- side - and bottom. Top - front - and right- side v
Views
Radius
Depth
Collinear
12. A full- scale working model used to test a design concept by making actual observations and necessary adjustments.
Countersink
Extension Line
Documentation
Prototype
13. A line type that is used to indicate the axis of symmetry for a part or feature.
Centerline
Fabricate
Mockup
Three Dimensional (3D)
14. The amount by which something is out of line.
Tangent
Offset
Profile
Hidden Line
15. To imagine the visual form of an object or situation that one cannot see.
Documentation
Hidden Line
Visualize
Location Dimension
16. A closed geometric figure in a plane formed by connecting line segements endpoint to endpoint with each segment intersecting exactly two others. Polygons are classified by the number of sides they have - such as a triangle has three sides - a quadril
Polygon
Isometric
Constraint
Annotation
17. A preliminary visual of a possible idea for a design. Most thumbnail sketches are not full- size and have little detail. They are intended to quickly explore possible alternative designs.
Hidden Line
Tangent
Thumbnail Sketch
Three Dimensional (3D)
18. A rounded interior blend between two surfaces. Some uses are to strengthen joining surfaces or to allow a part to be removed from a mold.
Views
Fillet
Depth
Chamfer
19. A method of realistic drawing in which the part of an object closest to the viewer is a planar face - and all the lines describing sides perpendicular to that face can be extended back to converge at one point - the vanishing point
Browser
One-Point Perspective
Diameter
Size Dimension
20. An iterative decision - making process that produces plans by which resources are converted into products or systems that meet human needs and wants or solve problems.
Isometric
Orthographic Projection
Design
Extension Line
21. A form of pictorial drawing in which all three drawing axes form equal angles of 120 degrees with the plane of projection.
Documentation
Rotation
Design
Isometric
22. Make larger in area.
Width
Trim
Extend
Leader Line
23. A small angled surface formed between two surfaces.
Parallel
Two-Point Perspective
Chamfer
Isometric
24. Having the dimensions of height and width - height and depth - or width and depth only.
Trim
Plane
Size Dimension
Two Dimensional (2D)
25. Having the dimensions of height - width - and depth.
Isometric
Three Dimensional (3D)
Hidden Line
Vertical
26. A detailed description of the design and materials used to make something
Specification
Dimension
Coincident
Three Dimensional (3D)
27. The documents that are required for something or that give evidence or proof of something. A drawing or printed information that contains instructions for assembling - installing - operating - and servicing.
Scale
Collinear
Dimension Line
Documentation
28. A distinctive attribute or aspect.
Feature
Depth
Annotation
Design
29. Thin lines that serve as guides while sketching or drawing.
Construction Line
Design
Line Weight
Height
30. Used to describe the size and location of individual geometric shapes.
Concentric
Radius
Line Weight
Dimension Constraint
31. A form of pictorial drawing in which all three drawing axes form equal angles of 120 degrees with the plane of projection.
Design
Fix
Isometric
Specification
32. A visual - mathematical - or three- dimensional representation in detail of an object or design - often smaller than the original. A model is often used to test ideas - make changes to a design - and to learn more about what would happen to a similar
Documentation
Model
Specification
Counterbore
33. Circles or arcs that share the same center.
Documentation
Width
Constraint
Concentric
34. A form of pictorial drawing in which vanishing points are used to provide the depth and distortion that is seen with the human eye.
Line Conventions
Perspective Drawing
Perpendicular
Sketch
35. A straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at one point.
Tangent
Three Dimensional (3D)
Profile
Fabricate
36. Cut off irregular or unwanted parts.
Mockup
Design
Trim
Isometric
37. Turning around an axis or center point.
CAD (Computer-Aided Design)
Construction Line
Dimension
Rotation
38. The measurement or extent of something from side to side.
Width
Polygon
Fix
Fabricate
39. Attach or position securely.
Two Dimensional (2D)
Counterbore
Fix
Two-Point Perspective
40. Designed to be practical and useful.
Dimension Line
Functional
Views
Tangent
41. A straight line passing from side to side through the center of a circle or sphere.
Width
Sketch
Leader Line
Diameter
42. A point in space - usually located on the horizon - where parallel edges of an object appear to converge.
Rotation
Vanishing Point
Sketch Plane
Line Weight
43. The distance from front to back.
Height
Functional
Plane
Depth
44. A line type that represents an edge that is not directly visible because it is behind or beneath another surface.
Extend
Hidden Line
Centerline
Fabricate
45. A proportion between two sets of dimensions used in developing accurate - larger or smaller prototypes - or models of design ideas.
Mockup
Extension Line
Isometric
Scale
46. The use of a computer to assist in the process of designing a part - circuit - building - etc.
CAD (Computer-Aided Design)
Depth
Specification
One-Point Perspective
47. Lines that are thin and used to connect a specific note to a feature.
Dimension Constraint
Leader Line
Coincident
One-Point Perspective
48. A limit to a design process. Constraints may be such things as appearance - funding - space - materials - and human capabilities. A limitation or restriction.
Functional
Browser
Edit
Constraint
49. A flat surface on which a straight line joining any two points would wholly lie.
Two-Point Perspective
Plane
Constraint
Object Line
50. To add explanatory notes to.
Three Dimensional (3D)
Annotate
One-Point Perspective
Fillet