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TVET Institution Job Sheet CAD
FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
ETHIOPIA
OCCUPATIONAL STANDARD
UNIT OF COMPETENCY
JOB SHEET AUTOCAD
11/21/2017

Trident Computer ICT Software Engineering and Business
TVET Institution Job Sheet CAD
Table of content
1.Introduction.................................................................................................................................................1
1.1AWTO CAD JOB SHEET..........................................................................................................................3
2Computer Aided Design (CAD).....................................................................................................................4
2.1CAD Course Description........................................................................................................................5
3Prepared Graduates TVET trainees .............................................................................................................6
3.1TVET Essential Skills: Educational Practicalities....................................................................................6
1.Technical Vocation Education and Training Standards Institutes and Colleges Academic Reference
System............................................................................................................................................................8
5.TVET standards and numbering system .........................................................................................9
5.1.Institute and College Academics .......................................................................................................10
6.Career Pathway Abbreviations .................................................................................................................10
6.1.The academic standard number used in the alignments matches the TVET Department of
Education standards numbering convention...........................................................................................11
7.CAD Standards...........................................................................................................................................17
8.Glossary.....................................................................................................................................................24

Trident Computer ICT Software Engineering and Business TVET Institution
Job Sheet CAD
1. Introduction
This AWTO CAD JOB SHEET material prepared in the consideration of international standards. This
training goal is developed based on a standardized unit of international standard. Therefore, you should
understand that trainees will train on the basis of the eligibility training that you need only trained on course
driving. We are ready to offer depends on the motivation of the trainees. We know that you will take care of
the training requirements that are needed and that are all you need to be trained/ either unit of competency or
qualification.
The Ethiopia Occupational Standards (EOS) is the core element of the Ethiopian National TVET-Strategy and
an important factor within the context of the National TVET-Qualification Framework (NTQF). They are
national Ethiopian standards, which define the occupational requirements and expected outcome related to a
specific occupation without taking TVET delivery into account.
This document details the mandatory format, sequencing, wording and layout for the Ethiopia Occupational
Standard which comprised of Units of Competence.
A Unit of competence describes a distinct work activity. It is documented in a standard format that comprises:
• Occupational title and NTQF level
• Unit title
• Unit code
• Unit descriptor
• Elements and Performance criteria
• Variables and Range statement
• Evidence guide
Together all the parts of a Unit of competence guide the assessor in determining whether the candidate is
competence.
The ensuing sections of this EOS document comprise a description of the occupation with all the key
components of a Unit of Competence:
• Chart with an overview of all Units of Competence for the respective level (Unit Unit of competence
Chart) including the Unit Codes and Unit Titles
• Contents of each Unit Title(competence standard)
Trident Computer Software Engineering and Business TVET Institution
Tuesday November 21, 2017 By Berhanu Tadesse Taye
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• Occupational map providing the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) providers with
information and important requirements to consider when designing training programs for this standards
and for the individual, a career path
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1.1 AWTO CAD JOB SHEET
CAD
Curriculum Essentials
Document
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2 Computer Aided Design (CAD)
This is an advanced course in drafting principles and applications and a drafting class is a prerequisite for this
course. This is an appropriate advanced course for any trainees who may pursue a career
in industrial, manufacturing or engineering technology. Trainees will construct various advanced
drawings using Solid Works software. This is a state of the art industrial advanced technology course. In
this class, the apprentice will be doing a wide range of assemblies and apprentices will further their skills in
advanced solid modeling. Relations are used to define attributes such as tangency,
parallelism, perpendicularity and concentricity with respect to sketch geometry. The
apprentice will understand that the assembly mates define equivalent relations with respect to the individual
parts or components, allowing the easy construction of assemblies. Students will also learn additional advanced
mating features such as gear and cam follower mates, which allow modeled gear assemblies to accurately
reproduce the rotational movement of an actual gear train.
-Solid Works is a 3D mechanical CAD (computer-aided design) program that runs on a Microsoft
Windows machine.
-Solid Works is currently used by over 1.3 million engineers and designers at more than 130,000
companies worldwide.
-The Sheffield Telegraph comments that Solid Works is the most popular CAD software
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in the world. -Its user base ranges from individuals to large corporations, and covers a very wide cross-
section of manufacturing i
market segments.
2.1 CAD Course
Description
This is a job sheet the curriculum designed for one-
year advanced level course which provides students
the opportunity to expand their skills in mechanical
drafting. This course is a must for students planning
to major in any field of engineering. This class
provides more use in Solid Works in both a
mechanical setting. Advanced topics in mechanical
design including lofting, mold design, multi-body
parts, and sheet metal and complex assemblies.
Assessments
• Advanced material configure
• Checking the mass properties of objects
• Drawing quizzes
• Final Exams
• Journal and Periodical Research and Analysis
• Teacher and Student Designed Assessments
Topics at a Glance
• Drawing of complex shapes
• Extrude a Boss/Base
• Cut an advanced shape
• How to loft and mold
• How to do complex assemblies
• Use vector mechanics
• How to use Solid Works in the design and
analysis of mechanisms
• Design multi-body parts
• Sheet metal layout and design
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3 Prepared Graduates TVET trainees
3.1 TVET Essential Skills: Educational Practicalities
ESSK.01: Achieve additional intellectual knowledge and skills required to pursue the full range of
career and TVET opportunities within a career cluster.
Prepared Graduate Competencies in the CTE Essential Skills standard:
 Complete required training, education, and CoC certification after offering official
recognition by CoC to prepare for employment in a particular career field
 Demonstrate language arts, mathematics, and scientific knowledge and skills required to
pursue the full range TVET competency and career opportunities
2. TVET Essential Skills: Communications Standards
ESSK.02: Use oral and written communication skills in creating, expressing, and interrupting
information and ideas, including technical terminology and information
Prepared Graduate Competencies in the TVET Essential Skills standard:
 Select and employ appropriate reading and communication strategies to learn and use
technical concepts and vocabulary in practice
 Demonstrate use of concepts, strategies, and systems for obtaining and conveying ideas and
information to enhance communication in the workplace
3. TVET Essential Skills: Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
ESSK.03: Solve problems using critical thinking skills (analyze, synthesize, and evaluate)
independently and in teams using creativity and innovation.

