Angle mate A geometric relation between parts in an assembly used to define the angle between the components.. annotations A note or symbol used to specify the design intent of a part, a
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accelerator keys
A combination of keys used to initiate a
menu command Pressing Alt on the
key-board will highlight the letters next to the
menu items Then pressing the
correspond-ing letter on the keyboard will initiate the
menu item
Aligned button
A button used in the Mate PropertyManager
to set the alignment condition of standard
and advanced mates When selected, the
Aligned button makes the vectors that are
normal to the selected faces point in the
same direction
anchor point
1 A point in a drawing sheet format used to
attach and anchor tables to prevent them
from being moved 2 The endpoint at the
tip of a leader for a note, dimension, or
other annotation
Angle mate
A geometric relation between parts in an
assembly used to define the angle between
the components
angle of the revolution
The angle covered by a revolved feature where
a revolution is equal to or lesser than 360°
annotations
A note or symbol used to specify the design
intent of a part, assembly, or drawing
Annotations can include notes, flagnotes,
geometric symbols, balloons, and hole outs In drawings, centerlines, center marks, hatches, and blocks are also considered annotations
call-Anti-Aligned button
A button used in the Mate PropertyManager
to set the alignment condition of standard and advanced mates When selected, the Anti-Aligned button makes the vectors that are normal to the selected faces point in opposite directions
appearances
Appearances are used to add visual ties to a model, such as color or realistic material textures, without affecting the physical properties of the model
The ability to transition from a line to an arc,
or vice versa, without selecting the Arc tool
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a component’s custom properties when a bill
of materials is updated, or vice versa
blind hole
A hole that has its depth specified by a
numerical value rather than referencing
geometry in the part
boss
A feature that protrudes from a model
bottom-up design
A design strategy where the individual parts
of an assembly are modeled and then put
together to create an assembly
box selection
A selection method used in parts, assemblies,
and drawings to select entities by dragging
a selection box with the mouse pointer
Dragging from left to right will select all
items that fall completely within the box
broken-out section
A section view that is not created as a
sepa-rate view in a drawing Instead, a closed
pro-file, usually a spline, is used to specify the
section on an existing drawing view, and the
depth is determined by a numerical value or
by selecting geometry in a drawing view
buckets
Squares seen while rendering an image in PhotoView 360 The number of buckets seen while rendering corresponds to the number
of cores in the CPU that are working on the rendering
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center marks
A cross in a drawing that marks the center of
a circle or arc
Center Rectangle tool
A sketch tool that sketches a rectangle with a center point
centerlines
A type of line used to represent axes of a symmetrical part or feature in a drawing
Centerpoint Arc tool
A sketch tool that creates an arc from a terpoint, a start point, and an endpoint
closed spline profile
A spline that has no break and closes upon itself This is often used when creating broken-out sections in drawings
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coincident
A geometric condition where two or more
entities share the same point in space
Coincident mate
A mate tool used to make two selected
enti-ties in parts of an assembly share the same
point
collinear
A geometric condition where two or more
lines share the same orientation and
direction
CommandManager
A context-sensitive toolbar that usually is
docked above the graphics area and
dynami-cally updates to the appropriate toolbar
based on the modeling environment and tab
selected
concentric
A geometric condition where two or more
circles or arcs share the same center point
Concentric mate
A mate tool used to specify that two selected
circular edges or cylindrical faces are to
share the same centerpoint or axis
configuration-specific properties
User-defined custom properties that are applied
only to specific variations of a part or assembly
(configuration) within the same model
ConfigurationManager
A pane usually on the left side of the graphics
area that is used to create, select, and view
multiple configurations of a part or assembly
confirmation corner
A way to accept or cancel features or sketches
in the upper-right corner of the graphics area
A toolbar that appears when selecting items
in the graphics area or FeatureManager that provides access to the most common set of tools for the selected items
Corner Rectangle tool
A sketch tool that creates a rectangle by specifying the two opposite corners
