Future computer aided design systems will themselves be designed using tools and methods that
are still under development. This book presents the latest progress in research on the tools
and methods needed to develop those CAD systems. The topics covered include algorithmic aspects
the product data and development process future CAD architectures feature based modeling and
automatic feature recognition complex surface design and system implementation issues. The
book contains contributions by the world's leading experts in the field of CAD technology from
both universities and industry. The contributions are based on lectures given at the
International Conference and Research Center for Computer Science Schloss Dagstuhl Germany.
