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In this paper we present different approaches occurring in recent literature to solve the problem of parametrizing mechanical designs by dimensions. We describe the approaches showing their advantages and their drawbacks. We conclude that the reviewed approaches each have different strengths. It is proposed that a method should be investigated which would combine valuable properties of the AI approaches along with the benefits of the global approach.
This work has been supported in part by HEWLETT-PACKARD GMBH
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Roller, D., Schonek, F., Verroust, A. (1989). Dimension-driven Geometry in CAD : A Survey. In: Straßer, W., Seidel, HP. (eds) Theory and Practice of Geometric Modeling. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61542-9_32
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