Using Sketches and Retrieval to Create LEGO Models

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2008
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The Eurographics Association
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In this paper we describe a system to create LEGO models using sketches. Although there are a few applications to create LEGO models, they are difficult to use, mainly due to the searching and manipulation mechanisms that they (do not) offer. Here, we propose a sketch based approach, where users can easily insert parts, by specifying their dimensions through sketches and the system suggests a list of possible parts. To help with the modeling and the manipulation we also developed a constraint based mechanism, which keeps parts connected, performs snapto- grid and detects collisions. Experimental tests with users revealed that our approach is easier and faster to use than a conventional application, such as LeoCAD.
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@inproceedings{
:10.2312/SBM/SBM08/089-096
, booktitle = {
Eurographics Workshop on Sketch-Based Interfaces and Modeling
}, editor = {
Christine Alvarado and Marie-Paule Cani
}, title = {{
Using Sketches and Retrieval to Create LEGO Models
}}, author = {
Santos, Tiago
and
Ferreira, Alfredo
and
Dias, Filipe
and
Fonseca, Manuel J.
}, year = {
2008
}, publisher = {
The Eurographics Association
}, ISSN = {
1812-3503
}, ISBN = {
978-3-905674-07-1
}, DOI = {
/10.2312/SBM/SBM08/089-096
} }
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