Prepared Graduate Competencies in the CTE Essential Skills standard:
 Employ critical thinking skills independently and in teams to solve problems and make
decisions
 Employ critical thinking and interpersonal skills to resolve conflicts with staff and/or
customers
 Conduct technical research to gather information necessary for decision-making
4. TVET Essential Skills: Safety, Health, and Environmental
ESSK.06: Understand the importance of health, safety, and environmental management systems in
organizations and their importance to organizational performance and regulatory compliance
 Implement personal and jobsite safety rules and regulations to maintain safe and helpful
working conditions and environment
 Complete work tasks in accordance with employee rights and responsibilities and employers
obligations to maintain workplace safety and health
5. TVET Essential Skills: Leadership and Teamwork
ESSK.07: Use leadership and teamwork skills in collaborating with others to accomplish
organizational goals and objectives
Employ leadership skills to accomplish organizational skills and objectives

6. TVET Essential Skills: Employability and Career Development
ESSK.09: Know and understand the importance of employability skills; explore, plan, and effectively
manage careers; know and understand the importance of entrepreneurship skills
 Indentify and demonstrate positive work behaviors and personal qualities needed to be employable
 Develop skills related to seeking and applying for employment to find and obtain a desired job

Alignments for math, science reading, writing and communication, social studies (including Personal Financial
Literacy).
1. Technical Vocation Education and Training Standards Institutes and
Colleges Academic Reference System
The Career & Technical Education standards have been organized by Career Cluster new standard and
Pathway. In addition, a set of “Essential Skills” was developed to ensure the TVET Readiness within any
cluster or pathway. These vocation readiness skills are applicable to all career clusters and should form the
basis of each TVET program.
Organization
Essential Skills
There exists a common set of knowledge and skills that are applicable to all trainees regardless of which
cluster or pathway they choose. This set of standards, is meant for inclusion in each program to enhance the
development of TVET readiness skills.
Career Cluster
A Career Cluster is a grouping of occupations and broad industries based on commonalities. The standard
Career Clusters organize academic and occupational knowledge and skills into a coherent course sequence and
identify pathways from this occupation TVET institutes and colleges, graduate schools, and the workplace.
Students learn in school about what they can do in the future. This connection to future goals motivates
students to work harder and enroll in more rigorous courses.
Career Pathway
Pathways are sub-groupings of occupations/career specialties used as an organizing tool for curriculum
design and instruction. Occupations/career specialties are grouped into Pathways based on the fact that they

require a set of common knowledge and skills for career success.
Prepared Completer Competency
This level targets the “big ideas” in each pathway. These are the competencies that all trainees who complete
a CTE pathway must master to ensure their success in occupation personnel setting. Prepared Completer
Competencies will not usually be “course” specific but grow with the student’s progression through the
sequence of courses.
Concept/Skill
The articulation of the concepts and skills that indicates a trainee is making progress toward being a
prepared completer. They answer the question: What do trainees need to know and be able to do?
Evidence Outcome
The indication that the trainee is meeting an expectation at the mastery level careers. How do we know
that a trainee can do it?
5.TVET standards and numbering system

TVET standards numbering system
AGBS. 01 Describe agribusinesses, the relationship of agribusiness to the industry
of agricultural and will identify opportunities in the agribusiness systems pathway
AGBS 01. 01 Understanding the history and global significance of
agribusinesses
AGBS 01. 01. A Define major components of agribusiness
systems
5.1. Institute and College Academics
Institute and College academics, where appropriate in Math, Reading, Writing and Communication, Science
and Social Studies (including Personal Financial Literacy) were defined by TVET and academic
compulsory subject matter experts using the following criteria:
• It was a point where technical and academic content naturally collided;
• The student must demonstrate adequate proficiency with the academic standard to perform the
technical skill; and
• It could be assessed for both academic and technical understanding.
Colorado’s TVET programs have had academic alignments dating back to the early 1990’s. While these
alignments resulted in an increase in academic focus in TVET programs, the reality is that a true
transformation in intentional teaching toward the academic standard was limited.
With these academic comes a new expectation: If a CTE trainer is teaching a CTE concept that has an
identified alignment, they must also be intentional about their instruction of the academic standard. CCCS will
be providing professional development and instructional resources to assist with the successful implementation
of this new expectation. In addition, this expanded expectation will require increased collaboration between
CTE and academic instructors to transform teaching and learning throughout each TVET.
For each set of Cluster and Pathway standards, the academic alignments have been included and are separated
by academic area. CCCS chose to align at the “Evidence Outcome” level. The aligned academic evidence
outcome follows the CTE evidence outcome to which it has been aligned. For a sample, see Illustration A
6. Career Pathway Abbreviations
Pathway
Abbreviation
(4 letter)
AGBS
Preparing
completer
competency
(Number)
Preparing
completer
competency
(Number)
01
Concept/ Skill
(numbers )
Concept/ Skill
(numbers )
01
Evidence Outcome
(letter)
Evidence Outcome
(letter)
a

6.1. The academic standard number used in the alignments matches the
TVET Department of Education standards numbering convention.

7.CAD Standards
STCO.01 Understand and demonstrate the characteristics, scope and core concepts of
technology.
STCO.01.01 Understand and apply tools, materials and processes.
STCO.01.01.a Apply and create an appropriate process for an assigned situation to solve a real
world problem, using tools and materials.
STCO.01.01.b Interpret of results of a study, including inferences and predictions. - Define and
explain the meaning of significance (both practical and statistical).
STCO.01.02 Apply characteristics of technology.
STCO.01.02.a Analyze rate, goal and commercialization of technology through a production
process.
STCO.01.03 Use the appropriate technology to determine scope.
STCO.01.03.a Demonstrate the ability to formulate results by the collection and interpretation of
data.
STCO.01.04 Identify and apply the core concepts of technology.
STCO.01.04.a Demonstrate the ability to characterize a plan and identify the necessary tools
that will produce a technical solution when given a problem statement.
STCO.01.04.b Describe the elements of good engineering practice (e.g. understanding customer
needs, planning requirements, analysis, using appropriate tools and materials,
prototyping, test, evaluation and verification.
STCO.01.04.c Effectively use project management techniques (including, but not limited to, time
management practices, effective organizational skills, conduct analysis of
cost, resources, and production capability and quality practices with
continuous improvement
STCO.01.04.d Apply knowledge of scientific development to solve real world technical
applications.
STCO.02 Understand and demonstrate the relationships among technologies and the connections
between technology and other fields of study.
STCO.02.01 Understand and apply tools, materials and processes.
STCO.02.01.a Apply invention as a process of connecting science, technology and math, along with
materials, tools and innovation to create breakthrough devices, tools and systems.

STCO.02.02 Synthesize and apply technological knowledge and advances of science and
mathematics.
STCO.02.02.a Develop, communicate, and justify an evidence-based scientific prediction
regarding the effects of the action-reaction force pairs on the motion of two
interacting objects.
STCO.02.02.b Use mathematical principals to analyze the application of an existing material or
system with the goal of improving and modifying it.
STCO.02.02.c Gather, analyze and interpret data on chemical and physical properties of
elements (e.g., density, melting point, boiling point, pH, conductivity).
STCO.02.02.d Develop, communicate and justify an evidence based scientific explanation
regarding the potential or kinetic nature of a type of energy.
STCO.02.02.e Use appropriate computation methods that encompasses estimation, calculation, and
degree of precision.
STCO.02.02.f Find solutions to equations involving power and exponential functions; solve these
equations graphically or numerically or algebraically using calculators, graphing
utilities or other.
STCO.03 Understand and demonstrate the cultural, social, economic, political and environmental
effects of technology.
STCO.03.01 Understand and apply tools, materials and processes of technology.
STCO.03.01.a Understand why the management of waste produced from technological systems is an
important societal issue.
STCO.03.01.b Explain how humans devise technologies to reduce the negative consequence of other
technologies. (e.g. expanded use of recycling and new processes such as
deconstruction vs. demolition).
STCO.03.02 Demonstrate an understanding of the environmental consequences of technology.
STCO.03.02.a Explain how making decisions about the use of technology involves weighing the
trade-offs between the positive and negative effects.
STCO.03.02.b Develop an appreciation for the vast relationships in technology and how future
developments and society’s well being is dependent on how well technology is
understood, developed, used and restricted.
STCO.03.03 Understand the impact of technology on cultural, social, economic, and political
changes.
STCO.03.03.a Apply the knowledge of natural science and mathematics gained by study,
experience and practice applied with creativity and judgment.

