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Intro To Engineering Design - 2
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1. A system of dimensioning which requires all numerals - figures - and notes to be aligned with the dimension lines so that they may be read from the bottom (for horizontal dimensions) and from the right side (for vertical dimensions).
Datum
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Tolerance
Aligned Dimension
2. A sketch that shows an object's height - width - and depth in a single view.
Pictorial Sketch
Histogram
Aligned Dimension
Baseline Dimensioning
3. A theoretically exact point - axis - or plane derived from the true geometric counterpart of a specific datum feature. The origin from which the location - or geometric characteristic of a part feature - is established.
Clearance Fit
Parametric modeling
Datum
Histogram
4. A tolerance in which variation is permitted in only one direction from the specified dimension.
Unilateral Tolerance
Aligned Dimension
Solid Modeling
Leaders
5. A group of values that is used to analyze the distribution of data.
Datum Dimension
English System
Clearance Fit
Datum
6. A dimensioning system where each dimension originates from a common surface - plane - or axis. Also known as baseline dimensioning.
Keyseat
Revolution
Solid Modeling
Datum Dimension
7. 1. A professional engineering organization that is known for setting codes and standards for mechanical devices in the United States. ASME drawing standards are found in the Y-14M publications. 2. The acronym for the American Society of Mechanical En
Section Lines
Bilateral Tolerance
Keyseat
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
8. The total permissible variation in a size or location dimension.
Countersink
Auxiliary View
Datum
Tolerance
9. 1. A manufacturing process that forces material through a shaped opening. 2. A modeling process that creates a three- dimensional form by defining a closed two- dimensional shape and a length.
Countersink
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Extrusion
Cutting Plane Line
10. A circled number identifying each part shown in an assembly drawing. Also called a ball tag or bubble number.
Limits of Dimension
Balloons
Dual Dimensions
Geometric Constraint
11. A number value - or algebraic equation that is used to control the size or location of a geometric figure.
Counterbore
Fillet
Numeric Constraint
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
12. To draw a figure within another so that their boundaries touch but do not intersect.
Aligned Dimension
Chain Dimensioning
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Inscribe
13. A type of 3D CAD modeling that represents the volume of an object - not just its lines and surfaces. This allows for analysis of the object's mass properties.
Solid Modeling
Nominal Size
Maximum Material Condition (MMC)
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14. A tolerance in which variation is permitted in both directions from the specified dimension.
Unilateral Tolerance
Spotface
Leaders
Bilateral Tolerance
15. A shallow recess like a counterbore - used to provide a good bearing surface for a fastener.
Auxiliary View
Balloons
Spotface
Metric System
16. A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved - its criteria - and its constraints. The design brief is used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before attempting a solution.
Keyway
Clearance Fit
Spotface
Design Brief
17. The largest and smallest possible boundaries to which a feature may be made as related to the tolerance of the dimension.
Degree of Freedom
Unidirectional Dimension
Geometric Constraint
Limits of Dimension
18. A slot in a hub or material around a shaft that receives a key.
Keyway
Section Lines
Keyseat
Solid Modeling
19. The largest size limit of an external feature and the smallest size limit of an internal feature.
Cartesian Coordinate System
Numeric Constraint
Maximum Material Condition (MMC)
Design Statement
20. System of dimensioning in which all dimensions are placed from a datum and not from feature to feature. Also referred to as Datum Dimensioning.
Phantom Line
Solid Modeling
Baseline Dimensioning
Spotface
21. 1. For design - the use of a computer to assist in the process of designing a part - circuit - building - etc. 2. For drafting - the use of a computer to assist in the process of creating - storing - retrieving - modifying - plotting - and communicat
Computer-Aided Design or Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD)
Degree of Freedom
Tolerance
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
22. Also known as point- to- point dimensioning where dimensions are established from one point to the next.
Geometric Constraint
Nominal Size
Phantom Line
Chain Dimensioning
23. Constant - non - numerical relationships between the parts of a geometric figure. Examples include parallelism - perpendicularity - and concentricity.
Unidirectional Dimension
Keyway
Geometric Constraint
Computer-Aided Design or Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD)
24. 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.
Inscribe
Interference
Clearance Fit
Fillet
25. Lines that are thin and used to connect a specific note to a feature.
Chamfer
Geometric Constraint
Cartesian Coordinate System
Leaders
26. Also referred to as the U.S. Customary system. The measuring system based on the foot - second - and pound as units of length - time - and weight or mass.
