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Design Information Traceability Visualization Through Network of Diagrams

The poster reports on usage of computer-based diagramming tools towards establishing and visualizing traceability of engineering information in product development processes. Presented research has been conducted in collaboration with one of the development departments of large company that produces all kinds of equipment for power plants. Diagrams covering communication visualization, product structure and specification, and design rationale were introduced throughout the research and diagramming tool implementation on the ongoing project. Diagram nodes are information containers, including digital entities storage information, displayed as hyperlinks to computer stored files (CAD, spreadsheets, text documents, or other diagrams). By adding links between diagram files, a diagram network was created. Such network allows users to browse information spreaded in multiple design episodes and stored by different design team members. The purpose of building the diagram network is the ability to track every important piece of data or information back to its source.

traceability; visualization; diagram; network

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