STCO.03.03.b Think critically, analyze evidence, read graphs, understand logical arguments, detect
logical fallacies, test conjectures, evaluate risks, and appreciate the role
mathematics plays in the modern world, i.e., be quantitatively literate.
STCO.04 Understand and demonstrate the influence of technology on history and the societal role in
the development and use of technology.
STCO.04.01.a Develop an understanding of the factors that drive technological development (e.g.
social and cultural priorities as well as the acceptance and use of products and
systems).
STCO.04.01.b Trace the development and use of tools and materials through the evolution of
civilization.
STCO.04.02 Explain the evolution of techniques, measurement, and resources.
STCO.04.02.a Understand that the design and construction of structures have evolved from the
development of techniques for measurement, controlling systems, and the
understanding of special relationships.
STCO.04.02.b Understand that just as the Iron Age was defined by the use of iron, the
information age is evolving the use of information as a resource.
STCO.04.03 Understand how development is driven by demands, values, and interests.
STCO.04.03.a Chronicle technology development throughout history and the forces that were apparent during the
historical timeline from the Iron Age to the Information Age.
STCO.04.03.b Identify factors that contribute to the design and demand for various
technologies (e.g. economy, fads, and advertising).
STCO.04.04 Explain the acceptance and use of products and systems.
STCO.04.04.a Learn that most technological development has been evolutionary, the result a series of
refinements to a basic invention.
STCO.04.05 Apply the process of inventions and innovations.
STCO.04.05.a Identify changes in society and the creation of new needs and wants to the process
of invention and innovation.
STCO.05 Develop and demonstrate an understanding of the role of troubleshooting, research and
development, invention and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving.
STCO.05.01 Understand and apply tools, materials and processes of technology. STCO.05.01.a
Recognize the multidisciplinary approach in solving technological problems.
STCO.05.01.b Gather, analyze and interpret data on the quantity of energy in a system or object
using appropriate measurements, equations and graphs.

STCO.05.01.c Develop an understanding of counting techniques to solve problems in real world contexts.
STCO.05.02 Implement trouble shooting techniques in problem solving.
STCO.05.02.a Gather knowledge to correct issues relevant to use and preventative maintenance. (the
noisy belt, leaking window, screws to repair human joints, Hubble telescope).
STCO.05.02.b Analyze and interpret prior knowledge of tools, materials and processes to create a plan of
action.
STCO.05.02.c Gather, analyze and interpret data and graphs regarding position, velocity and
acceleration of moving objects.
STCO.05.02.d Develop new ideas to solve and eliminate recurring issues.
STCO.05.03 Apply research and development in problem solving.
STCO.05.03.a Apply a specific problem solving approach that is used intensively in business and industry
to prepare devices and systems for the marketplace.
STCO.05.03.b Utilize research in solving technological problems.
STCO.05.03.c Evaluate the efficiency of a variety of energy transformations.
STCO.05.03.d Demonstrate the relationship between all representations of linear functions using point-
slope, slope-intercept, and standard form of a line through tables, graphs, symbols, text,
and geometric models.
STCO.05.03.e Categorize sequences as arithmetic, geometric, or neither and develop formulas for the
general terms related to arithmetic and geometric sequences using tables, graphs, symbols,
text, and geometric models.
STCO.05.04 Clarify the meanings of invention and innovation.
STCO.05.04.a Understand community and environmental needs and their long-term impact. (i.e., not
in my back yard vs. imminent domain).
STCO.05.04.b Understand the definitions of invention and innovation. (i.e., Invention is a process of
turning ideas and imagination into devices and systems and Innovation is the process of
modifying an existing product or system to improve it).
STCO.06 Understand and demonstrate the attributes of design by applying the design process and
assessing the impact of bringing a product to market.
STCO.06.01.a Use tools to manipulate materials through the design cycle.
STCO.06.01.b Apply criteria and constraints of materials, processes and tools to a design.
STCO.06.02 Use the attributes of design.

STCO.06.02.a Understand that design is a creative planning process that leads to useful products
and systems.
STCO.06.02.b Explain how the requirements of a design, such as criteria, constraints, and
efficiencies sometimes compete with each other.
STCO.06.03 Utilize the design process.
STCO.06.03.a Demonstrate the design process by defining a problem, brainstorming, researching and
generating ideas, identifying criteria and specifying constraints, and exploring possibilities.
STCO.06.03.b Select an approach, develop a design proposal, make a model or prototype, test and evaluate
the design using specifications, refine the design, create or make it, and communicate
processes and results.
STCO.06.03.c Understand that the design needs to be continually checked and critiqued, and the ideas
of the design must be redefined and improved.
STCO.06.04 Understand the impact of products.
STCO.06.04.a Synthesize data, analyze trends, and draw conclusions regarding the effect of technology
on the individual, society, and environment.
STCO.06.04.b Use assessment techniques, such as trend analysis and experimentation, to make
decisions about the future development of technology.
STCO.07 Understand and demonstrate engineering design by applying the design process and
assessing the impact of systems.
STCO.07.01.a Use tools to evaluate and select materials and processes for the design cycle.
STCO.07.02 Use engineering principles.
STCO.07.02.a Understand that modeling, testing, evaluating, and modifying are used to transform
ideas into practical solutions.
STCO.07.02.b Explain that it involves the knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences that are
gained by study, experience and practice.
STCO.07.03 Understand the engineer’s role in the design process.
STCO.07.03.a Understand the engineering profession has developed well tested sets of rules and design
principles that provide a systematic approach as well as an ability to quantify the design
process in order to improve efficiency.
STCO.07.03.b Demonstrate the ability to collaborate and work effectively with others.
STCO.07.03.c Use teamwork and leadership skills effectively.

