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Apex

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The very top or highest point of something

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Axle

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A rod or spindle which can pass through the centre of a wheel or many wheels

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Bolt

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A fastener consisting of a threaded pin or rod with a head at one end designed to be inserted through holes and secured with a nut by applying torque

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Boss

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A raised hole for a screw

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Bottom Up Modelling

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Creating CAD parts separately and then inserting them into an assembly

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Bounce Line

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A 45 degree line that is used to project objects to different elevations

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Built Environment

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The human made space in which people work live and recreate on a daily basis

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Calendaring

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A finishing process used on cloth, paper or plastic film

It is used to smooth and compress a material

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Camera Ready Copy

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The final state of publication before it is printed

Ready to go to press

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Chamfer

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Replacing an edge with an angled face on an object

Irregular chamfer is when the slope changes along the edge of an object

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Cloud computing

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Using the Internet to store, manage and process data instead of on a personal computer or local server

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Coil/Helix

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A spiral revolving around a central axis making a spring like object

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Colour Calibration

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Matching digital colour representations with printed colour versions
If not matched then the colours shown on the computer will differ

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Community

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A group of people living in the same place or having something in common

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Compass Cutter

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A compass with a cutting blade to cut out circles in paper or cardboard

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Computer system

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A computer made up of CPU, memory and related electronics

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Constraint

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Methods for attaching components together

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Craft knife

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A sharp knife for slicing paper and card

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Creative industries

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Industries that involve art, craft, design, music, drama, video games and advertising

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Crop Marks

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Thin lines placed in corners of an image to indicate where the paper should be trimmed after printing

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Cross Hatching

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Indicates where a surface has been cut

Done at 45 degree angles

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Cut Aways

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Where surface or component elements are selectively removed to make internal or highlighted features visible but without getting rid of it completely

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Cutting Plane

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A line used to give the location of the imaginary cut

Cutting Plane lines appear as two short dashes and one long dash

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Datum

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A key point where measurements are taken and other details

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Draft
An early version of the final product
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Duplexing
The automatic printing of a sheet of paper on both sides
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Edge
The outside limit of a 3D object
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Edge to Edge
Borderless printing
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Electrical Drawings
A type of technical drawing that shows information on lighting, power and communication for an engineering or architectural project
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Ellipse
A regular oval shape where the sum of its distances from two other points is constant
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Export
Saving data in a format that other programs will recognise and be able to import
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File Management
Controlling the organisation of files and folders
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Fillet
Rounding the corner or edge of an object | An irregular fillet changes along the edge of an object
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First angle projection
American method | Shows the plan at the bottom of the elevation
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Fixed
To ground a model to a fixed point without using constraints
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Gantt Charts
A chart where a series of horizontal lines show the work done or production completed in relation to the planned amount
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Glossy Print
Used for a high quality photo finish | Has a shiny smooth surface with lots of detail
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Graphics media
Equipment used for graphics such as set squares, drawing board, marker pens etc
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Hanging Indent
Indentation of all lines except from the first in the paragraph
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Hardware
The collection of parts that make up a computer system
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Horizon line
Reference to perspective sketching and drawing
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Illustration
A computer generated graphic which incorporates colour, light, texture etc to create visual impact
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Import
To open data that was produced by another software
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Ink jet printing
A type of computer printing that recreates a digital image propelling droplets of ink onto paper etc
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Input devices
``` Mouse Keyboard Flat bed scanner Hand scanner Digital camera ```
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Interrupted view
Only shows a portion of a large object to help it fit on the sheet
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Issues of ownership
Exclusivity over the control of reproducing creative work
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Laser jet printing
Produces good quality printed material by using a laser to form a pattern of electrostatically charged dots on a light sensitive drum which attract toner The toner is transferred to a piece of paper and fixed by a heating process
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Knurling
Can be straight or diamond | Provides grip
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Mate
Attaches the faces of two 3D parts together so they are unable to separate
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Mediated Reality
A mixture of computer generated imagery and photographs | Mediated reality is a quick way to generate a realistic scene providing the editing is done carefully
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Modelling tree
A chronological list of features workplanes sketches and other operations which have been used to make the model
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Multi Page Format
This is used to create a publication with more than one page | A three fold brochure
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Network
A set of computers connected together for the purpose of sharing resources
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Offset Lithography
A method of mass production printing in which the image on metal plates are transferred to rubber blankets or rollers and then to the print media
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Output devices
``` Laser printer Ink jet printer Wide format printer Monitor 3D printer Drum plotter Laser cutter ```
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Over print
To print one layer on top of another intentionally
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Paperless Office
A work environment where the use of paper is minimal or non existent and digital formats are used instead
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Perspective Drawing
Drawings of objects which appear to recede as they get further away giving a realism of depth
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Photo Reduction
Where features such as the resolution or compression is reduced for file storage reasons because the initial quality is too high for the final graphic output
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Pixel
A picture element | A single point with one colour
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Plumbing Drawings
A technical drawing which shows the piping system for fresh water in and waste product out
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Poly line
A series of lines connected together
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Profile
A 2D shape sketched on a workplane and used to create a 3D object
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Project Geometry
A command that traces existing geometry from other workplanes and 2D profiles to assist the user in creating another sketch
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Registration marks
Marks made in paper to help with alignment | It is commonly used with printing to help ensure the print is aligned properly
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Remote Working
When people do their work offsite or at home
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Resolution
The amount of detail that an image holds | It depends on the size and number of pixels
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Retailers
A person that sells goods to a consumer
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Scene
A graphics environment which sets the mood for a subject
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Screen grab
Copying a raw area of the screen into the computers memory
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Screen printing
A cost effective printing technique for large prints including advertising banners and t shirts A mesh is used to transfer ink into a substrate except in areas blocked by stencil
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Seamless
A graphic that when tiled, appears to be fluent and with no joins
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Simulation
Using CAD to test products and scenarios to help predict real life outcomes
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Single page format
A layout which contains everything on a single page
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Sited environment
A realistic looking environment for a CAD model to be placed into
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3D Printing
A CAM process of making a physical model out of a CAD file | It builds up in layers
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Slice
Used to separate a single vector into two individual ones
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Solid Ink Systems
A type of ink jet printer system that works by melting wax based inks and then spraying them on paper Solid ink jet printers produce very vivid colours and can print on nearly any surface
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Spline
A special line
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Storage Devices
Hard drive disk USB memory stick SD card
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Sub assembly
Made from CAD components | It is used for another larger assembly
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Suppress
To hide an object or feature without permanently deleting it
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Surface development
Flat unfolded version of a form
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Imposition
Refers to the arrangement of a documents printed pages on the printers sheet in order to obtain faster printing and reduce paper waste
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Surface Model
Where a model is represented by its surface only
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Swatch
A sample of a specific colour that is used to describe a particular printing ink or combination of printing colours
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Tesellation
The tiling of a plane using one or more geometric shapes called tiles, with no overlaps or gaps
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Texture Mapping
Applying patterns or images to a 3D graphic to enhance the realism of their surfaces
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Tool Path Generation
Refers to when software used to plan the directional movement or shaping or cutting tools in CAD systems
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Top Down Modelling
Creating new parts inside an existing CAD assembly
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Volumetric Lighting
A technique used in 3D computer illustration to add substance to lighting effects in a rendered scene It can allow the viewer to see beams of light shining through the environment For example, seeing streaks of light through a window

Advanced Higher Graphics (10 decks)

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