Comparing two types of engineering visualizations: Task-related manipulations matter

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Beitragende

Abstract

This study focuses on the comparison of traditional engineering drawings with a CAD (computer aided design) visualization in terms of user performance and eye movements in an applied context. Twenty-five students of mechanical engineering completed search tasks for measures in two distinct depictions of a car engine component (engineering drawing vs. CAD model). Besides spatial dimensionality, the display types most notably differed in terms of information layout, access and interaction options. The CAD visualization yielded better performance, if users directly manipulated the object, but was inferior, if employed in a conventional static manner, i.e. inspecting only predefined views. An additional eye movement analysis revealed longer fixation durations and a stronger increase of task-relevant fixations over time when interacting with the CAD visualization. This suggests a more focused extraction and filtering of information. We conclude that the three-dimensional CAD visualization can be advantageous if its ability to manipulate is used. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd and The Ergonomics Society. All rights reserved.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)48-56
Seitenumfang9
FachzeitschriftApplied Ergonomics
Jahrgang43
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Jan. 2012
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-1000-1915/work/92718237
Scopus 80052397495
WOS 000295445700004
PubMed 21497791
ORCID /0000-0002-6673-9591/work/162347905

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • CAD viewer, Engineering drawing, Eye movements