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Design And Modeling Vocab

Subject : engineering
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1. To add explanatory notes to.






2. The amount by which something is out of line.






3. Used to describe the size and location of individual geometric shapes.






4. Turning around an axis or center point.






5. Lines that are thin and used to connect a specific note to a feature.






6. Standardization of lines used on technical drawings by line weight and style.






7. A heavy solid line used on a drawing to represent the outline of an object.






8. Having the dimensions of height and width - height and depth - or width and depth only.






9. 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.






10. 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






11. A model devised to expose its parts for study - training or testing.






12. Dimensions that show the exact location of parts of an object.






13. A rough drawing representing the main features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study.






14. An outline of something as seen from one side.






15. A straight line from the center to the circumference of a circle or sphere.






16. 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






17. A thin solid line perpendicular to a dimension line - indicating which feature is associated with the dimension.






18. Also called line width. The thickness of a line - characterized as thick or thin.






19. A detailed description of the design and materials used to make something






20. A realistic way of drawing objects in three dimensions using a horizon line - a key edge - and two vanishing points.






21. A flat surface on which a straight line joining any two points would wholly lie.






22. A method of representing three- dimensional objects on a plane having only length and breadth.






23. Circles or arcs that share the same center.






24. A proportion between two sets of dimensions used in developing accurate - larger or smaller prototypes - or models of design ideas.






25. To move in a circle about a central axis.






26. A conical- shaped recess around a hole that is often used to receive a tapered screw.






27. A form of pictorial drawing in which vanishing points are used to provide the depth and distortion that is seen with the human eye.






28. Cut off irregular or unwanted parts.






29. Restrictions applied to geometric entities; for example - horizontal - parallel - perpendicular - and tangent.






30. 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






31. A line type that represents an edge that is not directly visible because it is behind or beneath another surface.






32. A form of pictorial drawing in which all three drawing axes form equal angles of 120 degrees with the plane of projection.






33. A point in space - usually located on the horizon - where parallel edges of an object appear to converge.






34. Placed directly on a feature to identify a specific size or may be connected to a feature in the form of a note.






35. A form of pictorial drawing in which all three drawing axes form equal angles of 120 degrees with the plane of projection.






36. 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






37. Having the dimensions of height - width - and depth.






38. 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.






39. The distance from front to back.






40. A small angled surface formed between two surfaces.






41. A limit to a design process. Constraints may be such things as appearance - funding - space - materials - and human capabilities. A limitation or restriction.






42. Make larger in area.






43. A line type that is used to indicate the axis of symmetry for a part or feature.






44. Thin lines capped with arrowheads - which may be broken along their length to provide space for the dimension numerals.






45. A measurable extent - such as the three principal dimensions of an object of width - height - and depth.






46. A distinctive attribute or aspect.






47. The measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top.






48. The use of a computer to assist in the process of designing a part - circuit - building - etc.






49. Thin lines that serve as guides while sketching or drawing.






50. To imagine the visual form of an object or situation that one cannot see.