One of the hallmarks of engineering design is the design synthesis phase where the
creativity of the designer most prominently comes into play as solutions are generated to …

As a vital element of early shape exploration, divergence can be time-consuming and
challenging, with iterative cycles where idea fixation and creative blocks must be overcome …

From Topologies to Shapes: Parametric Shape Grammars Implemented by Graphs Page 1
Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 2013, volume 40, pages 905 – 922 doi:10.1068/b38156 …

Currently available computer-aided design tools provide strong support for the later stages
of product development processes where the structure and shape of the design have been …

Styling or product appearance is well known for holding great influence on its differentiation,
branding, and overall success in the market. However, the styling process is difficult due to …

Spatial grammars are rule based, generative systems for the specification of formal
languages. Set and shape grammar formulations of spatial grammars enable the definition …

Shape queries based on shape embedding under a given Euclidean, affine, or linear
transformation are absent from current CAD systems. The only systems that have attempted …

Throughout the history of CAD, a variety of interfaces have been employed with the aim of
supporting designers' construction and manipulation of digital models. This paper explores …

In the past decade a certain number of studies have suggested that shape grammars and
their capability for producing alternative solutions represent an adequate tool for overcoming …

GRAPPA, an implementation of the Palladian grammar, is introduced. Graphs are used for
the underlying representation, graph grammars take over the computation. Once a set of …