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- Pad
- An extension of a Sketch in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the Sketch. See also Extrude.
- Part
- 1. A FreeCAD workbench primarily used for a Constructive Solid Geometry workflow. See Part Workbench.
- 2. A FreeCAD Python module, directly interfacing with OCC. See Part scripting.
- 3. A container which groups any type of FreeCAD object and has a placement. See Std Part.
- 4. A unibody solid. The lowest level component in an assembly.
- PartDesignNext
- Nickname used over the forums to distinguish the PartDesign workbench in the FreeCAD 0.17 release version from the one in v0.16 and earlier, because of the vast changes introduced.
- PD
- Abbreviation of PartDesign, a FreeCAD workbench.
- PDN
- Abbreviation of PartDesignNext.
- Perspective
- Perspective projection
- Pivy
- A software library that allows Python to use Coin.
- Placement
- Set of properties of an object that defines its coordinates and orientation in space. See Placement.
- Planar
- Said of geometry of which elements all lie on a same plane.
- Plane
- 1. A flat, two-dimensional surface that extends infinitely far.
- 2. A primitive two-dimensional object created in the Part workbench.
- Plot
- 1. An outdated synonym for a technical drawing made by a pen plotter. See Plotter
- 2. Short for plot plan. See Site plan
- 3. Graphical representation of data. See Plot (graphics)
- Pocket
- A feature that removes material from a solid based on a Sketch.
- Point
- An item used to reference a single area in the 3D workspace. A “point” is dimensionless. It has a dimension on the screen, usually represented by a “dot” only so we can see where it is. See also Vertex.
- Polygon mesh
- See Polygonal_mesh
- Polyline
- A series of connected line or arc segments.
- POV-Ray
- POV-Ray
- PPA
- An acronym that stands for Personal Package Archive. It's a type of software repository exclusive to the Ubuntu Linux operating system. The FreeCAD project offers the latest release as well as development versions through two PPA repositories. Updates are managed by the host system's update manager.
- Primitive
- A basic shape used in the construction of models. Some 2D primitives are: point, line, polygon, circle, ellipse, spiral, helix. 3D primitives are: box, cylinder, cone, torus, sphere, ellipsoid, prism.
- PySide
- A freely available software library that allows Python to use QT.
- Python
- A programming language used in the development of FreeCAD as well as in user-written macros or scripts.