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Computer aided engineering software.

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child

Software; CAE

A dependent feature related to a previously-built feature. For example, a chamfer on the edge of a hole is a child of the parent hole.

derived part

Software; CAE

A derived part is a new base, mirror, or component part created directly from an existing part and linked to the original part such that changes to the original part are reflected in the derived ...

reference dimension

Software; CAE

A dimension in a drawing that shows the measurement of an item, but cannot drive the model and its value cannot be modified. When model dimensions change, reference dimensions update.

model dimension

Software; CAE

A dimension specified in a sketch or a feature in a part or assembly document that defines some entity in a 3D model.

dangling

Software; CAE

A dimension, relation, or drawing section view that is unresolved. For example, if a piece of geometry is dimensioned, and that geometry is later deleted, the dimension becomes dangling.

template

Software; CAE

A document (part, assembly, or drawing) that forms the basis of a new document. It can include user-defined parameters, annotations, predefined views, geometry, and so on.

A document in which parts, features, and other assemblies (sub-assemblies) are mated together. The parts and sub-assemblies exist in documents separate from the assembly. For example, in an assembly, ...