wireframe view

[/ˈwaɪərfreɪm vjuː/]
nounpl: wireframe views
visualização em wireframe
1. A simplified visual representation of a digital design or 3D model showing only the basic structure and edges without textures, colors, or surface details
The architect used a wireframe view to show the skeletal structure of the building design.
O arquiteto usou uma visualização em wireframe para mostrar a estrutura esquelética do projeto do edifício.
2. In software development and web design, a preliminary sketch or blueprint showing the layout and functionality of a user interface
Before creating the final design, the UX designer presented a wireframe view of the website layout.
Antes de criar o design final, o designer de UX apresentou uma visualização em wireframe do layout do site.
3. In 3D graphics and CAD software, a display mode showing only the edges and vertices of 3D objects
The engineer switched to wireframe view to better understand the complex geometric structure.
O engenheiro mudou para a visualização em wireframe para entender melhor a estrutura geométrica complexa.
The term 'wireframe view' is widely used in both Brazilian and American tech and design industries. It originated in CAD and 3D graphics but has become essential terminology in web and UX design. In Brazil, it's commonly used by designers and developers in major tech hubs like São Paulo. The term is largely the same across English-speaking regions, making it a truly international professional vocabulary word.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
wire framewireframeskeleton viewoutline viewedge view
Antonyms / Antônimos
solid viewrendered viewtextured viewfinal render

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
visualização em wireframe
Standard term used in design and development contexts across Brazil
São Paulo
visualização em wireframe / vista wireframe
Commonly used in the tech and design hubs; sometimes shortened to just 'wireframe'
Rio de Janeiro
visualização em wireframe / modelo esquelético
Both technical and descriptive terms are used
Portugal
visualização em wireframe / vista de estrutura
European Portuguese may occasionally use 'vista de estrutura' as an alternative

Related Words

CAD software3D modelingUX designprototypemockupmesh

Related Idioms & Phrases

strip it down to the wireframe
get down to the wireframe
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