Corner Trim tool
A trim tool that is used to modify two selected sketch entities to intersect at a virtual corner
cosmetic thread
An annotation type that is used to represent the inner diameter of a threaded boss and the other diameter of a threaded hole and can include a hole callout in a drawing
a selection box with the mouse pointer
Dragging from right to left will select all items that cross the box boundary
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User-defined information such as the
descrip-tion, part numbers, vendor name, and other
rel-evant information that is added to a SolidWorks
document that can be used in drawings, BOMs,
and other areas of SolidWorks
Custom Properties tab
A customizable tab in the task pane used to
specify the values for a predetermined set of
custom properties for the active document
Custom tab
The tab of the Summary Information
win-dow, which you can open by selecting File ➢
Properties, that enables the user to add custom
properties to the active SolidWorks document
cut extrude
An extrusion that is used to cut away
mate-rial from the 3D model
D
degrees of freedom
The directions a part can freely move in 3D
space Three of the degrees consist of the
translation in the directions of X, Y, and Z
The next three degrees consist of the
rota-tion around the x-, y-, and z-axes
depth of field
The distance in front of and behind the
sub-ject that appears to be in focus
design intent
How a model reacts as parameters are updated
An improperly defined part will not react as
expected and can have a negative effect on the overall functionality of the model
Design Library
A folder structure available on the Design Library tab used for storing reusable items such as parts, blocks, and annotations
detached drawing
A drawing that can be opened and worked
in without the model files being loaded into memory With detached drawings, the model data does not need to be present in order to
be opened since the information is embedded
in the drawing
detailed view
A portion of a view that is often shown in a larger scale than its parent view It is used to show more detail than what can be seen in the parent scale
dimension (verb)
To apply a dimension to specify the location
of a point or feature in a drawing
dimension line
A portion of a dimension used to indicate the extent and direction of a dimension The dimension line, in mechanical applications,
is terminated at both ends with an head and contains the dimension’s value
arrow-dimensions
A numerical value used to specify the size, location, or geometric characteristic of a part
or feature
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DimXpert
A set of tools available in parts that allow
you to apply dimensions and tolerances to
a 3D part per ASME Y14.41-2003 and ISO
16792:2006 The annotations added to the
part can then be imported into drawing views
DimXpertManager
A pane usually to the left of the graphics
area that is used to list the tolerance features
defined by the DimXpert for parts
display pane
A portion of the FeatureManager design tree
that can be expanded to view the various
dis-play settings in parts, assemblies, and
draw-ings In parts and assemblies, the settings
can also be changed in the display pane
document control
A department in many organizations whose
duties include the management of all
docu-ments for a project or the entire organization
Many times, the document control department
is responsible for the security, versions,
visibil-ity, and controlled audit trail of a document
Document Properties tab
The tab in the Options window that contains
the settings for the active document
Document Recovery tab
A tab in the task pane that will list recovered
files after restarting SolidWorks if the previous
instance was unexpectedly terminated For
files to be recovered, the autorecover option
must be enabled in the system settings
document types
Documents that are used by a specific gram Types are determined by the exten-sion following the period in the filename
pro-In SolidWorks, supported document types include parts (*.sldprt), assemblies (*.sldasm), and drawings (*.slddrw)
Draft Analysis tool
A tool available in the Mold Tools toolbar used to check for the correct application of draft to the faces of a part
draft angle
The degree of taper or angle on a face of a part most commonly added to parts designed for injection molding and casting to facilitate the extraction from molds
drafting standards
Drafting presets for detailing derived from one of the supported standards including ANSI, ISO, DIN, JIS, BSI, GOST, and GB
drag handle
A point on a sketch or feature that can be selected and dragged to create or edit an extrusion
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often used to describe the manufacturing or
assembly of components
drawing note
Text on a drawing providing additional
instructions for the manufacturing,
prepa-ration, storage, or inspection of the part or
assembly in the drawing
drawing template
A template used for the creation of new
draw-ings See document templates.
