An _____________fit is the fastening between two parts which is achieved by friction after the parts are pushed together, rather than by any other means of fastening.

To choose the best method to connect components you should be familiar with common techniques used to join components—_____________, fasteners, joinery, threads, and a more modern joint design, snap-fits.

Polyurethane is an adhesive that is commonly sold as _____________

A group of parts that are connected and form one unit.

A variable by which an object can move.

Assembly ____________ document and provide instructions for how individual parts should be joined to form the final assembly.

____________ annotations are used to quickly identify a part.

The acceptable amount of dimensional variation that will still allow an object to function correctly.

A process that repeats a series of steps over and over until the desired outcome is obtained.

_____________ is a process that involves the study of an object’s visual, functional, and structural qualities.

A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal.

The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.

Which of the following is NOT an element of design?

A step in the reverse engineering process which identifies the necessary activities or actions of components and subsystems to turn available inputs —such as materials and energy—into desired output.

What part of the black box is missing?

________________ , or teardown, of a product uncovers the principles behind how a product works.

Structural analysis can help answer which of the following questions:

 _____________ are used not only to represent new objects, products, and system during a design process, but also to document and efficiently test revisions to existing objects

The following edit feature will __________ the profile along the path.

A strategy in which model geometry is defined so that changes to the model produce desired, predictable results.

An assembly modeling strategy in which individual parts are first modeled and specified individually and then assembled together.

Which is a problem-solving principle attributed to William of Ockham, because he applied the principle often

Making the best or most effective use of resources to get the best possible solution.

 Any of various opaque, fusible, ductile, and typically lustrous substances that are good conductors of electricity and heat.

A property of matter in which the size of a sample does not affect its value, is a measure of an object's mass per unit of volume commonly expressed in units of grams per milliliter and kilograms per liter.

Any of a set of physical properties whose values determine the  characteristics or behavior of something.

The selection of materials is primarily dictated by which of the following factors:

Occurs when two or more components occupy the same space

Most CAD packages have a robust materials library containing commonly used materials.

Stages a product goes through from concept and use to eventual  withdrawal from the marketplace.

To reclaim or reuse old materials in order to make new products.

Which of the following is a sustainable solution?

An approach to systems design and development that aims to make interactive systems more usable by focusing on the users of the system— their needs and requirements—and applying human factors/ergonomics and usability knowledge and techniques.

The best design decision is not always the optimal design decision

A rotating or sliding part in a mechanism used especially to transform rotational motion to linear motion or vice versa.

Which of the following is NOT a part of a CAM Mechanism?