• Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.93-101
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• 2004

In mechanical design, optimization procedures have mostly been implemented solely by CAE codes combined by optimization routine, in which the model is built, analyzed and optimized. In the complex geometries, however, CAD is indispensable tool for the efficient and accurate modeling. This paper presents a method to carry out optimization, in which CAD and CAE are used for modeling and analysis respectively and integrated in an optimization routine. Application Programming Interface (API) function is exploited to automate CAD modeling, which enables direct access to CAD. The advantage of this method is that the user can create very complex object in Parametric and automated way, which is impossible in CAE codes. Unigraphics and ANSYS are adopted as CAD and CAE tools. In ANSYS, automated analysis is done using codes made by a script language, APDL(ANSYS Parametric Design Language). Optimization is conducted by VisualDOC and IDESIGN respectively. As an illustrative example, a mold design problem is studied, which is to minimize temperature deviation over a diagonal line of the surface of the mold in contact with hot glass.

• Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.435-442
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• 2002

It is difficult to access and share design data among heterogeneous CAD systems. Usually, different CAD systems exchange the design data using a neutral format such as IGES or STEP. A prototype CAD system which uses a geometric kernel and a commercial database management system has been implemented. The prototype system used the Open Cascade geometric kernel and the commercial object-oriented database ObjectStore. STEP provides the database schema. The database can be accessed from commercial CAD systems such as SolidWorks or Unigraphics. The data access module from a commercial CAD system is developed with the CAD system's native API, ObjectStore API functions, and ActiveX.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.9 no.8
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• pp.1010-1019
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• 2006

CAD system is a very important technology in designing the products which we are using today. This CAD technology has been enlarging its area into 3D CAD systems with the development of computer graphics technologies. In particular, such advances have been realized in special area such as the CAD system for designing shoes. However, because it is difficult to design a 3D CAD system, most CAD developments except for major CAD software companies usually have employed the AutoCAD which realizes 3D concepts. Also, many shoes' designers have been skilled with 2D shoe CAD systems and then they can make high achievements. Therefore, we design a new shoe CAD system with advantages of 2D CAD system and 3D CAD system. We also implement the scheme to transfer the data between 2D CAD system and 3D CAD system and also grading technologies to get patterns of various shoes size from a basic shoe's design.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.720-724
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• 2000

In this paper, we introduce a seamlessly integrated CAD-based design system (DS) for CAD modeling, engineering analysis, and optimal design which has been developed in CCED at KAIST, The key points of this integrating philosophy are to make full use of a parametric CAD program as the platform of integration and to adopt finite difference method for design sensitivity analysis in optimization process to get robustness and versatility. Design variables are directly selected by clicking CAD model parameters and all the analysis and design activities are menu-driven. This integrated program, named as DS/FDM, runs on Windows NT or Unix and FE analyses are performed at a remote Unix-workstation for multiple users. Application examples include shape optimal design of a belt clip that fits onto a portable electronic device and a bracket to show performance of DS/FDM with shell and tetra solid elements. This software is found efficient and effective fur shape design and size design of engineering structures.

• Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.157-169
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• 2002

In the initial stages of ship design, designers represent geometry, arrangement, and dimension of hull structures with 2D geometric primitives such as points, lines, arcs, and drawing symbols. However, these design information(‘2D geometric primitives’) defined in the drawing sheet require more intelligent translation processes by the designers in the next design stages. Thus, the loss of design semantics could be occurred and following design processes could be delayed. In the initial design stages, it is not easy to adopt commercial 3D CAD systems, which have been developed f3r being used in detail and production design stages, because the 3D CAD systems require detailed input for geometry definition. In this study, a semantic product model data structure was proposed, and an initial structural CAD system was developed based on the proposed data structure. Contents(‘product model data and design knowledges’) of the proposed data structure are filled with minimal input of the designers, and then 3D solid model and production material information can be automatically generated as occasion demands. Finally, the applicability of the proposed semantic product model data structure and the developed initial structural CAD system was verified through application to deadweight 300,000ton VLCC(Very Large Crude oil Carrier) product modeling procedure.

• Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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• no.19
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• pp.160-165
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• 1999

이 연구의 목적은 실내디자인 학생들간에 나타나는 CAD에 대한 태도, 적성과 그들의 성격 유형간의 관련성을 알아보고 이들 성향이 CAD 교수법에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위한 것이다. 연구방법은 설문조사, 성격 유형 검사, CAD 성적, 그리고 교과목 성적을 통한 통계분석으로 이루어졌으며, 실험은 실내디자인 전공 3학년 학생 56명을 대상으로 실시되었다. 실험 실시 환경은 CAD가 디자인 도구로 쓰여지는 실내 디자인 실기 수업으로 구성되었으며, 정확한 실험 결과 분석을 위해 CAD 숙련도 성적과 종합 교과목 성적이 분리. 채점되었다. 연구 결과 학생들의 성격 유형은 의향형, 직관형, 느낌형, 및 판단형(ENEJ)을 선호하는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 실험에 참여할 실내디자인 전공 학생들이 직관에 의해 사물을 인지하고, 문제 해결을 하는데 있어 감성에 의지하며, 체계적이고 조직적인 판단력을 가지고 있음을 의미한다. CAD에 대한 태도와 성격유형의 관계에서는 CAD가 유용하다고 생각한 학생들이 느낌형에 강한 선호도를 보였으며, CAD 적성과 성격 유형의 관계에서는 CAD 숙련도 성적이 높은 학생이 판단형에 강한 선호도를 나타내었다. 또한, CAD 성적이 뛰어난 학생이 종합 교과목 성적도 좋은 것으로 나타났다. 이는 CAD 숙련도의 차이가 학생들의 전반적 디자인 능력에도 영향을 끼칠 수 있음을 시사한다. 결론적으로, 이 연구 결과는 학생들의 성격과 학습인지 성향이 컴퓨터 교육의 효율성에 영향을 미친다는 기존의 타 분야에서의 연구결과가 실내디자인 분야에도 타당성을 지님을 증명해주었으며, 실내디자인 수업에 있어 컴퓨터 관련 교과목의 교수법이 실내디자인 학생들의 성격 유형을 바탕으로 개발이 될 때 그 활용 효과를 극대화 할 수 있음을 제시하고 있다.

• Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.189-200
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• 2003

This paper introduces the development of a three-dimensional jig design system for automotive body welding assembly. Recently, three-dimensional CAD systems have been introduced in the jig design area, because they reduce errors in design process and the design result can be used readily for virtual manufacturing simulation. However, to facilitate three-dimensional jig design, it is essential to customize three-dimensional CAD system for this specific design area. To accomplish this object, we first standardized the parts and units in a jig assembly, and then built the standard part library. We also developed the dedicated 3D design capabilities of jig units and a jig base. By using this system, design can be performed more intuitively, and verification and simulation of design results can be done more easily. The proposed system has been implemented using the UG/Open API of the Unigraphics system.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.1025-1031
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• 2013

A library of parametric CAD models should be provided for the reuse of design data in configuration design. Mechanical products have many options and parameters, which in turn, require a large number of CAD models for configuration designs. Existing methods for library construction are limited in their ability to decrease the number of CAD models and ensure independency between the configuration design system and the library. To solve these problems, we propose a method that controls a CAD library based on part-shape information model, and also present its technical details. To verify the proposed method, a CAD library for bicycles was constructed and design modification experiments using a prototype part-shape controller were performed. From the experiments, we found that the proposed method can effectively decrease the required number of CAD models by reusing models for configuration designs.

• Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.303-314
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• 2006

The exchange of CAD (Computer Aided Design) models between different CAD systems and to downstream applications such as manufacturing has become very important to modem industry. One serious current issue is that the process cannot automatically import existing 3-D solid models in a variety of commercial CAD formats into the process without manually re-mastering the model in current standard including "SIEP AP(Application Protocol) 203 Edition 1" To fully integrate technical data from the design agency to the shop floor, design intent and validated 3D geometry of feature based parametric CAD model should be brought into the standardized processes. To overcome this limitation, AP203 Edition 2 (Ed.2) and its related STEP parts such as Part55, Part108, Part109, Part111 and Part112 are starting to be available to handle this problem. The features in Part111 are harmonized with the machining features available in AP224. This paper is focused on two mapping technologies: CAD to Part111 mapping and Pat111 to AP224 mapping including case studios and it will provide the guideline about what should be done next in the AP203 Ed.2 to AP224 mapping. The final goal of this project is to integrate technical data from CAD to AP224 based manufacturing information through AP203 Ed.2.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.154-160
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• 2006

There wasn't very successful practice cases for the quantity take-off based on the CAD system since the CAD system is used in the construction industry more than 20 years in Korea. It was also not easy to use 3D CAD system in design management and cost management in the construction industry although 3D CAD system is very successful in the manufacturing industry for those areas recently. It is important to construct 3D libraries and to supply those libraries for the designers in time. Architectural work is a kind of creative work. So, Architects like to create their own model. Unlike the manufacturing industry, 3D CAD system can not be survived in the construction industry without new 3D objects supply in the right time. Moreover, the estimation system for 3D must support the schematic design phase, detailed design phase and construction design phase. The product called "Constructor" of Graphisoft consist of modeller, estimator and scheduler based on 3D model. We applied the system to a real project and compared the estimation result and we made a very successful case study.