IED Unit 4 Key Terms

To add explanatory notes to a drawing.

• Annotate
• Function
• Translation
• Model

A group of machined or handmade parts that fit together to form a
self-contained unit.

• Assembly
• Subassembly
  
• Working Drawings
• Component

A drawing that shows parts of an item when assembled.

• Assembly Drawing
• Assembly
• Mock-up
• Subassembly

A rectangular coordinate system created by three mutually perpendicular coordinate axes, commonly labeled X, Y, and Z.

• Cartesian Coordinate System
• Degree of Freedom
• Domain
• Extrusion

A part or element of a larger whole.

• Component
• Model
• Origin
• Subassembly

The use of a computer to assist in the process of designing a part, circuit, building, etc.

• Computer-Aided Design
• Mathematical Modeling
• Physical Model
• Working Drawings

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.

• Degree of Freedom
• Cartesian Coordinate System
• Extrusion
• Model

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.

• Design Brief
• Design Statement
• Portfolio
• Working Drawings

A part of a 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.

• Design Statement
• Domain
• Marketing
• Model

The set of input values of a function.

• Domain
• Function
• Assembly
• Range