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3D MoDelIng
CAD is a form of 3D modeling, but the world of 3D has expanded vastly
beyond just CAD with engineering precision. Games, such as the original
Quake and all of its successors, are an obvious example, but 3D design has
penetrated far further. Figure 16-11 shows an example of a 3D inspection
program designed to run on a tablet computer and used to aid engineers in
inspecting power pylons.
F I g u R e 16 -11
The Orion inspection system developed by Aphelion Software
FunnelS
Funnels represent any process where the number of items decreases as the
process progresses. They have widely been applied to the sales process—
some leads turn into opportunities, some opportunities turn into negotia-
tions, some negotiations turn into sales. The value in visualizing this as a
funnel is showing the effectiveness of this process as well as showing which
