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Revisiting the design intent concept in the context of mechanical CAD education
[EN] Design intent is generally understood simply as a CAD model¿s anticipated behavior when altered.
However, this representation provides a simplified view of the model¿s construction and purpose,
which may hinder its general understanding and future reusability. Our vision is that design intent
communication may be improved by recognizing the multifaceted nature of design intent, and by
instructing users to convey each facet of design intent through the better-fitted CAD resource. This
paper reviews the current understanding of design intent and its relationship to design rationale and
builds on the idea that communication of design intent conveyed via CAD models can be satisfied
at three levels provided that specialized instruction is used to instruct users in selection of the most
suitable level for each intent.Otey, J.; Company, P.; Contero, M.; Camba, J. (2018). Revisiting the design intent concept in the context of mechanical CAD education. Computer-Aided Design and Applications. 15(1):47-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/16864360.2017.1353733S476015