Unilateral Tolerance
English System
Geometric Constraint
Solid Modeling
27. A small angled surface formed between two surfaces.
Unidirectional Dimension
Taper
Nominal Size
Chamfer
28. Creating a 3D solid or surface by revolving a 2D shape about an axis.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Revolution
Numeric Constraint
Metric System
29. A cylindrical recess around a hole - usually to receive a bolt head or nut.
Extrusion
Aligned Dimension
Counterbore
Chain Dimensioning
30. A conical- shaped recess around a hole - often used to receive a tapered screw.
Countersink
Cutting Plane Line
Computer-Aided Design or Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD)
Parametric modeling
31. Where alternate units are displayed within the same dimension (both metric and standard dimensions can shown at the same time).
Balloons
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Geometric Constraint
Dual Dimensions
32. A rectangular coordinate system created by three mutually perpendicular coordinate axes - commonly labeled X - Y - and Z.
Cartesian Coordinate System
Maximum Material Condition (MMC)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Datum
33. A part of design brief that challenges the designer - describes what a design solution should do without describing how to solve the problem - and identifies the degree to which the solution must be executed.
Design Statement
Revolution
Balloons
Parametric modeling
34. A dimension - usually without a tolerance - used for information purposes only. A reference is a repeat of a given dimension or established from other values shown on a drawing. Reference dimensions are enclosed in ( ) on the drawing.
Countersink
Metric System
Reference Dimension
Taper
35. A graph of vertical bars representing the frequency distribution of a set of data.
Keyseat
Unidirectional Dimension
Design Brief
Histogram
36. An orthographic view of an object using a direction of sight other than one of the six basic views (front - top - right- side - rear - bottom - left- side); used to show a surface that is not parallel to any of the principal view planes.
Cartesian Coordinate System
Balloons
Auxiliary View
Datum Dimension
37. Gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
Taper
Auxiliary View
Solid Modeling
Geometric Constraint
38. The designation of the size established for a commercial product.
English System
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Chamfer
Nominal Size
39. Lines that are used to represent the material through which a cut is made in order to show an interior sectional view.
Reference Dimension
Geometric Constraint
Revolution
Section Lines
40. A CAD modeling method that uses parameters to define the size and geometry of features and to create relationships between features. Changing a parameter value updates all related features of the model at once.
Chamfer
Nominal Size
Keyseat
Parametric modeling
41. The smallest size limit of an external feature and the largest size limit of an internal feature.
Counterbore
Leaders
Least Material Condition (LMC)
Aligned Dimension
42. The variables by which an object can move. In assemblies - an object floating free in space with no constraints to another object can be moved along three axes of translation and around three axes of rotation. Such a body is said to have six degrees
Baseline Dimensioning
Degree of Freedom
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Reference Dimension
43. 1. A triangle located round a polygon such as a circle. 2 To draw a figure around another - touching it at points but not cutting it.
Geometric Constraint
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Baseline Dimensioning
Metric System
44. The decimal measuring system based on the meter - liter - and gram as units of length - capacity - and weight or mass.
Metric System
Bilateral Tolerance
Unilateral Tolerance
Counterbore
45. A line used to show the alternate positions of an object or matching part without interfering with the main drawing.
Cutting Plane Line
Inscribe
Reference Dimension
Phantom Line
46. A line drawn on a view where a cut was made in order to define the location of the imaginary section plane.
Phantom Line
Maximum Material Condition (MMC)
Cutting Plane Line
Interference
47. 1. A private - non - profit organization that coordinates the development and use of voluntary consensus standards in the United States. 2. The acronym for the America National Standards Institute.
Parametric modeling
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Chain Dimensioning
Numeric Constraint
48. The amount of overlap that one part has with another when assembled.
Circumscribe...
Interference
Cutting Plane Line
Fillet
49. A type of 3D CAD modeling that represents the volume of an object - not just its lines and surfaces. This allows for analysis of the object's mass properties.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Section Lines
Datum Dimension
Solid Modeling
50. A dimensioning system which requires all numerals - figures - and notes to be lettered horizontally and be read from the bottom of the drawing sheet.
Taper
Auxiliary View
Counterbore
Unidirectional Dimension