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Alcaide-Marzal, JorgeCorresponding AuthorDiego-Mas, Jose AntonioAuthor

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October 7, 2025
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An open-source application for ecodesign in conceptual 3D modelling with large language models support

Publicated to: JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION. 525 146589- - 2025-09-20 525(), DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.146589

Authors:

Alcaide-Marzal, Jorge; Diego-Mas, Jose Antonio
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Valencia, Human Ctr Technol Res Inst Human Tech, Camino Vera S-N, Valencia 46022, Spain - Author

Abstract

Ecodesign has been a preeminent factor for design research for many years, and a high number of tools to support the environmental impact assessment of products under design have been proposed. Despite this, there is still a lack of CAD-based tools focused on the conceptual stage of the design process. Currently, 3D polygonal modellers are usually utilised in early design stages, for product concept ideation and visualisation, and as a complement to parametric CAD systems. In this work this approach is leveraged to propose a tool implemented in such a 3D modelling package, enabling preliminary environmental impact assessment on conceptual design solutions. The goal is to build a CAD-based ecodesign tool adapted to the iterative nature of the conceptual design stage, facilitating the designers immediate environmental impact analysis and easy comparison of concept alternatives. The tool is provided as an add-on which connects the 3D modeller with external and customizable impact indicators databases. As part of a broader project related to the implementation of generative AI models in the field of design, the tool includes a module that connects the 3D model information of the object with various Large Language Models, sends them the environmental impact data calculated for the product and allows to perform queries related to its ecodesign, incorporating the possibility of complementary qualitative environmental analysis. The tool functionalities are demonstrated by means of a case study and they are compared against an existing CAD-based ecodesign solution.
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Keywords

Eco-designImpactImplementationIntegrationLcaLife-cycle assessmentOptimizationProduct developmentSustainabilityTools

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 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, 2025, it was in position 23/376, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Environmental Sciences.

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 2026-04-02:

  • WoS: 1
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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 2026-04-02:

  • 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: 14 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    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.
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Alcaide Marzal, Jorge) and Last Author (Diego Más, José Antonio).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Alcaide Marzal, Jorge.

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    Awards linked to the item

    We would like to acknowledge the CRUE-Universitat Politecnica de Valencia for supporting the Open Access funding of this work.
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