3D Modeling Terminology

Front

Axis

Back

Infinite line representing one dimension in 3D space.

Front

Bevel/Chamfer

Back

Create an angled face between the adjacent faces of a 3D solid object.

Front

Coordinate

Back

Any point along an axis.

Front

Cut/Multicut

Back

Create additional edges that divide a face into multiple faces.

Front

Edge

Back

A line that connects two vertices and defines the edge of one two-dimensional section of an object.

Front

Edge loop

Back

All edges in a direct line connected end-to-end.

Front

Extrude

Back

Move a face in the direction of Normal, creating additional faces between the edges and the original edge location.

Front

Face

Back

Two-dimensional polygon that is defined by at least three edges that intersect at vertices.

Front

N-gon

Back

Polygon that consists of more than four vertices.

Front

Normals

Back

Used to define which side of a face or vertex is considered the “out” side.