SpADD: An Active Design Documentation Framework Extension Applied to Spatial Layout Design Problems

摘要

Spatial layout design problems are related to grouping objects with similar properties, assigning objects to pre-defined groups, positioning objects in a constrained space, ad well as fining a path connecting certain objects in a tri-dimensional world. Representation, reasoning and documentation for spatial layout design problems are expensive, inconsistnet, incomplete and imprecise. This paper proposes a framework called SpADD (Spatial Active Design Documentation) to assist designers in spatial layout design tasks, from a set of objects and a set of spatial constraints relating these objects. SpADD is based on an ADD (Active Design Documentation) approach extension, a canonical parametric network model, an engineering decision-making model and an object oriented class model applied to spatial layut design of oil pipeline layout in deep water oil fields are discussed.