Assembly - Answers A group of machined or handmade parts that fit together to form a self-contained
unit.
Axis - Answers A straight line that can be used to create model geometry, features, or patterns.
Axis of Revolution - Answers An axis in a plane, about which an area is revolved to form a solid of
revolution.
Base Feature - Answers The first feature created for a part, usually a protrusion.
Boss Feature - Answers Extruding, extending, or lofting an object.
Chamfer - Answers Bevels a selected edge or vertex.
Closed-Contour - Answers A shape that is closed and has no open sides.
Convert Entities - Answers In Solidworks, this command adds and changes an entity to the current
sketch.
Cut Features - Answers A command in Solidworks that cuts a portion of an object.
Design Tree - Answers A tab in Solidworks that show all your sketches and planes.
Edge - Answers The boundary of a face.
Exploded View - Answers A view which shows how an object is assembled or disassembled.
Extrude - Answers To force or push out an object or feature.
Extend - Answers To hold out; to unbend; to stretch or spread out; to offer.
Features - Answers An individual shape that, combined with other features, makes up a part or
assembly.
Fillet - Answers An internal rounding of a corner or edge in a sketch, or an edge on a surface or solid.
Geometric Relations - Answers Relationships between the lengths and directions of sides of the shape.
Hole Wizard - Answers Tool in solid works that is used to make holes in an object.
Loft - Answers A base, boss, cut, or surface feature created by transitions between profiles.
Mates - Answers A geometric relationship, such as coincident, perpendicular, tangent, between parts in
an assembly.
Mirror - Answers A mirror feature is a copy of a selected feature, mirrored about a plane or planar face.