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WORD DEFINITION
Perspective view Seeing an object on a flat surface as it is seen by the eye, getting smaller as it
gets further away from the viewer.
Orthographic
view
Seeing a 3- dimensional object in 2 dimensions
Value What something is worth
Dimension The space something occupies, height, width, length
Polygon A closed shape that has three or more, usually straight, line segments
Edge The outside limit of an object, area or surface
Face A flat surface of a geometric solid
Polygon mesh A group of polygons which are connected by shared vertices
Rotate To turn around on an axis or centre
Grid A framework of crisscrossed or parallel bars; a grating or mesh
Snap Connecting one surface to another
Interface A shared space across which two separate components of a computer
system exchange information
Menu A set of options presented to the user of a computer application to help the
user find information or do a function
Pan To move the view, up, down, left or right
Zoom To bring a view into close-up
Tweak Improve by making small changes
Extrude Extend a shape
Primitives menu A menu with basic 3D and 2D shapes
Torus A donut shape
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Cube A symmetrical 3D shape with six equal sides
Scale To adjust size of an object
Fillet To round the edge of an object
A mesh A group of faces
An edge The edge where two faces or surfaces meet
Dimensions The space something occupies, height, width, and length
Sphere A perfectly round 3-dimensional object
Cylinder A 3-dimensional tube shape
Cone A 3-dimensional shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (usually circular)
to a point
wedge A solid shaped like a V
Prism A triangular 3-dimensional shape
Pyramid A solid with a polygon base, (three or more sides), and triangular sides that
meet in a point
Hemisphere Half of a sphere
Linear In a line
Angular Having angles. An angle is the space between two lines that start from the
same point- L,V
Volume The amount of 3-dimensional space an object occupies
Radius A straight line going from the centre of a circle or sphere to the edge of the
circle or sphere
Ellipse A shape that looks like a stretched circle
Polyline A series of line segments connected by points
Spline A curve that connects two or more specific points
Arc A part of a curve, especially a part of the circumference (outside edge) of a
circle
Extend Make larger
Projection A thing that extends outwards from something else
Sweep To move in a curve
Profile The shape outline
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Intersect To divide something by passing or lying across it
Extrude To push or force out
Loft To combine 2D shapes to make a 3D shape
Axis A real or imaginary line about which a body, can rotate, a line about which
the object is the same on all sides
Perpendicular At an angle of 90 degrees to a line, surface or the ground
Chamfer Cut away to make a sloped edge
Octagon An eight-sided figure
Merge To combine objects into a new shape
Subtract To take away something from something else
Overlap To cover part of something, so that space is shared
Pattern A repeated decorative design
Rectangle Having the base or section in the form of a rectangle
Path A route or track between one place and another
Mirror A reflection of an image
Overlay Something laid as a covering over something else
Materials A physical substance that things can be made from