drawing views
Views on a drawing used to represent various
angles of a part or assembly
DXF
Drawing Interchange Format or Drawing
Exchange Format This is a file format
devel-oped by Autodesk to be used as a common
file format between AutoCAD and other CAD
programs including SolidWorks
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eDrawings
An application developed by SolidWorks that
allows both non-CAD and CAD users to view
part, assembly, and drawing data
end condition
Options found in the PropertyManager that
determine how a feature extends It includes
Blind, Through All, Up To Vertex, Up To
Surface, Offset From Surface, Up To Body, and Mid Plane
environment
A spherical-encapsulating image that rotates
in relation to a model
extension lines
Also called projection lines, extension lines
are the lines of a dimension that extend from
a part that are used to indicate the locations
on the part where the dimension applies
FeatureManager design tree
The pane normally located to the left of the graphics area that lists the features used to create the active part, assembly, or drawing
File Explorer tab
A tab on the task pane that duplicates the Windows Explorer functionality from the local PC and can be used to open recent documents, show files currently open in SolidWorks, and perform other common file management functions found in Windows
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orga-nizes, and reorders constant radius fillets
filter bar
A field at the top of the FeatureManager
design tree that enables the user to search
for specific features of a part or components
in an assembly
first-angle projections
A technique for creating orthographic
pro-jections that places the object being drawn
between the observer and the plane of
projection
flagnotes
A symbol used on drawing notes to call
attention to a specific area of the drawing
The symbol is then used in the drawing,
most often with the symbol attached to a
leader or as part of the dimension being
ref-erenced in the notes
flexible subassembly
A subassembly that allows the movement of
the individual components within the
limita-tions of its mates while in an assembly
flip dimension
To change the direction of a dimension
fully defined sketch
A sketch that has all the line and curve
sizes and positions fully described with
dimensions or relations Once fully defined,
no part of the sketch can be modified with adjusting the relations or dimension values
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generated view
A view, such as a detail or section view, that
is based on an existing view in the drawing
graphics area
The largest area of the SolidWorks window where parts, assemblies, and drawings are displayed
group boxes
Boxes used the Property Builder application for grouping similar properties when design-ing a new tab layout
H
Heads-up View toolbar
A transparent bar located in the upper tion of the graphics area with the most common tools available for adjusting views including Zoom, Pan, Section, Predefined view, Appearances, and so on
por-helix
A 3D curve defined by its pitch, revolutions, and height A helix is most commonly used for creating springs or threads
Helix/Spiral tool
The tool used to create a 3D helix or a 2D ral The resulting entity is most commonly
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fea-ture of a part
Help Customization option
The option to define the type of dynamic
help provided while using SolidWorks
The option is most often set the first time
SolidWorks is installed but can be adjusted in
the Tools window
hidden lines
A line type used in 2D drafting to represent
edges that cannot normally be seen in the
view because they are obscured by other
geometry
Hole Wizard
A utility in SolidWorks that aids in the
cre-ation of holes, counterbores, countersinks,
tapped holes, and pipe-tapped holes
horizontal dimension
A tool for the creation of a dimension that
will be created only in the horizontal
align-ment in relation to the drawing
horizontal ordinate dimension
A dimension type with only a horizontal
extension line and the value
hotspot
A rectangle encompassing a title block created
for title block management that highlights
when the mouse pointer enters the boundary
hue
One of the three elements of HSL (hue,
satu-ration, and luminance), which is a method
used to define a color
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in-context model
A model created within an assembly with a sketch or feature related to another part in the assembly
inferencing
A displayed relation in a sketch with visual cues such as a dotted line, icons next to the mouse pointer, and highlighted cues, such as what is seen when a midpoint is highlighted
inferencing line
A dotted line shown while sketching between the mouse pointer and other entities in the sketch or geometry in the model It’s used to display the possible relation between the two
injection molding
A process of manufacturing plastic nents by injecting molten plastic within a mold cavity
compo-Instant3D
Functionality that enables the user to quickly create and modify features in parts and assemblies by dragging the geometry and using on-screen rulers
Intersection Curve tool
A tool that creates a sketch segment where a sketch plane and a selected face intersect
isometric view
A graphical projection of a model in a ing that displays the model with its x-, y-, and z-axes spaced 120° apart and with the vertical z-axis
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leader dimension
A dimension shown with a leader and
with an arrow pointing at the object being
dimensioned
line fonts
A term describing the display of a line in a
drawing including its type and thickness
line types
How a line is displayed in a drawing such as a
solid line, dashed line, and so on
luminance
One of the three elements of HSL (hue,
satu-ration, and luminance), which is a method
used to define a color
The specified substance from which a part is
intended to be made when manufactured
Mirror tool
The tool used to create a copy of a selected
fea-ture mirrored from a plane or selected face
mirroring
The technique of creating copies of features
in parts or sketch entities in sketches by roring from planes, faces, or centerlines
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A tool to offset one or more selected sketch
entities, model edges, or faces at a specified
