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CAMBRIA: Interacting with Multiple CAD Alternatives

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Abstract

Computer-aided design (CAD) tools aim to assist designers in their professional work, one key aspect of which is devising, evaluating, and choosing among multiple design alternatives. Yet, with few and limited exceptions, current tools handle just a single design model at a time, forcing users to adopt various ad hoc tactics for handling multiple design alternatives. Despite considerable prior work, there are no general, effective strategies for supporting design alternatives. New tools are needed to develop such strategies: to learn how designers’ behavior changes with support for multiple alternatives. In this article, we describe CAMBRIA, a multi-state prototype tool we developed for working with multiple 2D parametric CAD models in parallel. We describe the outcomes of an analytical evaluation of CAMBRIA using the Cognitive Dimensions framework.

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Notes

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    For instance, N. Cross wrote that ‘consideration of alternative solution concepts might save time and effort in the long run’ [10].

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    The adjective ‘subjunctive’ denotes a condition that permits multiple, contingent, possible, or wished-for outcomes.

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    Here “inability” denotes the intrinsic limitations of unaided human cognition in general.

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One co-author (Siniša Kolarić) was partially supported by the NSERC Discovery and Collaborative Research and Development Programs; Bentley Systems Inc.; and by the GRAND Networks of Centers of Excellence.

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Kolarić, S., Erhan, H., Woodbury, R. (2017). CAMBRIA: Interacting with Multiple CAD Alternatives. In: Çağdaş, G., Özkar, M., Gül, L., Gürer, E. (eds) Computer-Aided Architectural Design. Future Trajectories. CAADFutures 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 724. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5197-5_5

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