ENHANCEMENT OF EXISTING ENGINEERING SOFTWARE. VOLUME NO. 1: LINKING COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING PROCEDURES WITH COMPUTER DRAFTING

Recent work by the Wyoming Department of Transportation has shown that productivity ratios greater than 20:1 can be achieved by linking design applications directly with CAD (computer aided design). A graphics library (UWGRAPH) has been developed to facilitate this linkage. UWGRAPH is used in conjunction with a design application which performs engineering calculations and/or creates drawing parameters. UWGRAPH links to three graphic formats commonly used in engineering--DXF (AutoCAD), MICRO-CSL (Intergraph), and GKS (screen graphics)--in one application program. The flexibility and familiarity of FORTRAN is combined with the tools necessary to produce graphics files automatically. The library is based on the graphics entities required for structural drafting. UWGRAPH simplifies and unifies the subroutine calls by combining low-level calls to produce graphical entities useful in engineering drawing, e.g., dimensions, notes, etc. The UWGRAPH scope is directed toward bridge engineering but easily spans other disciplines. This report, Volume 1, provides the necessary information for the reader to assess the usefulness of the UWGRAPH library and determine whether the library is applicable for his/her CAD development work.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Digital/other
  • Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 22 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00634414
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: MPC Rept No. 92-9 Vol 1
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jul 30 1993 12:00AM