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CoDraw

CoDraw

(Past Projects)

Constraint based and object oriented techniques are used to build an end-user programmable design editor that maintains spatial and other kinds of relationships.
CoDraw

last updated 6.22.2002 by Ellen Yi-Luen Do

1996
Elements that Follow Your Rules: Constraint Based CAD layout - pdf
Mark D Gross
Proceedings of Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ‘96 Tuscon, AZ, pp. 115-122

1992
Graphical Constraints in CoDraw - pdf
Mark D Gross
Proceedings of IEEE Workshop on Visual Languages Seattle, WA pp 81-87

1991
Grids in Design and CAD - pdf
Mark D Gross
Proceedings of Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture Los Angeles, CA

1991
Constraint Based Design Environments for Architecture and Engineering
Mark D Gross
Proceedings, AI in Engineering: Design (J. Gero, Editor)

1990
Relational Modeling - pdf
Mark D Gross
Digital Design Studio (CAAD Futures '89) ed McCullough, Mitchell, Purcell

1987
Designing With Constraints
Mark D Gross, James Anderson, Stephen Ervin, Aaaron Fleisher


1987
Design and Use of a Constraint-Based Laboratory for Learning Design
Mark D Gross


1986
Design as Exploring Constraints - pdf
Mark D Gross
Ph.D. dissertation Massachusetts Institute of Technology