Engineering Ch 5 Vocabulary

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Computer-aided design (CAD)

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A software application that uses computers to control factory machines.

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Engineering graphics

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A highly stylized way of presenting images of parts or assemblies.

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Pictorial perspective

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This type of drawing presents an object much as it would look to the human eye or in a photograph.

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Orthographic projections

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Typically shows three views of an object; each view shows a different side.

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Isometric projections

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Simplifies the pictorial perspective. In an isometric projection, parallel lines remain parallel.

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Perspective

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Projection drawn so that parallel lines converge in the distance.

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Detail drawings

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Document the detailed design of individual components using orthographic views.

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Assembly drawings

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Drawings that show how the components of a design fit together.

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Ideation

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The generation of concepts or ideas to solve a design problem.

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Line of sight

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Angle at which an object is viewed.