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A tool that allows one to navigate through preset views in a drawing.
ViewCube
An annotation line that indicates an axis of symmetry.
Centerline
A tool used to place images on selected models of a 3D body.
Decal
A limitation on components used to create relationships between components.
Constraint
A base component for an Inventor file. Ends with file extension .ipt.
Part File
A 3D shape created from a 2D sketch using modeling features.
Body
A tool used to create a new body from multiple selected bodies.
Combine
Settings within Inventor part files and drawing files that change the appearance of a model or drawing view.
Visual Style
A state of a part or component that removes all degrees of freedom in an assembly.
Grounded
A composition of part files within an Inventor file. Ends with file extension .iam.
Assembly File
The default view for a drawing.
Base View
An annotation that indicates the location of the geometric center of a circle or arc.
Center Mark
A tool that removes material from a part's interior, creating a hollow cavity with walls within the part.
Shell
The amount of directional and rotational movement allowed for a part.
Degrees of Freedom
The default file type for AutoCAD, which can consist of several elements that comprise a 2D drawing. Inventor can save drawing files in this format for connectivity with AutoCAD. Ends with file extension .dwg.
AutoCAD Drawing File
Planes used to aid in the creation of 3D part models and give more flexibility than using only the origin planes. Examples are Offset, Midplane, and Tangent.
Work Planes
An operation that can add, remove, or intersect material in a solid.
Boolean Operation
The distance between two constraints on two objects.
Offset
A tool used to detect if components are colliding or interfering with one another.
Interference
The final product of an Inventor file. Consists of assemblies and presentations. Ends with file extension .idw.
Inventor Drawing File
Axes that can be used to aid in the creation of 3D part models and give more flexibility than using only the origin axes. Examples are Axis Through a Revolved Face or Feature and Normal to Plane Through Point.
Work Axes
A profile containing 2D geometry that is used for creating a body.
Sketch
A set of metadata used to define an assembly or, in the case of parts, each part within an assembly. Can provide information such as mass, density, volume, and area of a part or assembly.
iProperties
A list that shows the parts used in a drawing, the manufacturer and model of each part (where applicable), and the number of times the part is used in the drawing.
Parts List
An exploded (spread-out) assembly which is then used as part of a drawing file. Ends in file extension .ipn.
Presentation File