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    Eighth-grade engineers

    Dec. 19, 2008
    Who says we lack an upcoming generation of engineers? Eighth graders at Our Lady of Guadalupe Middle School in Detroit, Mich., are learning such sophisticated terms as: * active dimension A dimensional callout in a drawing that is linked to a ...
    Leslie Gordon Blog

    Who says we lack an upcoming generation of engineers? Eighth graders at Our Lady of Guadalupe Middle School in Detroit, Mich., are learning such sophisticated terms as:

    * active dimension

    A dimensional callout in a drawing that is linked to a dimensional constraint in a design

    * active sketch

    The sketch that is enabled as the site of object creation or modification. It is indicated in the design object browser by bold type face.

    * active workplane

    The workplane containing the active sketch. It is indicated in the design object browser by bold type face.

    * add-in

    A user-created program that uses the Pro/DESKTOP functionality. It is structured as an ActiveX program. See also macro.

    * angled workplane

    A workplane created with a defined angular orientation relative to a datum object.

    * assembly

    A design file that has components added to it from other design files. An assembly may be used as a component in a higher-level assembly.

    * associativity

    The parametric relationships shared by objects. A change in one object can induce changes in the other, or be controlled by constraints on the other object. For example, if a hole is driven by the diameter of a shaft, and the shaft diameter changes, then the hole changes automatically.

    * attraction point

    A black square that appears on a sketch object when prehighlighted in creation mode. Indicates the location where a new object would attach to the prehighlighted object, if you clicked and dragged at that point.

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