Paper Info
Title
A Model for Object Representation and Manipulation in a Visual Design Language
Abstract
Languages used for design activities in cad software are usually textual languages akin to standard procedural programming languages such as Basic or C++. This creates a discontinuity between the drafting and solid modelling aspects of design, and the programming aspects which are becoming increasingly important as designers attempt to economise on their activities by building parametrised specifications. The declarative language lsd addresses this issue by applying visual programming to design.Here we present a formal model for objects in a design space and for operations on design objects. We also show how this model is integrated with lsd to provide a general mechanism for extending the language through the addition of new operations.
Year
DOI
Venue
1998
10.1109/VL.1998.706170
VL
Keywords
Field
DocType
object representation,design activity,design space,visual design language,visual programming,declarative language lsd,textual language,programming aspect,cad software,formal model,design object,standard procedural programming language,programming language,solid modeling,design automation,computer languages,packaging,logic programming,visual design,technical drawing,cad,declarative language,high level languages
Design language,Fifth-generation programming language,Second-generation programming language,Programming language,Object-based language,Programming paradigm,Computer science,Fourth-generation programming language,Third-generation programming language,IDEF4
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
0-8186-8712-6
2
0.47
References 
Authors
5
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Philip T. Cox118935.14
Trevor J. Smedley216217.50