Inventor Vocabulary Review Sheet

When you create a sketch in Inventor, the program makes inferences about the kinds of geometry you are creating. These inferences are used to enforce rules you want your initial sketch to follow. These rules might include parallel lines, perpendicular lines or axes, tangent or concentric circles. Place the proper vocabulary word by its definition.

Use this command to create an identical feature on the opposite side of a line or axis. Place the proper vocabulary word by its definition.

This rounds the intersection edge of two faces to create a smooth rounded surface from one face to another. This works in 2D mode as well as 3D mode. Place the proper vocabulary word by its definition.

This is the amount of space an object or shape occupies. Place the proper vocabulary word by its definition.

This is similar to fillets in that they add and remove material to two adjoining edges/surfaces. The parts of the extruded figure are cut away normally at a 45 degree angle. Place the proper vocabulary word by its definition.

The line segment joins two points on a circle and passes through the center of the circle. It is the longest distance from one end of a circle to the other. Place the proper vocabulary word by its definition.

The distance from the center to a point on a circle. Place the proper vocabulary word by its definition.

Taking a 3 dimensional figure and hollowing out the interior of the figure usually forming a concave shape. Place the proper vocabulary word by its definition.

CAD programs are mainly used for detailed engineering of 3D models. what does CAD stand for?

It is the process by which after creating a sketched geometry and applying the appropriate dimensions and constraints to a 2D drawing, you can create a three dimensional figure. Place the proper vocabulary word by its definition.