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