Educational Software

Educational software for teaching drawing-based conceptual design skills

  1. Pedro Company1,*,
  2. Manuel Contero2,
  3. Ana Piquer1,
  4. Nuria Aleixos1,
  5. Julian Conesa3,
  6. Ferran Naya2

Article first published online: 17 DEC 2004

DOI: 10.1002/cae.20023

Issue

Computer Applications in Engineering Education

Computer Applications in Engineering Education

Volume 12, Issue 4, pages 257–268, 2004

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How to Cite

Company, P., Contero, M., Piquer, A., Aleixos, N., Conesa, J. and Naya, F. (2004), Educational software for teaching drawing-based conceptual design skills. Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 12: 257–268. doi: 10.1002/cae.20023

Author Information

  1. 1

    Technology Department, Universitat Jaume I, Campus del Riu Sec, E-12071 Castellon, Spain

  2. 2

    Departmento de Expresión Gráfica en la Ingeniería, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera S/N, E-46022 Valencia, Spain

  3. 3

    Departmento de Expresión Gráfica, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Paseo Alfonso XIII, 48, E-30203, Cartagena, Spain

*Technology Department, Universitat Jaume I, Campus del Riu Sec, E-12071 Castellon, Spain.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 17 DEC 2004
  2. Article first published online: 17 DEC 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 30 MAY 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 10 OCT 2003

Funded by

  • Fundació Caixa Castelló-Bancaixa. Grant Number: P1-1B2002-08

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Keywords:

  • teaching methodology;
  • innovative teaching-experiences;
  • educational software;
  • engineering graphics;
  • computer-aided sketching

Abstract

An education-oriented computer application to draw sketches of polyhedrons that are automatically recognized to reconstructs the suitable three-dimensional (3D) models is presented. The users can modify the sketches and see the reaction their modifications have on the models. Earliest classroom tests show that the capacity for spatial vision is improved. A copy of the software may be obtained from the website of our research group at http://www.tec.uji.es/d/regeo/index_eng.html. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 12: 257–268, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com); DOI 10.1002/cae.20023

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