STCO.07.04 Understand the impact of systems.
STCO.07.04.a Evaluate final solutions and communicate observation, processes, and results of the entire
design process, using verbal, graphic, quantitative, virtual, and written means, in addition to
three-dimensional models.
STCO.07.04.b Use verbal and non verbal techniques to communicate information.
STCO.08 Apply tools, materials and processes to manipulate and connect our designed world through the
technology areas.
STCO.08.01 Understand and demonstrate the knowledge and skills required in Biotechnology.
STCO.08.01.a Identify and distinguish among medical technologies used in prevention and
rehabilitation, vaccines and pharmaceuticals, medical and surgical procedures, genetic
engineering, and the systems within which health is protected and maintained.
STCO.08.02 Understand and demonstrate the knowledge and skills required in Agriculture.
STCO.08.02.a Demonstrate an understanding that agriculture includes a combination of businesses that
use a wide array of products and systems to produce, process, and distribute food and
beverages, medicine, energy, the environment and genetic engineering.
STCO.08.03 Understand and demonstrate the knowledge and skills required in Power and Energy.
STCO.08.03.a Differentiate among the major forms of power to determine the optimal source for solving
a real world application (thermal, radiant, electrical, mechanical, chemical, nuclear,
renewable and non renewable).
STCO.08.03.b Understand that power systems must have a source of energy, a process and loads.
STCO.08.04 Understand and demonstrate the knowledge and skills required in Communication.
STCO.08.04.a Demonstrate how information and communication systems allow information to be
transferred from human to human, human to machine, machine to human, and machine to
machine.
STCO.08.04.b Use technological knowledge and processes to communicate using symbols,
measurement, conventions, icons, graphic images, and languages that
incorporate a variety of visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli.
STCO.08.05 Understand and demonstrate the knowledge and skills required in Transportation.
STCO.08.05.a Understand the role that transportation plays in the operation of other technologies, such
as manufacturing, construction, communication, health and safety, and agriculture.
STCO.08.05.b Explain how the design of intelligent and non-intelligent transportation systems depend
on many processes and innovative techniques.
STCO.08.05.c Demonstrate how transportation vehicles utilize subsystems that function together
for the system to work effectively (e.g., structural propulsion, suspension, guidance,
control, and support).

STCO.08.06 Understand and demonstrate the knowledge and skills required in Manufacturing.
STCO.08.06.a Identify types of manufacturing systems, (i.e. customized production, batch
production, and continuous production).
STCO.08.06.b Categorize durable goods and non-durable goods.
STCO.08.06.c Differentiate among the individual qualities of materials (i.e., natural, synthetic, or mixed).
STCO.08.06.d Demonstrate how a mass production system and/or an assembly line incorporate
interchangeable parts that increase the efficiency of the outcome.
STCO.08.07 Understand and demonstrate the knowledge and skills required in Construction.
STCO.08.07.a Distinguish and explain how buildings and structures generally contain a variety of
subsystems as well as a subsystem of large infrastructures
STCO.08.07.b Explain the interchangeable systems of structural innovations.
STCO.08.07.c Demonstrate sustainable practices used in modern construction.
STCO.09 Understand and demonstrate the importance of health, safety and environmental management
systems in organizations and the importance of professional ethics and legal responsibilities.
STCO.09.01 Develop an awareness of and apply safety, health and environmental practices using ethical
and legal standards.
STCO.09.01.a Apply appropriate safety and health practices when developing plans, projects, processes, or
solving complex problems (e.g., OSHA, Fire Codes, Hazmat, etc).
STCO.09.01.b Identify existing or potential hazards to existing or assigned plans, projects or processes
STCO.09.01.c Apply ethical and legal standards as they pertain to projects.

8.Glossary
A
Absorbed
A feature, sketch, or annotation that is contained in another item (usually a feature) in the
Feature Manager Design tree. Examples are the profile sketch and profile path in a base-
sweep, or a cosmetic thread annotation in a hole. Able to soak up liquid easily an absorbent
substance.
Align
Place or arrange in a straight line or into correct relative positions. Tools that assist in lining up
annotations and dimensions (left, right, top, bottom, and so on). For aligning parts in an
assembly, see mate. Align oneself with, ally oneself to come together in alliance.
Alternate position view
A drawing view in which one or more views are superimposed in phantom lines on the
original view. Alternate position views are often used to show range of motion of an assembly.
The correct place normal in modern standard English.
Anchor point
(1) The end of a leader that attaches to the note, block, or other annotation. See attachment
point. (2) Sheet formats contain anchor points for a bill of materials, a hole table, a revision
table, and a weldment cut list. A heavy object used to moor a ship to the sea bottom,
typically having a metal shank with a pair of curved, barbed flukes. The tapered, sharp end
of a tool, weapon, or other object a pointed flake or blade.
Annotation

Asterisk a symbol used in text as a pointer to an annotation or footnote. A text note or a symbol
that adds specific design intent to a part, assembly, or drawing. Specific types of annotations
include note, hole callout, surface finish symbol, datum feature symbol, datum target, geometric
tolerance symbol, weld symbol, balloon, and stacked balloon. Annotations that apply only to
drawings include center mark, annotation centerline, area hatch, and block.
Appearance callouts
Callouts that display the colors and textures of the face, feature, body, and part under the
entity selected and are a shortcut to editing colors and textures.
Area hatch
A crosshatch pattern or fill applied to a selected face or to a closed sketch in a drawing.
See crosshatch.
Assembly
A document in which parts, features, and other assemblies (sub-assemblies) are mated
together. The parts and sub-assemblies exist in documents separate from the assembly. For
example, in an assembly, a piston can be mated to other parts, such as a connecting rod or
cylinder. This new assembly can then be used as a sub-assembly in an assembly of an engine.
The extension for a Solid Works assembly file name is .SLDASM. See sub-assembly, .
BVSD Curriculum Essentials

Attachment point
The end of a leader that attaches to the model (to an edge, vertex, or face, for example) or to a
drawing sheet. See anchor point.
Axis
A straight line that can be used to create model geometry, features, or patterns. An axis can be
made in a number of different ways, including using the intersection of two planes.
See temporary axis, reference geometry.
B
Balloon
Labels parts in an assembly, typically including item numbers and quantity. In drawings, the
item numbers are related to rows in a bill of materials (BOM). See stacked balloon.
Base
The first solid feature of a part. the part of a column between the shaft and pedestal or
pavement. The lowest part of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.
baseline dimensions
Sets of dimensions measured from the same edge or vertex in a drawing. See ordinate
dimensions.
Bend

A feature in a sheet metal part. A bend generated from a filleted corner, cylindrical face, or
conical face is a round bend; a bend generated from sketched straight lines is a sharp bend.
Bevel
In carpentry) a surface or edge which slopes away from a horizontal or vertical surface. See
chamfer. Cut away (a right-angled edge or corner) to make a symmetrical sloping edge a
chamfered edge or corner. Square a tool for marking angles in carpentry and stonework.
Bill of materials
A table inserted into a drawing to keep a record of the parts used in an assembly.
Blend
Mix and combine (something) with something else a mixture of different things or people. A
word made up of the parts and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel from
motor and hotel.
See fillet. A narrow flat band separating two mouldings. a small band between the flutes of a
column
Block
A user-defined annotation that you can use in parts, assemblies, and drawings. A block can
contain text, sketch entities (except points), and area hatch, and it can be saved in a file for
later use as, for example, a custom callout or a company logo.

