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This paper investigates the problem of parametrics within the perspective of generating and exchanging families of cognate products. Two ways are discussed. A parametric representation gathers together within the same structure the parametric definition and one specific instance: the current instance. An EXPRESS model that follows this approach is presented. Its integration within the STEP Standard would enable the exchange of (simple) parametric designs. The use of a parametric program, based on a standard API, is a more conventional approach. We present the EBP system which enables such a program to be generated through purely graphical interactions. This system provides for all the constructs required in the target program: variables, expressions, functions, and control structures. If the API itself supports all these constructs, the parametric representation may be restored on the receiving system.
The research described in this paper was funded partially by EU under project ESPRIT III # 8984 (PLUS), and partially by the French Ministry of Industry under grant 93.4.930080.
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Pierra, G., Potier, JC., Girard, P. (1996). The EBP System: Example Based Programming System for Parametric Design. In: Teixeira, J.C., Rix, J. (eds) Modelling and Graphics in Science and Technology. Beiträge zur Graphischen Datenverarbeitung. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61020-2_8
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