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Computer aided design software.

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Polygonal solid

Software; CAD

In modeling, an object created by faces that form a closed volume. Each edge in a solid is shared by exactly two faces. A solid always has an inside and outside, defined by the direction of the ...

Screen projection

Software; CAD

The application of paint onto a screen as if cinematic film were being projected. Paint appears where the projection strikes the surface.

Rotate order

Software; CAD

The order in which an object can rotate about its axes. Each rotation order provides a different type of movement. For example, an object could rotate first about its X axis, then its Y axis, and ...

Scene view

Software; CAD

The perspective, top, front, or side view modelling panels where work is performed. Also known as modelling view or workspace.

Start pose

Software; CAD

The position of a character at the start of an animation. Note that before an animation starts, a character must be moved from dress-up pose to start pose, to allow the cloth solver to calculate the ...

Roughness

Software; CAD

The property of a surface that causes scattering as light reflects off of it.

Shader

Software; CAD

The specification of properties and lighting for a surface.

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