Visual Narratives of Parametric Design History: Aha! Now I see how you did it!

Erhan, Halil; Sanchez, Rodolfo; Woodbury, Robert; Mueller, Völker

doi:10.52842/conf.ecaade.2012.1.259

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“…DReX uses the parametric modelling capabilities of pCAD systems to generate a design narrative graph in the background as an integral part of the task flow (Erhan et al 2012). Our goal is to allow designers to break down the sequential nature of design by making it an atemporal process, setting designers free to explore new alternatives unconstrained by time as exemplified by other prototypes (Edwards and Mynatt 1997;Rekimoto 1999).…”

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“…The information structure used by DReX is the same as that proposed to develop design narratives (Erhan et al 2012). In both cases information is gathered directly from the actions performed by the designers on the pCAD system.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Design narratives tell the story of the work: how individual actions and alternatives build upon each other and how different solutions come into being. They also tell the story of the alternate paths that were never considered and the paths, which when reconsidered, become the correct path towards finding satisficing solutions (Erhan et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The prototype is built on previous work on design narratives (Erhan et al 2012) and on the Design Analytics framework (Sánchez, 2014). The approach has three tenets: (a) Provide feedback through de-sign narratives; a model of the design process built through the actions and alternatives designers make and develop in terms of what, how and when; (b) facilitate a local and global analysis of the design actions and alternatives across the narrative; and (c) enable the execution of design decisions within the DReX interface based on the preceding analysis.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As the individual actions that build the parametric model are executed their properties expose a design process. The history mechanisms can reveal much more about the designers, their design process, and in doing so create a tacit narrative for each design state and final design solution (Erhan et al 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Design ReExplorer: Interactive Design Narratives for Feedback, Analysis and Exploration

Sánchez¹,

Erhan²

2014

eCAADe Proceedings

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Designers keep a constant record of the design process through their sketches and notes. In parametric CAD, the record of design moves is implicit and can be found in the elements upon which the parametric model is built. Current systems provide designers with limited tools for recording, viewing or analyzing the design process. We propose a system's approach to capture the design narrative as an artefact for design. The Design ReExplorer was developed to test ideas on using these narratives in gaining insights towards how models are built, exploring alternatives and supporting backtracking and deferral strategies in design exploration. We evaluate its insertion and viability in real-world scenarios through an expert panel study. The results of the study are favourable with positive feedback and multiple suggestions for future work.

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Section: The Design Reexplorer Prototypementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Design Reexplorer Prototypementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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