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To change the position from which the camera views its center of interest. The scene in the camera’s view appears to rotate about the center of interest. The angle of a camera’s sight line relative ...

envelope

Software; CAD

1. In the Transfer Maps tool, a term for search envelope. 2. In some software packages, the term for binding skin.

aim constraint

Software; CAD

In animation, a type of constraint that keeps an object aimed toward another object. See also constraint.

aim vector

Software; CAD

In animation, the direction a constrained object must point toward so that it points at the target point. The aim vector starts at the constrained object’s pivot point, and is defined relative to ...

air field

Software; CAD

In dynamics, a method of simulating the effects of moving air. As the animation plays, the air field affects the motion of objects connected to it.

algorithm

Software; CAD

A rule or procedure for solving a mathematical problem that frequently involves the repetition of an operation.

aliasing

Software; CAD

Unwanted visual effects or artifacts caused by limited display resolution. These effects include grainy surfaces, jaggies (staircasing along diagonal lines), moiré effects (grids or checkerboards), ...