BOM
A quadrilateral figure having two pairs of equal adjacent sides, symmetrical only about one
diagonal. See bill of materials. A toy consisting of a light frame with thin material stretched
over it, flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
Bottom-up design
An assembly modeling technique where of a hierarchy or process upwards See top-
down design controlled from the highest level of government or management;
hierarchical, proceeding from the general to the particular
.
Bounding box
An imaginary box created by Solid Works that completely encloses a model, component,
or drawing view.
Broken-out section
A drawing view that exposes inner details of a drawing view by removing material from a
closed profile, usually a spline.
C
Cavity

An empty space within a solid object, See mold. A hollow container used to give shape to
molten or hot liquid material when it cools and hardens a dish made in a mould,
Center mark
A cross that marks the center of a circle or arc.
Centerline
A centerline marks, in phantom font, an axis of symmetry in a sketch or drawing.
Chamfer
Bevels a selected edge or vertex. You can apply chamfers to both sketches and features.
Cut away a right-angled edge or corner to make a symmetrical sloping edge. A chamfered
edge or corner.
Child
Play a task which is easily accomplished. A dependent feature related to a previously-built
feature. For example, a chamfer on the edge of a hole is a child of the parent hole.
Click-click
As you sketch, if you click and then release the pointer, you are in click-click mode. Move
the pointer and click again to define the next point in the sketch sequence.

Click-drag
As you sketch, if you click and drag the pointer, you are in click-drag mode. When you
release the pointer, the sketch entity is complete.
Closed profile
Also called a closed contour, it is a sketch or sketch entity with no exposed endpoints; for
example, a circle or polygon.
Collapse
The opposite of explode. The collapse action returns an exploded assembly's parts to their
normal positions.
Collision Detection
An assembly function that detects collisions between components when components move or
rotate. A collision occurs when an entity on one component coincides with any entity on
another component.
Component
Any part or sub-assembly within an assembly. A part or element of a larger whole, especially a
part of a machine or vehicle.
Configuration
A variation of a part or assembly within a single document. Variations can include

different dimensions, features, and properties. For example, a single part such as a bolt can
contain different configurations that vary the diameter and length. See design table.
Configuration Manager
Located on the left side of the SolidWorks window, it is a means to create, select, and view the
configurations of parts and assemblies.
Constraint
Literally means a limitation or restriction, stiffness of manner and inhibition
See relation. The way in which two or more people or things are connected or related.
Construction geometry
The characteristic of a sketch entity that the entity is used in creating other geometry but is
not itself used in creating features. See reference geometry.
Continuity
Continuity defines the junction point between two curves or surfaces. A higher continuity
implies a less visible junction point. G0, G1, and G2 continuity is independent of the
parameterization of the curve or surface. C0, C1, and C2 continuity is dependent on the
parameterization of the curve or surface. In general, C continuity is more stringent than G

continuity. For example, C2 continuity always implies G2 continuity, and C1 continuity
always implies G1 continuity, but not vice versa.
Curves or surfaces that meet are said to have continuity of G0, or contact continuity. Curves or
surfaces that are tangent have a continuity of G1, or tangent continuity. Curves or surfaces for
which the rate of change of the radius of curvature is the same where they meet have a
continuity of G2, also described as curvature continuous. You can use curvature continuous in
creating face blend fillets. A loft with side tangency is an example of level G1.
If the junction point of two curves or surfaces is G2 curvature continuous, continuity may not
be C2 or even C1 because the curves or surfaces may be parameterized such that at equal
change of parameter near the junction, the parameterized point on one curve or surface may
move more than the parameterized point on the other curve or surface. However, if the curves
or surfaces that meet are parameterized such that the amount of movement for each point is the
same, then the junction continuity is both C1 and C2 as well as G1 and G2.
Coordinate system
A system of planes used to assign Cartesian coordinates to features, parts, and assemblies.
Part and assembly documents contain default coordinate systems; other coordinate systems
can be defined with reference geometry. Coordinate systems can be used with measurement
tools and for exporting documents to other file formats.
Cosmetic thread
An annotation that represents threads. The professional skill or practice of cosmetic
preparations and techniques.

Crosshatch
A pattern (or fill) applied to drawing views such as section views and broken-out sections.
Shade an area with intersecting sets of parallel lines.
Curvature
Curvature is equal to the inverse of the radius of the curve. The curvature can be displayed in
different colors according to the local radius (usually of a surface). The degree to which a
curve deviates from a straight line, or a curved surface deviates from a plane.
Cut
A feature that removes material from a part by such actions as extrude, revolve, loft, sweep,
thicken, cavity, and so on.
D
Dangling
A dimension, relation, or drawing section view that is unresolved. For example, if a piece of
geometry is dimensioned, and that geometry is later deleted, the dimension becomes dangling.
Defeature
With the Defeature tool, you can remove details from a part or assembly and save the results to
a new file in which the details are replaced by dumb solids (that is, solids without feature
definition or history). You can then share the new file without revealing all the design details of
the model.

Degrees of freedom
Geometry that is not defined by dimensions or relations is free to move. In 2D sketches, there
are three degrees of freedom: movement along the X and Y axes, and rotation about the Z axis
(the axis normal to the sketch plane). In 3D sketches and in assemblies, there are six degrees
of freedom: movement along the X, Y, and Z axes, and rotation about the X, Y, and Z axes.
See under defined.
Derived part
A derived part is a new base, mirror, or component part created directly from an existing part
and linked to the original part such that changes to the original part are reflected in the derived
part.
Derived sketch
A copy of a sketch, in either the same part or the same assembly, that is connected to the
original sketch. Changes in the original sketch are reflected in the derived sketch.
Design Clipart
Using SolidWorks Search, Design Clipart searches specific folders, finds and dissects files,
and extracts data that you can reuse in SolidWorks.
Design Library
Located in the Task Pane, the Design Library provides a central location for reusable
elements such as parts, assemblies, and so on.

