The KITE geometry manipulator Slava Pranovich TU/e Dept. Math. and Computer Science
Introduction Architectural design 2D drawing Geometrical manipulator
Manipulators overview Box based approach: –MacDraw –Microsoft PowerPoint + simplicity + intuitiveness - inflexibility - rectangularity
Manipulators overview Frame based approach: –Maya –3D Studio MAX + flexibility - complexity
KITE: the aim Efficiency Flexibility Enhanced set of transformations Direct manipulation style of interaction
KITE
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Tests Ten users Three types of manipulators Five different tasks Evaluation criteria
Results
Conclusion KITE combines the benefits: –Efficiency –Flexibility Enhanced set of transformations is provided Users like KITE most
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Assignment
3D