Using solid modeling and multimedia software to improve spatial visualization skills

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Ardebili, Mahmoud ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE; SOLID MODELING; SPATIAL VISUALIZATION SKILLS;

MULTIMEDIA SERVICES;

EID: 85029129586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21535965     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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