Design table
An Excel spreadsheet that is used to create multiple configurations in a part or assembly
document. See configuration.
Detached drawing
A drawing format that allows opening and working in a drawing without loading
the corresponding models into memory. The models are loaded on an as-needed
basis.
Detail view
A portion of a larger view, usually at a larger scale than the original view.
Dimension line
A linear dimension line references the dimension text to extension lines indicating the entity
being measured. An angular dimension line references the dimension text directly to the
measured object.
DimXpert Manager
Located on the left side of the Solid Works window, it is a means to manage dimensions
and tolerances created using DimXpert for parts.
DimXpert for parts

A set of tools that applies dimensions and tolerances to parts according to the requirements of
the ASME Y.14.41-2003 standard.
DisplayManager
The Display Manager lists the appearances, decals, lights, scene, and cameras applied to the
current model. From the Display Manager, you can view applied content, and add, edit, or
delete items. When Photo View 360 is added in, the Display Manager also provides access to
Photo View options. Large, bold, or eye-catching type used for headings or advertisements
Dock point
A point on an annotation, shown by a dashed red square, where you can attach a multi-jog
leader.
Document
A piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence, or that
serves as an official record. A file containing a part, assembly, or drawing. Record in written,
photographic, or other form.
Draft
A preliminary version of a piece of writing. A plan or sketch. The degree of taper or angle of a
face, usually applied to molds or castings.
Drawing

A 2D representation of a 3D part or assembly. The extension for a Solid Works drawing
file name is .SLDDRW. a picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen, or crayon rather
than paint. The art or skill of making drawings.
Drawing sheet
A page in a drawing document.
Driven dimension
See reference dimension.
Driving dimension

Also referred to as a model dimension, it sets the value for a sketch entity. It can also control
distance, thickness, and feature parameters.
Dynamic Clearance
An assembly function that detects the clearance between components when the components
move or rotate. The clearance is the minimum distance between any entity on one component
to any entity on another component.
E
Edge
A single outside boundary of a feature. the outside limit of an object, area, or surface.
› an area next to a steep drop. The sharpened side of a blade. An intense or striking quality. A
quality or factor which gives superiority over close rivals:
his cars have the edge over his rivals'.
Edge flange
A sheet metal feature that combines a bend and a tab in a single operation. Edge Tool a hand
worked or machine-operated cutting tool.
Envelope
A reference component that you use to select components based on their positions relative to

the envelope volume. Envelopes are ignored in assembly operations such as bill of materials
and mass properties.
Equation
Creates a mathematical relation between sketch dimensions, using dimension names as
variables, or between feature parameters, such as the depth of an extruded feature or the
instance count in a pattern.
Exploded view
Shows an assembly with its components separated from one another, usually to show how to
assemble the mechanism.
Export
Save a Solid Works document in another format for use in other CAD/CAM, rapid
prototyping, web, or graphics software applications.
Extension line
The line extending from the model indicating the point from which a dimension is measured.
Extrude
A feature that linearly projects a sketch to either add material to a part (in a base or boss) or
remove material from a part (in a cut or hole).

F
Face
Selectable areas (planar or otherwise) of a model or surface with boundaries that help define
the shape of the model or surface. For example, a rectangular solid has six faces. the surface
of a thing, especially one that is presented to the view or has a particular function. Geometry
each of the surfaces of a solid. a vertical or sloping side of a mountain or cliff. See surface.
Fasteners
Another term for press stud the more you use an unregistered copy of the program the more
often you get a registration reminding message. See Smart Fasteners.
Feature
An individual shape that, combined with other features, makes up a part or assembly. Some
features, such as bosses and cuts, originate as sketches. Other features, such as shells and
fillets, modify a feature's geometry. However, not all features have associated geometry.
Features are always listed in the Feature Manager design tree. a distinctive attribute or
aspect. A part of the face, such as the mouth, making a significant contribution to its
overall appearance. A newspaper or magazine article or a broadcast programme devoted
to a particular topic. Also feature film a full-length film intended as the main item in a
cinema programme, have as a feature, have as an important actor or participant.
› (feature in) be a feature of or take an important part in.
See surface, out-of-context feature.

Feature lines
In ScanTo3D, feature lines form the boundaries between regions. You can edit feature lines in
the Automatic Surface Creation Property Manager.
Feature Manager Design tree
Located on the left side of the Solid Works window, it provides an outline view of the
active part, assembly, or drawing.
Fill
A solid area hatch or crosshatch. Fill also applies to patches on surfaces.
Fillet
An internal rounding of a corner or edge in a sketch, or an edge on a surface or solid.
Fillet corner
A corner where exactly three filleted edges meet at one vertex.
Fit tolerance
The tolerance between a hole and a shaft.
Forming tool

Dies that bend, stretch, or otherwise form sheet metal to create such form features as louvers,
lances, flanges, and ribs.
Fully defined
A sketch where all lines and curves in the sketch, and their positions, are described by
dimensions or relations, or both, and cannot be moved. Fully defined sketch entities are shown
in black.
G
Geometric tolerance
A set of standard symbols that specify the geometric characteristics and dimensional
requirements of a feature.
Global variable
A variable that you define, for use in equations, custom properties, and so on.
Graphics area
The area in the SolidWorks window where the part, assembly, or drawing appears.
Grid Systems
You can use Grid Systems to guide placement of structural members, locate equipment, or
provide visual reference to the overall design.

Guide curve
A 2D or 3D curve used to guide a sweep or loft.
H
Handle
An arrow, square, or circle that you can drag to adjust the size or position of an entity (a
feature, dimension, or sketch entity, for example).
Helix
A curve defined by pitch, revolutions, and height. A helix can be used, for example, as a
path for a swept feature cutting threads in a bolt.
Hem
A sheet metal feature that folds back at the edge of a part. A hem can be open, closed, double,
or tear-drop.
HLR
(hidden lines removed) A view mode in which all edges of the model that are not visible from
the current view angle are removed from the display.
HLV
(hidden lines visible) A view mode in which all edges of the model that are not visible from
the current view angle are shown gray or dashed.

Hole table
A table that lists the size and location (from a specified origin datum) of specified holes in a
drawing view.
Hollow
Literally means having a hole or empty space inside, concave. a sound echoing. without real
value: the result was a hollow victory. Insincere: See shell. the hard protective outer case of a
mollusc or crustacean. The thin outer covering of a bird's or reptile's egg. The outer case of a
nut kernel or seed. The carapace of a tortoise, turtle, or terrapin.
The wing cases of a beetle. The integument of an insect pupa or chrysalis.
I
Import
Open files from other CAD software applications into a SolidWorks document.
In-context feature
A feature with an external reference to the geometry of another component; the in-context
feature changes automatically if the geometry of the referenced model or feature changes.
Inferencing
The system automatically creates (infers) relations between dragged entities (sketched

entities, annotations, and components) and other entities and geometry. This is useful when
positioning entities relative to one another.
Instance
An item in a pattern or a component in an assembly that occurs more than once. Blocks are
inserted into drawings as instances of block definitions.
Instant3D
Functionality that lets you quickly create and modify model geometry using drag handles and
rulers.
Interference detection
A tool that displays any interference between selected components in an assembly.
Iso-parametric curves

Curves that follow constant UV directions. Isosceles. ISO • it is abbrev historical Imperial
Service Order. International Organization for Standardization. [ORIGIN from Gk isos ‘equal’;
the term is technically not an abbrev
J
Jog
(1) A sheet metal feature that adds material to a part by creating two bends from a sketched
line. (2) A sketch tool that adds jogs to sketches.
K
Knit
A tool that combines two or more faces or surfaces into one. The edges of the surfaces must be
adjacent and not overlapping, but they cannot ever be planar. There is no difference in the
appearance of the face or the surface after knitting.
L
Layer
A layer in a drawing can contain dimensions, annotations, geometry, and components. You can
toggle the visibility of individual layers to simplify a drawing or assign properties to all entities
in a given layer.
Layout sketch

A sketch that contains important sketch entities, dimensions, and relations. You reference the
entities in the layout sketch when creating new sketches, building new geometry, or
positioning components in an assembly. This allows for easier updating of your model
because changes you make to the layout sketch propagate to the entire model.
Leader
A solid line from an annotation (note, dimension, and so on) to the referenced feature.
Library feature
A frequently used feature, or combination of features, that is created once and then saved for
future use.
Lightweight
A part in an assembly or a drawing has only a subset of its model data loaded into memory. The
remaining model data is loaded on an as-needed basis. This improves performance of large and
complex assemblies. See resolved.
Line
A straight sketch entity with two endpoints. A line can be created by projecting an external
entity such as an edge, plane, axis, or sketch curve into the sketch.
Linked dimensions
See shared values.

