Computer-aided design versus sketching: An exploratory case study

Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: AIEDAM

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-335

  Veisz, David ^a   Namouz, Essam Z ^a   Joshi, Shraddha ^a   Summers, Joshua D ^a  

^a South   (United States)

Author keywords

Case Study; Computer Aided Design; Education; Representation; Sketching

Indexed keywords

CAD TOOL; CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DESIGNS; DESIGN EFFICIENCY; DESIGN PROCESS; DESIGN STEPS; DESIGN TEAM; INDUSTRY PRACTICES; INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS; PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES; RECENT GRADUATES; REPRESENTATION; SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT; SKETCHING; USER GROUPS;

EDUCATION; INDUSTRY; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; RESEARCH; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 84865341477     PISSN: 08900604     EISSN: 14691760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0890060412000170     Document Type: Article

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