Engineering Vocabulary Unit 1

Question 1

Loft

Answer 1

A feature that enables you to use profiles to smoothly transition between them.

Question 2

Revolute Mate

Answer 2

A type of mate that enables rotational movement.

Question 3

Sweep

Answer 3

A feature that takes one 2D profile and sweeps it along a second profile to create solid geometry.

Question 4

Pan

Answer 4

Shifts the view by specifying up to two points to determine a distance and direction.

Question 5

Rotate

Answer 5

Move the part about an axis or Mate connector (implicit or explicit) specified by selecting an entity.

Question 6

Mate

Answer 6

An Onshape feature used to position instances in an assembly and define movement.

Question 7

Normal

Answer 7

Perpendicular to a given object.

Question 8

Part Studio

Answer 8

A tab inside of an Onshape document containing the parametric definition of one or more solid bodies.

Question 9

Plane

Answer 9

Plane - A flat, two-dimensional surface that extends infinitely far.

Question 10

Assembly

Answer 10

A collection of instances of parts, sketches, surfaces, or subassemblies that defines both position and movement

Question 11

Feature

Answer 11

The operations that are used to build parts, such as Extrude, Revolve, Sweep, loft.

Question 12

Revolve

Answer 12

Create parts by revolving sketch regions about a central axis.

Question 13

Feature List

Answer 13

The history of features created in a Part Studio.

Question 14

Orthographic View

Answer 14

A single view of an object presented as perpendicular to the viewer.

Question 15

Dimension

Answer 15

A measurable extent such as length, width, depth, or height. OR The tool to mark distances, angles, or arc lengths in Part Studios or Drawings

Question 16

Sketch

Answer 16

A set of curves drawn on a plane, with a system of dimensions and constraints.

Question 17

Constrained

Answer 17

Fully controlled. Limits behavior in relation to other entities.

Question 18

Origin

Answer 18

The point where all three planes intersect.

Question 19

Midpoint

Answer 19

A point on a line segment that divides it into two equal parts

Question 20

Mirror

Answer 20

Create a reflection of a sketch entity about a specified line.

Question 21

Offset

Answer 21

To offset a selected curve or shape at a specified distance and direction.