A series of steps that repeat until the goal is reached.

The engineer creates a document that guides the design process.

The process of generating ideas.

Generating ideas in order to develop solutions.

Usually made to record and communicate ideas so they can be refined further in the solution creation step.

Full-color drawings that show what the object will look like with a certain amount of light from a certain direction.

Technical drawings that accurately communicate size and shape.

Models that can be made by hand out of products like clay, plastic, wood, and foam.

Designers use this to create drawings to communicate solutions to design problems.

Converts the CAD models into 3D shapes.

Used for testing because they take relatively little time and money to set up and run, but much can be learned.

Physical models of a final product or some aspect of a product.

Increasingly popular because it is a fast and affordable way to move from design to prototype.

Highly accurate technical drawings meant to communicate the size and shapes of objects in great detail.

Shows a single view of an object, but shows it in a way that makes it look 3D, as your eye would see it.

Shows the true shape, and show what a part will look like from a given direction.

Provides the necessary technical information to the builder or manufacturer of the product.

The process of examining existing products or processes to gain information.

An effective way to record all the information from every step of the design process in one place, in case you need to access it in the future. Engineers typically record all their thoughts, ideas, sketches, calculations, designs, etc. in this.

Refers to the legal rights to the creations of the mind.