Glossary

 

absolute coordinates Coordinates that specify a location in relation to the current coordinate system origin (0,0,0).
aggregation The collecting of features or sketches into a Part Design feature in the specification tree.
associativity The interdependent relationships between entities.

B

body See part body.

C

chamfer A cut through the thickness of the feature at an angle, giving a sloping edge.
child A status defining the genealogical relationship between a feature or element and another feature or element. For instance, a pad is the child of a sketch. See also parent.
constraint A geometric or dimension relation between two elements. These relations are restrictions for these elements.

D

deactivate To suppresses the behavior of a feature, visually and geometrically.
draft angle A feature provided with a face with an angle and a pulling direction.

F

feature A component of a part. For instance,fillets and drafts are features.
fillet A curved surface of a constant or variable radius that is tangent to, and that joins
two surfaces. Together, these three surfaces form either an inside corner or an
outside corner.

O

origin The 3D point having the location 0,0,0 in any coordinate system.

P

pad A feature created by extruding a profile.
parent A status defining the genealogical relationship between a feature or element and another feature or element. For instance, a pad is the parent of a draft.
part A 3D entity obtained by combining different features.
part body A component of a part made of a combination of several features. From Version 5 Release 14, bodies and part bodies include shape design features.
pattern A set of similar features repeated in the same feature or part.
pocket A feature corresponding to an opening through a feature. The shape of the opening corresponds to the extrusion of a profile.
profile An open or closed shape including arcs and lines created by the profile command in the Sketcher workbench.

S

shell A hollowed out feature
sketch A set of geometric elements created in the Sketcher workbench. For instance, a sketch may include a profile, construction lines and points.
solid body A body created with application versions prior to Version 5 Release 14. Such a body contains no shape design features.