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English translation: pens

09:32 Sep 4, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software / CAD
German term or phrase: Stifte
Anyone know the usual term for this in CAD?

Um Technische Zeichnungen zu erstellen,
legen Sie Schnitte an, ergänzen die 2Doder
3D-Konstruktionen durch Bemaßung,
Beschriftung, Symbole und frei definierbare
Schraffuren.
Sie weisen verschiedene *Stifte* und Linientypen
zu und gliedern die Konstruktion in
Layer.
Lori Dendy-Molz
Germany
Local time: 12:49
English translation:pens
Explanation:
This is the usual terminology. For example, from my CAD application:
"For ISO Pen Width, enter the pen width.
If you choose a predefined, ISO standard pattern, you can scale the pattern based on the ISO pen width."
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Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 12:49
Grading comment
Thanks, Alan.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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Alan Johnson


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pens


Explanation:
This is the usual terminology. For example, from my CAD application:
"For ISO Pen Width, enter the pen width.
If you choose a predefined, ISO standard pattern, you can scale the pattern based on the ISO pen width."

Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 12:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 22
Grading comment
Thanks, Alan.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Klaus Herrmann
7 mins
agree  Trufev: pen widths
7 mins
agree  rext: pens -- comes from the old pen plotter days (a pen can have a width as well as a color)
32 mins
agree  Erik Freitag
52 mins
agree  Mihaela Boteva
4 hrs
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