DDA 1 Unit 5

Computer Aided Design (CAD) based creative software applications use the ______ to locate and transform objects within the workspace.

• Axes

• Cartesian Coordiante system

• Transform

• Bones

In the Cartesian Coordinate system, which is the horizontal axis?

• X

• Y

• Z

In the Cartesian Coordinate system, which is the vertical axis?

• X

• Y

• Z

The point in space that the X, Y and Z axis intersect is called the ______

• Quadrant

• Coordinate system

• Origin

• Pivot Point

_____ coordinate system is relative to a single object.

• Local

• World

____ coordinate system (Global) is relative to the entire scene, or virtual environment.

• Local

• World

____ are essentially just changes in location(move), orientation(rotate) or size(scale) of an object.

• Positioning

• Linking

• Edge

• Transformations

To change the size or proportions of an object as shown below is called:

• Panning

• Zooming

• Scaling

• Cloning

Smallest component of an object; single point in space

• Vertex

• Edge

• Face

• Quads

3 vertices connected in a triangular formation; also called “polygonal faces” or “polys”; smallest 3D mesh object

• Vertex

• Edge

• Face

• Quads