ONShape CAD Concept Vocabulary
ONShape Blueprints/Engineering Drawings
Vocabulary
Types of Engineers
Miscellaneous
100

______ is the basis for all parts and must me created in order to use Extrude or other feature tools

What is Sketch?

100

These PROJECTIONS show the overall shape of a part separately, and are relative to one another by 90 degrees.

What is ORTHOGRAPHIC VIEWS

100
protected by a trademark or brand name as to establish the inventor's rights.
What is Patent
100
Build bridges, roads, canals, dams, and buildings
What is Civil Engineer
100
All good invention are thought of because of a ______
What is Problem
200

_______ are applied to 2-D sketches in a Part Studio to create 3-D parts.  Extrude and Revolve are examples

What is FEATURES

200

This PROJECTION shows the overall shape of a part in 3D and is characterized by having 30 degree angles with respect to a horizontal axis.

What is ISOMETRIC

200

A model created half-way through the engineering design process that may be manufactured in full or reduced scale

What is PROTOTYPE

200
Design the production and operation of machinery
What is Mechanical Engineer
200

Hollows are made in moistened sand, filled with molten metal, and left to cool.

What is SAND CASTING

300

A part of a sketch that is independent. It could be a line, a point, geometry, or reference plane.

What is Entity

300

On a blueprint view one can adjust this to make the view bigger or smaller depending on the actual size of the CAD model and the ANSI blueprint template size.

What is SCALE

300

To add something NEW AND REVOLUTIONARY to an already established invention.

What is Innovation

300
Applies physical science and life science together with applied math and economics to produce, transform, transport, or use. of chemical, fuel, drugs, food, and energy
What is Chemical Engineer
300

A manufacturing process in which a part is seemingly carved-out of stock material.

What is SUBTRACTIVE MANUFACTURING

400

A relationship that is formed between entities that defines their shape, size, and orientation permanently unless broken.  

What is CONSTRAINT

400

Clicking on a 3D Model or 2D Drawing entity/entities allows you to show the unit measurement of an element of a drawing/part 

What is DIMENSION

400

The use of science and math to invent useful things or to solve a problem

What is ENGINEERING/TECHNOLOGY

400
Deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism
What is Electrical Engineering
400

A manufacturing process in which a part is manufactured layer by layer until the part is made.  

What is ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

500

Geometry that is ignored when the sketch region is used for features.  Often, this geometry serves as reference.

What is CONSTRUCTION

500

This view allows you to see a particular region of an existing view that requires "magnification" for better detail display.  

What is DETAIL VIEW

500

The design and manufacture of simple and complex products or systems by using the procedure/step method.

What is The Engineering Design Process

500

Focus on the design and operation of integrated systems for the production of high-quality, economically competitive products. These systems may include computer networks, robots, machine tools, and materials-handling equipment.

What is Manufacturing Engineer

500
How long does a patent last
What is 20 Years