| Term | Definition |
| Begin a session | file/new part |
| begin a new sketch | select a plane and draw your part |
| rectangle sketch | draws a rectangle |
| an arc of any size between 2 points | 3 point arc tool |
| quick way to determine the area of one face | tool/measure/area |
| change from inches to millimeters | tool/options/units/mmgs |
| 3 default reference planes | front, side, top |
| tool used to add a tall cylinder to the top of an object when a circle has already been drawn | extrude |
| black sketch color | fully defined |
| red sketch color | over defined |
| dimension an angle between 2 segments | smart dimension/select the two segments |
| offset entities tool | creates the same set of lines a certain distance away |
| what tool acts like an eraser | trim |
| area and surface area | tool/measure, surface area |
| scale | relates the size of the drawing to the size of the part |
| add text to a part | tool/entities, text |
| design intent | designing with the intent of the design of the part has to be changed |
| relations operations | adds a geometric or sizing constraint |
| third angle view | front, top, right side |
| spin a sketch | revolve |
| necessary to generate a revolved solid | an axis |
| round corners of a solid object | fillet |
| add a plane to draw on | insert, reference, geometry, plane |
| find the center of an exsisting sketch line | hover, right click |