distance
on-screen ruler
A graduated measuring display used for
drag-ging the geometry in Instant3D at a specified
distance
ordinate dimensions
A type of dimension with only extension
lines marking the distance from a specified
zero point
origin
The point where the three axes intersect at
the 0,0,0 coordinate of the model or sketch
orthographic projections
Views in a drawing that are projected
orthog-onally from existing views meant to
repre-sent the 3D object in 2D
orthographic view
A single view meant to represent a 3D object
as a flat 2D object
over-defined
A state in which a sketch has one or more
dimensions or relations that are in conflict
or redundant
P
Parallel mate
A mate in which the selected faces, edges,
or other geometry are kept parallel to each other regardless of the angle
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for-mat created by Adobe Systems for
exchang-ing documents across multiple platforms
with a free reader
pitch
The rate of change of a radius for each
revo-lution of a helix
plane
A flat construction geometry used in a part
or assembly for 2D sketches, section views,
and neutral planes
positive draft
The display of a face when performing a draft
analysis A face that has positive draft has
an angle greater than the reference angle in
relation to the direction of pull
Power Trim tool
A trim tool that has the ability to trim
mul-tiple, adjacent sketch entities by dragging
the mouse pointer across the entities to be
removed as well as extending sketch entities
along their natural paths
predefined drawing views
Empty drawing views in a drawing template
that automatically create the predefined view
angles when used to create a new drawing
from a part
projected view
A child view projected in an orthogonal ner from an existing view meant to represent the 3D object in 2D
reference plane
A flat construction geometry used in a part
or assembly for 2D sketches, section views, neutral planes, or assembly mates
reference triad
A symbol in the lower-left corner of the graphics area that displays the x-, y-, and z-axes and is used to orient a part or assem-bly as it is rotated in space
referenced documents
In SolidWorks, files such as parts that are referenced by other files, such as assemblies and drawings
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A set of parameters for use with
variable-pitch helixes that set the revolutions or
heights, diameters, and pitch rate
relation
A geometric constraint between sketch
enti-ties and other entienti-ties or geometry that can
be added automatically or manually
renderings
Photorealistic images generated from 3D parts
or assemblies
revision custom property
A user-defined parameter that defines the
revision of a part, assembly, or drawing
revision tables
A table on a drawing used to track the
changes made to the drawing
Revolve Type parameter
A parameter in the Revolve PropertyManager
that defines the revolve direction from the
sketch plane
revolved cut
A feature that was created by removing
mate-rial from a part as a sketch revolves around
move-rollback bar
A bar in the FeatureManager design tree that suppresses all items below when moved up the tree
S
saturation
One of the three elements of HSL (hue, ration, and luminance), which is a method used to define a color
sectioned views
A drawing view that provides a view of the internal features of a component by using a cutting plane
sensors
Used in SolidWorks to monitor various erties of a part or assembly such as mass properties, dimensional values, and interfer-ence detection A notification will alert the user when the value of the selected property deviates from the specified limits
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sheet format
The part of a drawing that includes the page
size and orientation, standard text that is
normally not edited in each drawing, the
bor-der, title blocks, and other standard elements
of a drawing Each separate sheet of a
draw-ing (*.sldasm) can have its own sheet format
allowing for different sizes and title blocks
sheet tabs
Tabs below the graphics area of a drawing
that allow the user to switch between the
different pages of a single drawing
shell
A feature that creates a hollow cavity within a
part model You can also select faces to create
an opening in the part with the unselected
surfaces as thin walls
shortcut menu
A menu of tools and commands that is
accessed by clicking the right mouse button
with the mouse pointer directly above the
model geometry, the FeatureManager design
tree, and the window borders
shortcut toolbar
A floating toolbar with a customizable set of
noncontext commands that is accessed by
pressing S on the keyboard while in a part,
assembly, drawing, or sketch
sketch
Lines and other 2D objects that are created
on a plane or face for the purpose of creating
features
sketch entities
Lines and other 2D objects that make up a sketch
Smart Dimension tool
A tool used for dimensioning that cally detects the selected sketch entities and uses the appropriate dimension type
automati-SolidWorks Resources tab
A tab in the task pane that contains mands for getting started, community, online resources, and a tip of the day
com-specular color
The highlighted color reflected off an object
as light shines on it
suppress
To remove entities such as features and assembly components from view as well as from calculations
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The tool used to create a base feature, boss,
cut, or surface feature by moving a profile
along a path
swept cut feature
A feature that removes material from a
com-ponent by moving a profile along a curve
A group of tabs including SolidWorks
Resources, Design Library, and File Explorer
that is normally docked to the right of the
graphics area
template
A part, assembly, or drawing document that
is used to create a new document
User-defined parameters, annotations, preUser-defined
views, and other geometry can be included in
the new document automatically
thin feature
A feature that is extruded or revolved with a
constant wall thickness
3-point center rectangle
A rectangle that is sketched with a center point and a selected angle
3-point corner rectangle
A rectangle that is sketched at a selected angle
through hole
A hole or cutout that is extruded completely through a feature so that it breaks through the other side