1. Editorial

   • John R. Dixon
   • Susan Finger

   EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 1

2. Synthesis of schematic descriptions in mechanical design

   • Karl T. Ulrich
   • Warren P. Seering

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 18

3. Metamodel: A key to intelligent CAD systems

   • Tetsuo Tomiyama
   • Takashia Kiriyama
   • Hiroyuki Yoshikawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 34

4. Cognitive research: Uncovering how designers design; cognitive modeling: Explaining and predicting how designers design

   • Beth Adelson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 35 - 42

5. Product data models

   • N. K. Shaw
   • M. Susan Bloor
   • A. de Pennington

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 50

6. A review of research in mechanical engineering design. Part I: Descriptive, prescriptive, and computer-based models of design processes

   • Susan Finger
   • John R. Dixon

   ReviewPaper Pages: 51 - 67

7. On the role of geometry in mechanical design

   • Vadim Shapiro
   • Herb Voelcker

   Technical Note Pages: 69 - 73