Loft
A base, boss, cut, or surface feature created by transitions between profiles.
Lofted bend
A sheet metal feature that produces a roll form or a transitional shape from two open profile
sketches. Lofted bends often create funnels and chutes.
M
Mass properties
A tool that evaluates the characteristics of a part or an assembly such as volume, surface area,
centroid, and so on.
Mate
A geometric relationship, such as coincident, perpendicular, tangent, and so on, between parts
in an assembly. See SmartMates.
Mate reference
Specifies one or more entities of a component to use for automatic mating. When you drag a
component with a mate reference into an assembly, the software tries to find other
combinations of the same mate reference name and mate type.
Mates folder

A collection of mates that are solved together. The order in which the mates appear within
the Mates folder does not matter.
Mirror
(1) A mirror feature is a copy of a selected feature, mirrored about a plane or planar face. (2) A
mirror sketch entity is a copy of a selected sketch entity that is mirrored about a centerline. If
the original feature or sketch is modified, the mirrored copy is updated to reflect the change.
Miter flange
A sheet metal feature that joins multiple edge flanges together and miters the corner.

Model
3D solid geometry in a part or assembly document. If a part or assembly document contains
multiple configurations, each configuration is a separate model.
Model dimension
A dimension specified in a sketch or a feature in a part or assembly document that defines
some entity in a 3D model.
Model item
A characteristic or dimension of feature geometry that can be used in detailing drawings.
Model view
A drawing view of a part or assembly.
Mold
A set of manufacturing tooling used to shape molten plastic or other material into a designed
part. You design the mold using a sequence of integrated tools that result in cavity and core
blocks that are derived parts of the part to be molded.
Motion Studies
Motion Studies are graphical simulations of motion and visual properties with assembly
models. Analogous to a configuration, they do not actually change the original assembly model
or its properties. They display the model as it changes based on simulation elements you add.

Multibody part
A part with separate solid bodies within the same part document. Unlike the components in an
assembly, multibody parts are not dynamic.
N
Native format
DXF and DWG files remain in their original format (are not converted into SolidWorks
format) when viewed in SolidWorks drawing sheets (view only).
Non-intersection contour
Also called a profile, it is a sketch in which entities do not cross each other. For example, a
rectangle is a non-intersecting contour, whereas a cross intersects itself.
O
OLE object
(Object Linking and Embedding) A Windows file format. You can embed OLE objects
in SolidWorks documents.
Open profile
Also called an open contour, it is a sketch or sketch entity with endpoints exposed. For
example, a U-shaped profile is open.

Ordinate dimensions
A chain of dimensions measured from a zero ordinate in a drawing or sketch.
Origin
The model origin appears as three gray arrows and represents the (0,0,0) coordinate of the
model. When a sketch is active, a sketch origin appears in red and represents the (0,0,0)
coordinate of the sketch. Dimensions and relations can be added to the model origin, but not to
a sketch origin.
Out-of-context feature
A feature with an external reference to the geometry of another component that is not open.
See feature.
Over defined
A sketch is over defined when dimensions or relations are either in conflict or redundant.
Overlay
See alternate position view.
P
Parameter

A value used to define a sketch or feature (often a dimension).
Parent
An existing feature upon which other features depend. For example, in a block with a hole, the
block is the parent to the child hole feature.
Part
A single 3D object made up of features. A part can become a component in an assembly, and it
can be represented in 2D in a drawing. Examples of parts are bolt, pin, plate, and so on. The
extension for a SolidWorks part file name is .SLDPRT. See multi body part.
Path
A sketch, edge, or curve used in creating a sweep or loft.
Pattern
A pattern repeats selected sketch entities, features, or components in an array, which can be
linear, circular, or sketch-driven. If the seed entity is changed, the other instances in the
pattern update.
Physical Dynamics
An assembly tool that displays the motion of assembly components in a realistic way. When
you drag a component, the component applies a force to other components it touches.
Components move only within their degrees of freedom.

Pierce relation
Makes a sketch point coincident to the location at which an axis, edge, line, or spline pierces
the sketch plane.
Planar
Entities that can lie on one plane. For example, a circle is planar, but a helix is not.
Plane
Flat construction geometry. Planes can be used for a 2D sketch, section view of a model, a
neutral plane in a draft feature, and others.
Point
A singular location in a sketch, or a projection into a sketch at a single location of an external
entity (origin, vertex, axis, or point in an external sketch). See vertex.
Predefined view
A drawing view in which the view position, orientation, and so on can be specified before a
model is inserted. You can save drawing documents with predefined views as templates.
Profile
A sketch entity used to create a feature (such as a loft) or a drawing view (such as a detail
view). A profile can be open (such as a U shape or open spline) or closed (such as a circle or
closed spline).

Projected dimension
If you dimension entities in an isometric view, projected dimensions are the flat dimensions in
2D. See true dimension.
Projected view
A drawing view projected orthogonally from an existing view.
Property Manager
Located on the left side of the SolidWorks window, it is used for dynamic editing of
sketch entities and most features.
R
Real View
A hardware (graphics card) support of advanced shading in real time; the rendering applies to
the model and is retained as you move or rotate a part.
Rebuild
Tool that updates (or regenerates) the document with any changes made since the last time
the model was rebuilt. Rebuild is typically used after changing a model dimension.
Reference dimension

A dimension in a drawing that shows the measurement of an item, but cannot drive the model
and its value cannot be modified. When model dimensions change, reference dimensions
update.
Reference geometry
Includes planes, axes, coordinate systems, and 3D curves. Reference geometry is used to assist
in creating features such lofts, sweeps, drafts, chamfers, and patterns. See construction
geometry.
Referenced document
Any document that is referenced by another, typically part documents associated with an
assembly or drawing documents associated with part or assembly documents.
Relation
A geometric constraint between sketch entities or between a sketch entity and a plane, axis,
edge, or vertex. Relations can be added automatically or manually.
Relative view

