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The Common Product Data Model (CPDM) developed at the Cambridge Engineering Design Centre (EDC) captures structured descriptions of both the designed artefact and the process of its development, from multiple, interlinked points of view. The links allow each fragment to serve as context for others. We present a search mechanism for the physical, shape-feature aspect of this representation, and explain how to extend it to other aspects. It does not require component classification or a controlled naming scheme but proceeds directly from the product description. It retrieves similar objects as well as exact matches. This allows design objects to be reused in new situations, as required in the selection of standard components from catalogues. It also allows us to investigate the meaning of the labels (classes, names with functional content…) which may occur in CPDM descriptions, which can then be fed back to improve retrieval.
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Charlton, C.T., Ball, N.R., Matthews, P.C. (1998). Towards Mechanical Design Object Reuse. In: Gero, J.S., Sudweeks, F. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Design ’98. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5121-4_16
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