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Object management in a programming-by-example, parametric, computer-aided-design system

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We present the handling of graphical objects in a programming-by-example, CAD system. The object-naming mechanism described here supports the automatic generation of parameter-independent object references in parametric programs. These programs are produced via user interaction during the construction of parametric objects. We use standard programming language control structures and modularity for the parametrisation of variants, repetitive similarities and flexible hierarchical object structure. The object management of parametric entities with varying topology ensures the correctness of their instantiating parametric programs for large domains of parameter values.

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Loukipoudis, E.N. Object management in a programming-by-example, parametric, computer-aided-design system. The Visual Computer 12, 296–306 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01782291

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