A graphical user interface for CAD programs

• Main Author: Lu, Xi
• Other Authors: Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Computer Science
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 1995
• Subjects: Graphical user interfaces (Computer systems); Computer aided design; X Window System (Computer system); Newfoundland studies; University of Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses2/id/101263

Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1995. Computer Science Bibliography: leaves 74-75. The aim of this project is to outline the design and implementation of graphical user interfaces for engineering and scientific computer-aided design tools. Graphical interfaces are quite important for sophisticated software tools because they simplify the use of the tools and reduce the learning phase. A properly designed user interface "guides'' a user through the interactions with design tools, clearly indicating the design decisions and supplying all relevant information which is helpful in making these decisions. -- A package for graphical presentation and manipulation of numerical results is designed and implemented for existing computer aided design programs SPICE-PAC and FIT. The implementation is based on the Athena widget set under the X Window system. -- The methodology developed during this project is applicable to many other tools, reducing their development time and simplifying the use of developed programs.