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Intro To Engineering Design - 2
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1. A slot in a shaft to receive a key.
Keyseat
Chain Dimensioning
Aligned Dimension
Taper
2. A dimensioning system where each dimension originates from a common surface - plane - or axis. Also known as baseline dimensioning.
Datum Dimension
Section Lines
Solid Modeling
Nominal Size
3. The decimal measuring system based on the meter - liter - and gram as units of length - capacity - and weight or mass.
Chain Dimensioning
Reference Dimension
Metric System
Phantom Line
4. Creating a 3D solid or surface by revolving a 2D shape about an axis.
Revolution
Solid Modeling
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Solid Modeling
5. 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.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Fillet
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Keyseat
6. A tolerance in which variation is permitted in only one direction from the specified dimension.
Keyseat
Design Statement
Unilateral Tolerance
Keyway
7. A dimensioning system which requires all numerals - figures - and notes to be lettered horizontally and be read from the bottom of the drawing sheet.
English System
Datum
Unidirectional Dimension
Limits of Dimension
8. A group of values that is used to analyze the distribution of data.
Clearance Fit
English System
Pictorial Sketch
Circumscribe...
9. The smallest size limit of an external feature and the largest size limit of an internal feature.
Extrusion
Spotface
Least Material Condition (LMC)
Limits of Dimension
10. A tolerance in which variation is permitted in both directions from the specified dimension.
Maximum Material Condition (MMC)
Fillet
Bilateral Tolerance
Parametric modeling
11. 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.
Unilateral Tolerance
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Section Lines
Solid Modeling
12. 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.
Design Brief
Leaders
Solid Modeling
Inscribe
13. The largest size limit of an external feature and the smallest size limit of an internal feature.
Keyseat
Chamfer
Design Brief
Maximum Material Condition (MMC)
14. 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.
Aligned Dimension
Tolerance
Balloons
Datum
15. 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.
Auxiliary View
Counterbore
Revolution
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
16. A graph of vertical bars representing the frequency distribution of a set of data.
Histogram
Chamfer
Maximum Material Condition (MMC)
Interference
17. 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.
English System
Dual Dimensions
Baseline Dimensioning
Keyway
18. Lines that are thin and used to connect a specific note to a feature.
Aligned Dimension
Leaders
Auxiliary View
Limits of Dimension
19. Lines that are used to represent the material through which a cut is made in order to show an interior sectional view.
Unilateral Tolerance
Section Lines
Solid Modeling
Keyway
20. Also known as point- to- point dimensioning where dimensions are established from one point to the next.
Chain Dimensioning
English System
Histogram
Keyseat
21. The amount of overlap that one part has with another when assembled.
Auxiliary View
Maximum Material Condition (MMC)
Interference
Datum Dimension
22. A line drawn on a view where a cut was made in order to define the location of the imaginary section plane.
Histogram
Baseline Dimensioning
Cutting Plane Line
Dual Dimensions
23. 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
Bilateral Tolerance
Degree of Freedom
Interference
Section Lines
24. 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.
Cutting Plane Line
Metric System
Circumscribe...
Dual Dimensions
25. 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.
Dual Dimensions
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Design Statement
Maximum Material Condition (MMC)
26. Where alternate units are displayed within the same dimension (both metric and standard dimensions can shown at the same time).
Extrusion
Dual Dimensions
Fillet
Baseline Dimensioning
27. System of dimensioning in which all dimensions are placed from a datum and not from feature to feature. Also referred to as Datum Dimensioning.
Countersink
Baseline Dimensioning
Limits of Dimension
Design Brief
28. A cylindrical recess around a hole - usually to receive a bolt head or nut.
Countersink
Counterbore
Phantom Line
Fillet
29. To draw a figure within another so that their boundaries touch but do not intersect.
Inscribe
Interference
Taper
Circumscribe...
30. A sketch that shows an object's height - width - and depth in a single view.
Auxiliary View
Pictorial Sketch
Bilateral Tolerance
Geometric Constraint
31. A non - governmental global organization whose principal activity is the development of technical standards through consensus.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Maximum Material Condition (MMC)
Tolerance
Phantom Line
32. 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).
Degree of Freedom
Datum Dimension
Aligned Dimension
Least Material Condition (LMC)
33. A line used to show the alternate positions of an object or matching part without interfering with the main drawing.
Cartesian Coordinate System
Baseline Dimensioning
Phantom Line
Extrusion
34. Gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
Taper
Reference Dimension
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Design Statement
35. 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.
Reference Dimension
Design Statement
Extrusion
Metric System
36. Constant - non - numerical relationships between the parts of a geometric figure. Examples include parallelism - perpendicularity - and concentricity.
Pictorial Sketch
Limits of Dimension
Counterbore
Geometric Constraint
37. A conical- shaped recess around a hole - often used to receive a tapered screw.
Aligned Dimension
Countersink
Dual Dimensions
Solid Modeling
38. A small angled surface formed between two surfaces.
Parametric modeling
Chamfer
Design Statement
Taper
39. The largest and smallest possible boundaries to which a feature may be made as related to the tolerance of the dimension.
Unidirectional Dimension
Countersink
Chain Dimensioning
Limits of Dimension
40. A rectangular coordinate system created by three mutually perpendicular coordinate axes - commonly labeled X - Y - and Z.
Cartesian Coordinate System
Solid Modeling
Numeric Constraint
Leaders
41. 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.
Taper
Solid Modeling
Maximum Material Condition (MMC)
Inscribe
42. A number value - or algebraic equation that is used to control the size or location of a geometric figure.
Numeric Constraint
Computer-Aided Design or Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD)
Bilateral Tolerance
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
43. A circled number identifying each part shown in an assembly drawing. Also called a ball tag or bubble number.
Balloons
Clearance Fit
Baseline Dimensioning
Taper
44. 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
Fillet
Aligned Dimension
Interference
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
45. The total permissible variation in a size or location dimension.
Tolerance
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Fillet
Solid Modeling
46. A shallow recess like a counterbore - used to provide a good bearing surface for a fastener.
Extrusion
Spotface
English System
Dual Dimensions
47. The designation of the size established for a commercial product.
Counterbore
Design Statement
Solid Modeling
Nominal Size
48. 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.
Fillet
Unidirectional Dimension
Interference
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
49. 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.
Parametric modeling
English System
Keyseat
Bilateral Tolerance
50. 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)
Tolerance
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Extrusion