CAD and 3D Modeling Flashcard

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What does CAD stand for?

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Computer Aided Design

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What is a workplane in CAD?

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A modeling feature defining a plane in 3D space

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What is 3D Modeling used for in computer graphics?

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Producing a 3D digital representation

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What is a fillet in CAD?

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An arc created tangent between two 2D objects

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What is the purpose of lettering in a drawing?

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To specify details of an object

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What is a mesh in CAD?

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A collection of vertices that form an object.

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What are vertices in virtual space?

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Points

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What is a bitmap in CAD?

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A pixel-based graphic or image

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What are coordinates used for in a drawing?

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To locate a point or object

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What is a curve in CAD?

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A complex entity created by endpoints of spline curve sections