Design Nomenclature / Physical Model Making
Parting line
Also called parting seam, split line, witness line, mould line
This entry has not been translated yet and is shown in English.
Where the halves of a mould meet, printed onto every part that comes out of it as a faint raised seam. It exists whether or not anyone designed it — the only real choice is where it lands. Put it on an edge and it disappears; put it across a highlight and it is visible under paint forever.