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User Interface Functions for an Analysis Idealization System
Author(s) -
Wentorf Rolf,
Shephard Mark S.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
computer‐aided civil and infrastructure engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.773
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1467-8667
pISSN - 1093-9687
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8667.1993.tb00196.x
Subject(s) - idealization , interface (matter) , computer science , user interface , programming language , theoretical computer science , software engineering , human–computer interaction , operating system , physics , bubble , quantum mechanics , maximum bubble pressure method
The user interface for an analysis idealization system is described, which is intended for use by design experts. The interface is part of a system to automatically execute analysis for PDEs (Partial Differential Equations), especially by means of the finite element method, and to control the idealizations used in the analysis. The system is designed to be used with commercial modelers and analysis packages, makes use of geometric, attribute and functional models, and addresses the need for multi‐disciplinary analysis support throughout an evolving design. The basics of X/Xt/Motif programming are explained in order to understand the construction of the user interface, and the interface operations are illustrated with examples.