Exploring the integration of spatial grammars and open-source CAD systems

DS 58-6: Proceedings of ICED 09, the 17th International Conference on Engineering Design

Volumn 6, Issue PART 2, 2009, Pages 427-438

  Hoisl, Frank ^a   Shea, Kristina ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer Aided Design; Generative design; Shape grammar; Software implementation; Spatial grammar

Indexed keywords

3-D MODELING; BOOLEAN OPERATIONS; CAD SYSTEM; CAD TOOL; DESIGN ALTERNATIVES; DESIGN DOCUMENTATION; DESIGN PROCESS; GENERAL APPLICATIONS; GENERATIVE DESIGN; GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS; OPEN-SOURCE; RULE APPLICATION; SHAPE DESIGNS; SHAPE GRAMMARS; SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION; SPATIAL GRAMMAR; YET-TO-FIND;

MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 80052129750     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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