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side is intended to face the interior or back of a
cabinet.
Hold-down
Technique of securing material to the router
bed, while remaining clear of gantry, spindle
assembly, and dust extractor foot.
Iteration
The ongoing cycle of testing and evaluating a
design, and then making a next version that
improves upon the last. Software, rapid proto-
typing, and digital fabrication facilitates an iter-
ative process of designing, prototyping, and
refining a design, over and over.
Mass customization
“Batch of one” production enabled by the agil-
lity of digital fabrication and parametric soft-
ware. Individually customized goods are
achievable without a corresponding increase in
cost or labor.
Open source
Files, code, and designs that are shared with
others to be freely used, changed, and subse-
quently shared as modified or unmodified.
Advocates stipulate that to be open source
information is licensed for both commercial and
noncommercial use.
Open design
Design of physical things (hardware) that are
available for others to study, modify, distribute,
and make. The design is usually made available
in a format that enables others to make modifi-
cations. Like open source, open design advo-
cates stipulate that to be truly open,
information is licensed for both commercial and
noncommercial use.
Open making
Similar to open design, without the commercial
stipulation. Open making involves the design of
things that can be easily made and adapted by
others. Open making aims to bring benefit to
many, while enabling designers to still make a
living by limiting commercial distribution.
Orthogonal
Right angle or 90-degree. Interlocking two flat
parts with an orthogonal connection produces a
very strong, durable joint.
Parametric
A design or modeling space in which extents
and relationships are defined.
Pocket cut
Removal of material within a specified region, to
a specified depth, with a resultant pocket that
has edges that are perpendicular to the mate-
rial surface and a bottom that is parallel to the
material surface.
Prefinished
Material that has been finished in the factory,
and typically doesn’t require finishing after fab-
rication.
Profile cut
A perpendicular through cut made through the
material, which follows a specified path.
Programs
A program is a set of basic requirements, func-
tions, or accommodations that a design must
address. Seating and storage are examples of a
design program.
Ramping
Machining technique for easing an end mill into
the material at a gradual angle. Usually made as
spiral or smooth, ramping reduces heat buildup
and vibration, which keeps parts in place while
machining.
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