3.0 Understanding 3D modeling key terms

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Contextual menu

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A menu that changes depending on the operation or the object selected.

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Edge

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A line on the edge of a polygon connected by at least two vertices.

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Frame

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One image in a series of images that comprise an animation.

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Frame rate

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The number of frames per second in an animation.

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Grid

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Regularly spaced lines in the viewport that define the origin, or center, of the 3D world and regular intervals.

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Main menu

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The main textual menu at the top of the screen contains almost all the functions of the program.

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Object attributes

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The settings associated with an object.

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Orthographic view

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Either a two-dimensional projection of a 3D object (top, side, and front) or a collection of four views—top, side, front, and perspective.

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Perspective view

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A view of the objects in the scene that simulates perspective, or most closely resembles human vision.

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Playhead

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The graphic line in the timeline that shows the current frame in the animation track.