Kandidaatelement on spetsifitseerimise või tõendamise kandidaatelement, olenevalt mudelist, mille põhjal see defineeritakse. Kandidaatelemente kasutatakse peamiselt koostu osistevahelise sobivuse funktsiooni modelleerimiseks.
The candidate feature is a secification or verification candidate feature, depending oh tjhe model from which is defined. Candidate features are mainly used to model the function of fit between worpieces in an assembly.
