A hand gesture interface device
CHI '87 Proceedings of the SIGCHI/GI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems and Graphics Interface
Virtual clay: a real-time sculpting system with haptic toolkits
I3D '01 Proceedings of the 2001 symposium on Interactive 3D graphics
Finite volume flow simulations on arbitrary domains
Graphical Models
Impact of CAD tools on creative problem solving in engineering design
Computer-Aided Design
Parametric polynomial minimal surfaces of degree six with isothermal parameter
GMP'08 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Advances in geometric modeling and processing
Computer-aided appearance design based on BRDF measurements
Computer-Aided Design
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Computer-Aided Design
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The role of computers and of computer-aided design tools for the creation of geometrical shapes that will be judged primarily by aesthetic considerations is reviewed. Examples are the procedural generation of abstract geometrical sculpture or the shape optimization of constrained curves and surfaces with some global 'cost' functional. Different possibilities for such 'beauty functionals' are discussed. Moreover, rapid prototyping tools based on layered manufacturing now add a new dimension to the visualization of emerging designs. Finally, true interactivity of the CAD tools allows a more effective exploration of larger parts of the design space and can thereby result in an actual amplification of the creative process.