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Notes on re-usability of parts / assemblies etc.

Virtual environments section include something along the lines of: Another parallel is the virtual world Second Life where people interact socially in a virtual environment on the internet.

Have learning / encylopaedia / mentor feature built-in to application to help people who want to know about design, engineering, laws of physics etc.

Possibility of commons repository stored across peer-to-peer file distribution network.

Interacting with physical model

Haptic forearm and hand exoskeleton that limits movement when fingers are touching a virtual object. Steroscopic head-mounted display would enable interaction without your arms and fingers getting in the way of the image. In fact camera could sense where hand is and remove image so your body shows through looking like it is on top of image. Could be very portable system too.

Advanced projects

• Software components
• System simulators

Physics and analysis

Kinematics, dynamics, physics engines to simulate gravity, friction etc. Common analytical tools: FEA, CFD, thermal etc.

Other

• http://www.simgear.org - engine from flight-gear
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeshLab
• http://www.uni-verse.org

Another important area are truly open standards for associated file formats, and file converters to extract data from models created with proprietary CAD packages.

Modules to support robotics design. Both physical aspects and behavioural.