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The Layout Design Language: A Technique for Generating Layout Plans
Author(s) -
Grimsdale R.L.,
Chang C.W.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
computer graphics forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1467-8659
pISSN - 0167-7055
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8659.1520097
Subject(s) - computer science , plan (archaeology) , visualization , design language , work (physics) , visual language , programming language , engineering drawing , human–computer interaction , software engineering , artificial intelligence , engineering , linguistics , mechanical engineering , philosophy , archaeology , history
The work described in this paper arose from a requirement for a system to support the production of models for training simulator visual systems and other visualisation applications. To reduce the labour involved in generating such models, it was decided to develop a technique whereby models could be generated by a high‐leuel language. For these models there is a requirement to generate 2‐D plans showing, for example, the locations of roads and buildings, subsequently 3‐D models of the buildings are placed at the defined locations. The 2‐D plans can be created through the use of the Layout Design Language (LD‐Language). LD‐Language has been formulated particularly for designing urban area street plans. The primitive elements of the LD‐Language, plots, are assembled into patterns which can be further combined into a layout plan, with some support provided by the system. The work reported has successfully demonstrated that a complex layout plan can be developed using this language.