Use Cases for a Hybrid Augmented Reality Computer Workstation in CAD Workflows
Year: 2023
Editor: Kevin Otto, Boris Eisenbart, Claudia Eckert, Benoit Eynard, Dieter Krause, Josef Oehmen, Nadège Troussier
Author: Harlan, Jakob; Goetz, Stefan; Wartzack, Sandro
Series: ICED
Institution: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Section: Design Methods
Page(s): 3731-3740
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2023.374
ISBN: -
ISSN: -
Abstract
Many immersive approaches for design activities show a great potential for their specific use cases, but still overall usage of extended reality technology in product developers day-to-day work is little. The user's workflow between classical desktop work environment and its immersive counterpart is interrupted by both a data gap and an interface gap. The three-dimensional product data usually needs preparation and the user has to physically change the interface in use. The hybrid augmented reality computer workstation aims to close these gaps. A hologram of the current model is visualized next to the screen in reach of the user for intuitive inspection and spatial interactions. In this paper we present use cases for this novel immersive workstation in the CAD workflow. An explorative user study of the typical product designer`s workflow reveals the most common activities. Guided by those, eight uses cases are formulated and classified into fundamental, drafting, and modelling CAD tasks. These cases include novel hybrid augmented reality interactions derived from literature, which are assessed with respect to their applicability.
Keywords: Computer Aided Design (CAD), Virtual reality, Workspaces for design, Augmeted Reality, Natural User Interfaces