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command line A text area reserved for keyboard input, prompts, and messages.
compass
A visual aid that indicates the directions North, South, East, and West in the current model.
composite solid A solid created from two or more individual solids. (UNION, SUBTRACT,
INTERSECT)
constraint bar Displays the geometric constraints associated with objects or with points
on objects.
constraint point Point on an object that can be geometrically and/or dimensionally
constrained (for example, an endpoint or an insertion point).
constraints Form of parametric design.
Rules that govern the position, slope, tangency, dimensions, and relationships among objects
in a geometry.
construction plane See workplane.
contextual ribbon tab
A ribbon tab that is displayed only when a particular type of object or when a particular
command is executed. For example, selecting a hatch or table, or executing the mtext
command brings up the corresponding contextual menu.
continued dimension A type of linear dimension that uses the second extension line origin
of a selected dimension as its first extension line origin, breaking one long dimension into
shorter segments that add up to the total measurement. Also called chain dimension.
(DIMCONTINUE)
control frame A series of point locations used as a mechanism to control the shape of a
B-spline. These points are connected by a series of line segments for visual clarity and to
distinguish the control frame from fit points. The CVSHOW and CVHIDE commands must
be turned on to display and hide control frames.
control point See control frame.
Coons patch In 3D surface meshes, the bicubic surface (one curved in the M direction and
another in the N direction) interpolated between four edges.
coordinate filters Functions that extract individual X, Y, and Z coordinate values from
different points to create a new, composite point. Also called X,Y,Z point filters.
crease A sharpened ridge that defines one or more edges of a mesh face subobject.
(MESHCREASE)
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