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Computer aided design software.

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Offset mesh

Software; CAD

In toon shading, a duplicate polygonal mesh created at an offset to the original surface, used to create a toon outline along the surface. This 3D mesh creates toon lines visible from any angle, ...

Out-point

Software; CAD

In video and film editing, the last frame of an edit.

Normal

Software; CAD

In modeling, the directional line perpendicular to a surface. Polygon normals indicate the orientation of polygonal faces. Because shaded (or rendered) faces are visible only when the normals are ...

Pond

Software; CAD

In Fluid Effects, a 2D fluid that simulates small bodies of water. Waves, bubbles, ripples, and other surface displacements can be created using pond wake settings.

Popup help

Software; CAD

Descriptive text that appears when the mouse cursor is held over an icon or button.

Pose

Software; CAD

In animation, the state of a skeleton at a given time (or frame), including the orientations of all the skeleton’s joints.

Preload reference editor

Software; CAD

A window that lets you select specific file references to be loaded or unloaded when the scene is opened.

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