A relative (or relative to model) drawing view is created relative to planar surfaces in a part or
assembly.
Reload
Refreshes shared documents. For example, if you open a part file for read-only access while
another user makes changes to the same part, you can reload the new version, including the
changes.
Reorder
Reordering (changing the order of) items is possible in the FeatureManager design tree. In
parts, you can change the order in which features are solved. In assemblies, you can control
the order in which components appear in a bill of materials.
Replace
Substitutes one or more open instances of a component in an assembly with a different
component.
Resolved
A state of an assembly component (in an assembly or drawing document) in which it is fully
loaded in memory. All the component's model data is available, so its entities can be selected,
referenced, edited, used in mates, and so on. See light weight.
Revision table

A table that lists the revisions of a drawing.
Revolve
A feature that creates a base or boss, a revolved cut, or revolved surface by revolving one or
more sketched profiles around a centerline.
Rip
A sheet metal feature that removes material at an edge to allow a bend.
Rollback
Suppresses all items below the rollback bar.
Round
See fillet.
Round bend
See bend. Past and past part. bent shape or force (something straight) into a curve or
angle. A road, river, or path) deviate from a straight line.
Routing Library Manager
The Routing Library Manager can be opened independently of the SolidWorks application, and
groups several functions together.
S

Section
Another term for profile in sweeps.
Section line
A line or centerline sketched in a drawing view to create a section view.
Section scope
Specifies the components to be left uncut when you create an assembly drawing section view.
Section view
A section view (or section cut) is (1) a part or assembly view cut by a plane, or (2) a drawing
view created by cutting another drawing view with a section line.
Seed
A sketch or an entity (a feature, face, or body) that is the basis for a pattern. If you edit the
seed, the other entities in the pattern are updated.
Shaded
Displays a model as a colored solid. See HLR, HLV, and wireframe.
Shared values

Also called linked dimensions, these are named variables that you assign to set the value of
two or more dimensions to be equal.
Sharp
A hard corner of a profile; any two contiguous sketch entities that do not have a tangent or
equal curvature relation with each other.
Sharp bend
See bend.
Sheet
A broad flat piece of metal or glass. A rectangular piece of paper. See drawing sheet. a large,
flat board on which paper can be spread for an artist or designer to work on.
Sheet format
Includes page size and orientation, standard text, borders, title blocks, and so on. Sheet
formats can be customized and saved for future use. Each sheet of a drawing document can
have a different format.
Shell
A feature that hollows out a part, leaving open the selected faces and thin walls on the
remaining faces. A hollow part is created when no faces are selected to be open.
Silhouette edge

The curve representing the extent of a cylindrical or curved face when viewed from the side.
Sketch
A collection of lines and other 2D objects on a plane or face that forms the basis for a feature
such as a base or a boss. A 3D sketch is non-planar and can be used to guide a sweep or loft,
for example.
Smart Fasteners
Automatically adds fasteners (bolts and screws) to an assembly using the SolidWorks Toolbox
library of fasteners.
SmartMates
An assembly mating relation that is created automatically. See mate.
Solid sweep
A cut sweep created by moving a tool body along a path to cut out 3D material from a model.
See sweep.
Spiral
A flat or 2D helix, defined by a circle, pitch, and number of revolutions.
Spline

A sketched 2D or 3D curve defined by a set of control points.
Split line
Projects a sketched curve onto a selected model face, dividing the face into multiple faces so
that each can be selected individually. A split line can be used to create draft features, to
create face blend fillets, and to radiate surfaces to cut molds.
Stacked balloon
A set of balloons with only one leader. The balloons can be stacked vertically (up or down)
or horizontally (left or right).
Standard 3 views
The three orthographic views (front, right, and top) that are often the basis of a drawing.
Stereolithography
The process of creating rapid prototype parts using a faceted mesh representation in STL files.
Sub-assembly
An assembly document that is part of a larger assembly. For example, the steering mechanism
of a car is a sub-assembly of the car.
Suppress
Removes an entity from the display and from any calculations in which it is involved. You can

suppress features, assembly components, and so on. Suppressing an entity does not delete the
entity; you can unsuppress the entity to restore it.
Surface
A zero-thickness planar or 3D entity with edge boundaries. Surfaces are often used to create
solid features. Reference surfaces can be used to modify solid features. See face.
Sweep
Creates a base, boss, cut, or surface feature by moving a profile (section) along a path. For cut-
sweeps, you can create solid sweeps by moving a tool body along a path.
T
Tangent arc
An arc that is tangent to another entity, such as a line.
Tangent edge
The transition edge between rounded or filleted faces in hidden lines visible or hidden lines
removed modes in drawings.

Task Pane
Located on the right-side of the SolidWorks window, the Task Pane contains
SolidWorks Resources, the Design Library, and the File Explorer.
Template
A document (part, assembly, or drawing) that forms the basis of a new document. It can
include user-defined parameters, annotations, predefined views, geometry, and so on.
Temporary axis
An axis created implicitly for every conical or cylindrical face in a model.
Thin feature
An extruded or revolved feature with constant wall thickness. Sheet metal parts are typically
created from thin features.
TolAnalyst
A tolerance analysis application that determines the effects that dimensions and tolerances
have on parts and assemblies.
Top-down design
An assembly modeling technique where you create parts in the context of an assembly by
referencing the geometry of other components. Changes to the referenced components
propagate to the parts that you create in context. See bottom-up design.

Translator
Software that converts a file from one format to another.
Triad
Three axes with arrows defining the X, Y, and Z directions. A reference triad appears in part
and assembly documents to assist in orienting the viewing of models. Triads also assist when
moving or rotating components in assemblies.
True dimension
If you dimension entities in an isometric view, true dimensions give you accurate model values.
See projected dimension.
U
Unabsorbed

A sketch or annotation that is not contained in a feature in the FeatureManager design tree. An
example of an unabsorbed sketch is a layout sketch in an assembly. See absorbed.
Under defined
A sketch is under defined when there are not enough dimensions and relations to prevent
entities from moving or changing size. See degrees of freedom.
UV
Horizontal and vertical lines of the underlying parameterization of a curve.
V
Vertex
A point at which two or more lines or edges intersect. Vertices can be selected for sketching,
dimensioning, and many other operations.
Viewports
Windows that display views of models. You can specify one, two, or four viewports.
Viewports with orthogonal views can be linked, which links orientation and rotation.
Virtual sharp
A sketch point at the intersection of two entities after the intersection itself has been removed
by a feature such as a fillet or chamfer. Dimensions and relations to the virtual sharp are

retained even though the actual intersection no longer exists.
W
Weldment
A multibody part with structural members.
Weldment cut list
A table that tabulates the bodies in a weldment along with descriptions and lengths.
Wireframe
A view mode in which all edges of the part or assembly are displayed. See HLR, HLV, shaded.
Witness line
See extension line.
X

X display
The size of the X in a chamfer dimension with two numbers, such as 1 X 45° (Length X
Angle), 45° X 1 (Angle X Length) or 1 X 1 (Length X Length).
Z
Zebra stripes
Simulate the reflection of long strips of light on a very shiny surface. They allow you to see small changes in a
surface that may be hard to see with a standard display.

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