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A constraint redundancy elimination strategy to improve design reuse in parametric modeling

Publicated to: COMPUTERS IN INDUSTRY. 129 1-18 - 2021-01-01 129(), DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2021.103460

Authors:

González-Lluch, Carmen; Plumed, Raquel; Pérez López, David Clemente; Company, Pedro; Contero, Manuel; Camba, Jorge D.
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Purdue Univ, Dept Comp Graph Technol - Author
Univ Jaume 1, Dept Mech Engn & Construct - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, I3B - Author
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Abstract

Strategies for design reuse play a fundamental role in the development of products that change and evolve over time. Design changes often involve modifications in the geometry of parts and assemblies, which are driven by changes in the digital representation of the product, i.e. the procedural and parametric CAD model. Consequently, constraint redundancies in the two-dimensional profiles that build the parametric model can significantly hinder alterability and reusability. This paper argues that constraint redundancy conditions are not solely a computational problem but a more complex issue that involves the interaction with the sketch throughout the modeling process and the modeling scheme used to convey a specific design intent. We analyze a representative group of 3D MCAD systems and the interaction with their corresponding geometric kernels and Geometric Constraint Solvers (GCS) to determine how constraint redundancy is managed at the profile level. Next, we report the results of a series of experiments to evaluate the influence of redundant constraints on model editing and reusability tasks and describe the development of a new software tool for identifying and parsing constraint redundancy conditions. We conclude that constraint redundancy in profiles significantly and unnecessarily compromises model conciseness, robustness, and the overall model quality, which negatively affects user productivity and downstream processes. The implications of constraint redundancy conditions for CAD training are emphasized. Our experiments also demonstrate the value of our parsing tool to assist users in maximizing model reuse (by removing redundancies) and the communication of design intent (by proposing an optimal set of non-redundant constraints), but further development is necessary to use it as a practical tool for engineering analysis. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Keywords

CadCad modelsComputational problemComputer aided designComputer software reusabilityDesign intentDesign reuseDigital representationsEngineering analysisGeometric constraintGeometryParametricParametric modelingProduct designRedundancyRedundancy eliminationRedundant constraintsReusabilityTwo-dimensional profiles

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal COMPUTERS IN INDUSTRY due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position 5/112, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-04:

  • WoS: 9
  • Scopus: 12
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-04:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 33 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10251/180471
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United States of America.

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Awards linked to the item

This work was partially supported by UJI-A2017-15 (Universitat Jaume I) , project dNew metrics to improve the quality of 3D CAD modelsand Spanish grant DPI2017-84526-R (MINECO/AEI/FEDER, UE) project "CALMBE, Implementation and validation of a theoretical CAD quality model in a ModelBased Enterprise (MBE) context."
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