wireframe
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- noun
- /ˈwaɪərˌfreɪm/
- Specialized
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modelo alámbrico
- Students could use a CAD applications program to draw a wireframe diagram of a monster truck frame.
- 3-D wireframe
- surface of a wireframe
- wireframe and solid
Examples
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The designer presented a wireframe model of the website, showing its layout before adding colors and images.
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For example, the Wavefront visualization system accepts many types of CAD geometries, including wireframe.
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Wireframe systems also tend to be substantially less expensive than solid modelers.
Academic text (1995) -
There are widely accepted facilities and standards for transferring wireframe data, such as DXF and IGES.
Academic text (1995) -
For drafting and detail drawing, 2-D and 3-D wireframe construction often is more natural and precise, as it recalls manual drawing methods and can be made accurate to upwards of 16 decimal places.
Academic text (1995) -
Using software, the architect created a wireframe of the building to outline its basic structure and design.
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Before finalizing the product, the team reviewed a wireframe to visualize the 3-D model of their new gadget.
Synonyms
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A picture made only with lines that shows the shape of things without color or shading
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word wireframe is made from wire ('thin metal string') and frame ('structure' or 'skeleton'). In computer graphics it means the object's 'skeleton' shown only with lines and points, so a wireframe helps you see the basic shape before adding surfaces and colour.