Electronic CAD Frameworks (The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science)

Barnes, Timothy J. J.; Harrison, David; Newton, A. Richard; Spickelmier, Rick L.

ISBN 10: 1461365805 / ISBN 13: 9781461365808

Published by Springer, 2012

In. Seller Inventory # ria9781461365808_new

Synopsis:

When it comes to frameworks, the familiar story of the elephant and the six blind philosophers seems to apply. As each philoso­ pher encountered a separate part of the elephant, each pronounced his considered, but flawed judgement. One blind philosopher felt a leg and thought it a tree. Another felt the tail and thought he held a rope. Another felt the elephant's flank and thought he stood before a wall. We're supposed to learn about snap judgements from this alle­ gory, but its author might well have been describing design automation frameworks. For in the reality of today's product development requirements, a framework must be many things to many people. xiv CAD Frameworks: Integration Technology for CAD As the authors of this book note, framework design is an optimi­ zation problem. Somehow, it has to be both a superior rope for one and a tremendous tree for another. Somehow it needs to provide a standard environment for exploiting the full potential of computer-aided engineering tools. And, somehow, it has to make real such abstractions as interoperability and interchangeability. For years, we've talked about a framework as something that provides application-oriented services, just as an operating system provides system-level support. And for years, that simple statement has hid the tremendous complexity of actually providing those services.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Electronic CAD Frameworks (The Springer ...
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New