ABSTRACT
GIDeS (Gesture-based Intuitive Design System) is a gesture-based modeling
system that addresses the
known ergonomic shortcomings of present-day CAD systems for conceptual
shape design. GIDeS uses a
tablet and stylus combination to combine the intuitive appeal of gesture-based
interfaces with context-based
icons. GIDeS draws on previous modeling work, using contextual information
and feedback to free
users from remembering detailed modeling gestures, allowing them to
concentrate on drawing, towards
our end goal of bridging the chasm between paper and pencil and CAD
interfaces in the early design
stage.
Keywords: Interaction Techniques, 3D Modeling, Gesture Interfaces, Sketching, Calligraphic Interfaces.