CAD Terms

Question 1

Applications Menu

Answer 1

Menu displayed when you click the application button in the upper-left corner of the application window (large red “A”).

Question 2

Command Line

Answer 2

Text area reserved for keyboard input, prompts, and messages.

Question 3

Contextual Menu

Answer 3

A ribbon tab that is displayed only when a certain type of object is selected, or when a certain command is started.

Question 4

Contextual Popup Menu

Answer 4

A menu accessed by right-clicking on a selected object.

Question 5

Crosshairs

Answer 5

Type of cursor consisting of two lines that intersect. Specify point location.

Question 6

pickbox

Answer 6

When prompted to select object, cursor changes to a small square.

Question 7

crosshair pickbox combo

Answer 7

when command is active.

Question 8

vertical entry bar

Answer 8

when prompted to enter text.

Question 9

drawing area

Answer 9

where drawings are displayed and modified.

Question 10

drawing extents

Answer 10

smallest rectangular area containing all objects in a drawing.

Question 11

CUI

Answer 11

Customize User Interface Editor - AutoCAD menu. XML-based file like acad.cuix stores customization (menu) data.

Question 12

Enterprise CUI

Answer 12

CUIx file controlled by a CAD manager.

Question 13

Main CUI file

Answer 13

defines most of the user interface elements. Standard, toolbars, keyboard accelerators, etc. acad.cuix or acalt.cuix

Question 14

Partial CUI file

Answer 14

CUI file that is not defined as the main CUI file.

Question 15

Ribbon

Answer 15

Palette displaying buttons and controls used for both 2D drawing and annotation and 3D modeling, viewing, and rendering.

Question 16

Ribbon Panel

Answer 16

A set of labeled controls, related to a task.

Question 17

Ribbon Tab

Answer 17

Contains groups of multiple ribbon panels, each belonging to one workflow.

Question 18

Floating Ribbon Panel

Answer 18

A ribbon panel that is not attached to the rest of the ribbon or file window.

Question 19

Limits

Answer 19

The user-defined rectangular boundary of the drawing area covered by grid lines (or dots) when the grid is turned on. (drawing limits)

Question 20

Model Space

Answer 20

Where you create a geometric model and drawn at full scale.

Question 21

Paper Space

Answer 21

For creating a finished layout for printing or plotting.

Question 22

Palette

Answer 22

A user interface element that can be either docked anchored, or floating in the drawing area, dockable windows include the Command Line, Status Bar, and Properties palette.

Question 23

prompt

Answer 23

message on the command line or in a tooltip that asks for information or requests an action such as specifying a point.

Question 24

Snap Grid

Answer 24

An invisible grid that locks the cursor into a specified spacing, which can be different in the X and Y directions.

Question 25

Snap Angle

Answer 25

The angle that the snap grid is rotated.

Question 26

Tooltip

Answer 26

a small box of text that identifies or explains an object or interface element when the cursor hovers near or over it.

Question 27

UCS

Answer 27

A movable coordinate system that establishes the XY plane (work plane) and Z-axis direction for drawing and modeling.

Question 28

UCS Icon

Answer 28

indicates the orientation of the UCS axes.

Question 29

WCS

Answer 29

Fixed coordinate system that defines the location of all objects and other coordinate systems in a drawing.

Question 30

Workspace

Answer 30

A named set of menus, toolbars and dockable windows (such as the Properties palette, Design Center, and the Tool palettes window) that are grouped ad organized so that you can work in a custom, task-oriented drawing environment.

Question 31

File Tab

Answer 31

A tab at the top of the drawing window that corresponds to an open drawing.

Question 32

Layout Tab

Answer 32

A tab adjacent to the Model Space tab at the bottom of the drawing that provides the 2D environment in which you create layout viewports and place the title blocks for plotting. Multiple layouts can be created for each drawing.

Question 33

Navigation Bar

Answer 33

Contains navigation tools that are common across multiple Autodesk products. Displayed on the right side of the screen, and below the ViewCube

Question 34

Pan

Answer 34

To shift the view of a drawing without changing magnification.

Question 35

ViewCube

Answer 35

A user interface element that displays the current orientation of a model and allows you to interactively rotate the current view or restore a preset view. It is displayed in the upper right corner of the drawing area.

Question 36

Viewports, Layout

Answer 36

A bounded area that displays a scalable portion of the model space of a drawing that can be moved and resized on a layout.

Question 37

Viewports, Model

Answer 37

A bounded area that displays some portion of the model space of a drawing that is divided into non-overlapping, tiled sections.

Question 38

Views

Answer 38

a named and saved graphical representation of a model from a specific location that can be restored later.

Question 39

Zoom

Answer 39

To reduce or increase the apparent magnification of the drawing area. Allows Extents, All Object, Previous or Window.