Glossary of Terms
Glossary is usually defined as an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge. This knowledge base glossary provides a collection of knowledge base documents that define many technical terms. These terms are arranged alphabetically, but you can quickly jump to a specific term by selecting its first letter from the index of the knowledge base glossary below.
6 Glossary Terms Found.
edit
The process of modifying a drawing object or entity.
editing tools
A class of drawing commands used to modify drawing entities or objects. Common edits include: trim, rotate, move and stretch.
ellipse
A CAD drawing object defined by a major axis, minor axis and centerpoint. An ellipse may also be constructed out of arcs and line segments. An ellipse created in this way is not mathematically a true ellipse but is an easier object to edit.
environment
The over-all setup of a CAD program including all drawing settings, colors, units, tool palettes, etc. comprise the drawing environment.
explode
A common command which break objects apart into their component pieces. Explode most often works on symbols, breaking them back into their component pieces. In some CAD programs other entities are explodable such as text lines, polylines, or other complex objects.
extension line
The line which extends from a measured line or object to the dimension line, showing the extent of the measured distance.