virtualization of design and production a thesis - Bilkent University

actual models still create adversity and complications for the model maker so that
he may have to make a series of models to achieve the final visualization.
That is the point where computer models gains advantage over conventional
modeling since the adaptability of the model is apparently one of the most
significant features of a virtual prototype. It is not meant to say that actual
modeling is now an outdated method and have completely left its place to virtual
prototyping but the ‘undo’s and ‘redo’s of computer jargon play a crucial role in
terms of modifications. The memory of the software easily lets the user to follow
each step clearing up potential hesitations on the drawing process. The option of
possessing each and every step of the model helps the designer to make series of
models in a shorter period of time compared to a conventional model maker.
However, the two methods are never the same and they vary in terms of working
style, perception and spatial approaches. The differences mainly originate from
the observation of real and virtual forms and the viewers standing points. Baker
compares the two methods as follows:
“In looking at a physical model, the viewers are not fully
aware of the complexity of the relationships within an object.
They stand at a certain distance from it, at a certain angle to it,
so that only certain aspects of it show. As they move around,
other views are seen; if more detail is needed, they move
closer, while moving away provides them with a more general
view. All of this is normal behavior when viewing a model,
and, most importantly, it occurs as a series of unconscious
actions. It is so much part of everyday experience that, when
looking at an object, viewers are not aware of their spatial
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