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Design and Modeling Vocabulary
Basic engineering vocabulary words
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Engineering
6th Grade
12/13/2012

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HORIZONTAL LINE
Definition
Lines that run straight across at a 180degree angle.
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PARALLEL LINES
Definition
Lines that run in the same direction and never cross
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SKETCH
Definition
Engineers do this before creating a model so that they can communicate their ideas with other engineers and so that they can see how the design will turn out
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DEPTH
Definition
Measurement from front to back
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WIDTH
Definition
Measurement from side to side
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VETICAL LINE
Definition
A line that runs straight up and down at a 180 degree angle
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LOCATION DIMENSION
Definition
On a sketch, this tells how close or far something is from an edge or other part
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HEIGHT
Definition
Measurement from top to bottom
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ISOMETRIC SKETCH
Definition
A 3-D sketch that always starts with two lines at 30 degree angles
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CAD
Definition
Computer Aided Design
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ORTHOGRAPHIC SKETCH
Definition
A 2-D sketch that shows top, front and side views
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DIMENSION LINE
Definition
On a sketch, these use arrows to show the area a measurement is referring to
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EXTENSION LINES
Definition
Used to mark the section a measurement is referring to and tell the arrows where to stop
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SCALE
Definition
Used when sketching to show something small in a larger way or to show something large in a smaller way
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DIAMETER
Definition
A line that runs through the middle of a circle from one side to the other
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