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The absent interface in design engineering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2002

PIERRE LECLERCQ  and
ROLAND JUCHMES
PIERRE LECLERCQ
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Etudes Méthodologiques Architecturales (LEMA), Université de Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
ROLAND JUCHMES
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Etudes Méthodologiques Architecturales (LEMA), Université de Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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Abstract

In order to respond to the difficulties encountered by CAD software applications in really assisting the conceptual designer, we propose a tool that is capable of interpreting design sketches and feeding data to various project evaluators, right from the early phases in the design process. For that purpose, we use the concept of the absent interface, which is the only interface that is compatible with the cognitive process involved in sketching. In this paper, we present the principles of such an interface, illustrated by EsQUIsE, a software prototype for capturing and interpreting architectural sketches, which has been under development for several years.

Keywords

Sketch InterfaceIntegrated Computer-aided Design SystemVirtual Modeling in Building EngineeringKnowledge Engineering and Implicit DataAdaptative InterfaceInterface Ergonomics
Type
Research Article
Information
AI EDAM , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , June 2002 , pp. 219 - 227
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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