Ault, H. K., & Bu, L., & Liu, K. (2014, June), Solid Modeling Strategies – Analyzing Student Choices  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--23026

\bibitem{asee_peer_23026}
  Ault, H. K., \& Bu, L., \& Liu, K. (2014, June), \emph{Solid Modeling Strategies – Analyzing Student Choices}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--23026

Holly K. Ault Ph.D., Linjun Bu, and Kejiang Liu.  "Solid Modeling Strategies – Analyzing Student Choices".  2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://peer.asee.org/23026 Internet.  19 Sep, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_23026}
  Holly K. Ault Ph.D., Linjun Bu, and Kejiang Liu.
  "Solid Modeling Strategies – Analyzing Student Choices".
  \emph{2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://peer.asee.org/23026 Internet.  19 Sep, 2024

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title = "Solid Modeling Strategies – Analyzing Student Choices"
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  -             Solid Modeling Strategies – Analyzing Student ChoicesThere is an increasing trend in Solid Modeling instruction to include not only procedural knowledge butalso strategic knowledge when teaching students how to build solid models. Two schools of thoughtdominate the strategic approaches used by instructors as well as practicing designers – efficiency andflexibility. An efficient model is one which can be created quickly by the designer and results in a smallerfile. A flexible model is more easily changed by the designer or others who utilize the model indownstream applications. Both strategies seem to be widely used, although it is not clear whether oneapproach is “better” than another, or under what circumstances each approach is favorable.In order to evaluate the many choices made by students as well as experts in their modeling procedures,and to compare different types of solid models used in these studies, it is necessary to measure variousparameters associated with model complexity and “goodness” of the solid model. In this paper we willpropose metrics for evaluating solid models such that different modeling strategies can be compared.Furthermore, student choices often depend on experience. In particular, modeling for flexibility is oftenoverlooked by students, who are usually taught simply to duplicate a given part geometry. Students areseldom exposed to exercises that require part modifications, and therefore have little experience ininspecting, assessing and making changes to existing models. These students will utilize a “brute force”approach rather than a strategic approach to making necessary design changes. This paper will comparethe models created by students who are given different strategic instructions for modeling, as well asthe results of change exercises implemented in an upper division solid modeling course.
AU  - Holly K. Ault Ph.D.
AU  - Linjun Bu
AU  - Kejiang Liu
CY  - Indianapolis, Indiana
DA  - 2014/06/15
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Solid Modeling Strategies – Analyzing Student Choices
UR  - https://peer.asee.org/23026
DO  - 10.18260/1-2--23026
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