This paper describes an approach that enables a computeraided design tool to learn conceptual knowledge as it is being used, and as a consequence adapts its behaviours to the changing environment. This allows the tool to improve the effectiveness of designers in their design tasks over time. Design experiments evaluate the effectiveness of this prototype system in recognizing optimization problems in heterogeneous design scenarios.
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Peng, W., Gero, J.S. (2007). Computer-Aided Design Tools that Adapt. In: Dong, A., Moere, A.V., Gero, J.S. (eds) Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures (CAADFutures) 2007. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6528-6_31
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