Pseudo-singleton pattern and agnostic business layer for multi-engineer, synchronous, heterogeneous CAD. Issue 3 (16th April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bowman, K. Eric; Jensen, C. Greg; Shumway, Devin
• Is Part Of: Computer-aided design and applications. Volume 14:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 284
• Page End: 292
• Publication Date: 2017-04-16
• Subjects: Heterogeneous CAD -- Neutral Format -- MESH CAD; Computer-aided design -- Congresses; Computer-aided design -- Periodicals; Engineering design -- Data processing -- Congresses; Engineering design -- Periodicals; 620.00420285
• DOI: 10.1080/16864360.2016.1240449
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1686-4360

Abstract

Abstract : Product development processes are currently highly serial workflows that prevent needed cycle time reduction. Multi-user synchronous CAD is already improving the parallelization of these workflows and the next step is to facilitate multi-user synchronous heterogeneous CAD. This paper proposes a pseudo-singleton design pattern and a class signature which are necessary in the business logic layer of an application architecture that affects multi-user synchronous collaboration across heterogeneous CAD clients. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT: