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The VR-DIS project aims to provide design support in the early design stage using a Virtual Reality environment. The initial brief of the design system is based on an analysis of a design case. The paper describes the process of analysis and extraction of design knowledge and design concepts in terms of Features. It is demonstrated how the analysis has lead to a classification of design concepts. This classification forms one of the main specifications for the VR-based design aid system that is being developed in the VR-DIS programme. The paper concludes by discussing the particular approach used in the case analysis and discusses future work in the VR-DIS research programme.
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Achten, H.H., van Leeuwen, J.P. (1999). Feature-Based High Level Design Tools. In: Augenbroe, G., Eastman, C. (eds) Computers in Building. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5047-1_18
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