ARCAID: The ARChitect's Computer Graphics AID

Abstract

ARCAID is an interactive computer graphics system relying on the Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) for feedback and a typing keyboard, stylus and tablet, tract ball, and zoom pedal for input. The picture at the CRT is refreshed by a small computer (PDP-8) and manipulations of alphanumerics and graphic elements are handled by a large computer (UNIVAC 1108). ARCAID envisions the design of a building from first briefing and schematics through construction without the use of paper.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0762005

Entities

People

  • Edward F. Smith
  • Max J. Smith
  • Robert Wehrli

Organizations

  • University of Utah

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Boundaries
  • Computations
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Formal Languages
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Graphics
  • Hard Copy
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topology
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.