1. The KITE geometry manipulator Slava Pranovich TU/e Dept. Math. and Computer Science

2. Introduction Architectural design 2D drawing Geometrical manipulator

3. Manipulators overview Box based approach: –MacDraw –Microsoft PowerPoint + simplicity + intuitiveness - inflexibility - rectangularity

4. Manipulators overview Frame based approach: –Maya –3D Studio MAX + flexibility - complexity

5. KITE: the aim Efficiency Flexibility Enhanced set of transformations Direct manipulation style of interaction

6. KITE

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9. Tests Ten users Three types of manipulators Five different tasks Evaluation criteria

10. Results

11. Conclusion KITE combines the benefits: –Efficiency –Flexibility Enhanced set of transformations is provided Users like KITE most

12. Thanks

13. Assignment

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