LeoMCAD: A Lego-based Mechanical CAD system
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2018
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The Eurographics Association
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Mechanical Design (MCAD) tools are used for creating 3D digital prototypes used in the design, visualization, and simulation of products. In this paper we present LeoMCAD, a Lego-based mechanical system designed to be used as an education tool both for kids and Lego hobbyists; but which features a novel solver that naturally and seamlessly computes the interaction between the pieces that build-up a given model, solving an otherwise complex forward kinematic system of equations in a much simpler way. The results show how our system is able to cope with situations that would produce dead-lock situations in more advanced commercial systems.
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@inproceedings{10.2312:ceig.20181163,
booktitle = {Spanish Computer Graphics Conference (CEIG)},
editor = {García-Fernández, Ignacio and Ureña, Carlos},
title = {{LeoMCAD: A Lego-based Mechanical CAD system}},
author = {García, Francisco González and Martín, Jesús Amador Pérez and Patow, Gustavo A.},
year = {2018},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-067-3},
DOI = {10.2312/ceig.20181163}
}