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Computer aided design software.

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1. The action of making an object unselectable. The object is still visible, but changes to a gray color to indicate that it cannot be selected or changed. Also known as freeze or ghost. 2. In ...

1. In general, the covering of a geometric model by congruent plane figures of various shapes and sizes of the same type (polygons), without any gaps or overlaps. 2. The tessellation factor sets the ...

topology

Software; CAD

1. The totality of an object’s shape, number of spans, and degree. 2. The relationships between surfaces in a solid model: for example, between loops, edges, and vertices.

track

Software; CAD

To slide the camera view either horizontally or vertically. In other software packages, it is known as pan.

transfer maps

Software; CAD

In shading, a tool that transfers surface characteristics from one surface to a texture map on another. This tool is useful when you want to reduce the number of calculations for the objects in your ...

turbulence field

Software; CAD

In dynamics, a type of Newton field that causes irregularities in the motion of affected objects. These irregularities are also called noise or jitter. Combine turbulence with other fields to mimic ...

tweaking

Software; CAD

In animation, the activity of moving or setting keys on individual points of an object. Tweaking is useful to avoid unexpected effects caused by deformers. Also known as point tweaking.