Ankara : The Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2014.Thesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 2014.Includes bibliographical references leaves 85-90.Digital design area has been constantly developed by scientific studies, but it is
observed that studies in this area have mostly focused on the technical aspects of the
subject (i.e. development of new tools and courses). User, tool, and process are three
fundamental elements of a digital design system, so there is a need for studies on
users and processes as well as tools. This study was carried out to understand and
compare the cognitive behaviors of designers in conventional geometry-based and
parametric 3D modeling environments within the framework mentioned above.
While the geometry-based modeling tools are based on creation and the modification
of the geometry, parametric modeling environments include an algorithmic structure
underlying the form generation process. The study utilized Rhino as a geometric tool
and Grasshopper as a parametric 3D tool. Six design students participated in the
study. The data was collected by protocol analysis method and analyzed with a
content-oriented coding scheme developed in this study. Results indicated that the
cognitive actions of designers were significantly different in geometric and
parametric modeling environments.Tünger, ÇetinM.S
