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