Bridging qualitative spatial constraints and feature-based parametric modelling: Expressing visibility and movement constraints. Issue 1 (January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schultz, Carl; Bhatt, Mehul; Borrmann, André
• Is Part Of: Advanced engineering informatics. Volume 31:Issue 1(2017:Jan.)
• Page Start: 2
• Page End: 17
• Publication Date: 2017-01
• Subjects: Feature-based parametric modelling -- Geometric constraint solving -- Declarative spatial reasoning -- Knowledge representation and reasoning; Computer-aided engineering -- Periodicals; Engineering -- Data processing -- Periodicals; 620.00285
• DOI: 10.1016/j.aei.2015.10.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1474-0346

Abstract

Abstract: We present a concept for integrating state-of-the-art methods in geometric and qualitative spatial representation and reasoning with feature-based parametric modelling systems. Using a case-study involving a combination of topological, visibility, and movement constraints, we demonstrate the manner in which a parametric model may be constrained by the spatial aspects of conceptual design specifications and higher-level semantic design requirements. We demonstrate the proposed methodology by applying it to architectural floor plan layout design, where a number of spaces with well defined functionalities have to be arranged such that particular functional design constraints are maintained. The case-study is developed by an integration of the declarative spatial reasoning system CLP(QS) (CLP(QS) – a declarative spatial reasoning system.www.spatial-reasoning.com .) with the parametric CAD system FreeCAD.