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Figure 11: Tree view of report generation user
interface.
Figure 13: Login page prototype for online
engineering portal.
Conclusion
The graphical user interfaces revealed in this article
is a prototype. This prototype will be used as part of
the software design process to allow our engineers
and designers the ability to explore design
alternatives, test theories and confirm performance
prior to our up-coming alpha test version release.
Figure 12: Sample layout of image with title block.
Going online
Looking forward, GeoSoft is poised to take a giant
leap forward with an exciting project - a dream of
an internet-based engineering platform on which a
collaborative culture can be developed (Figure 13).
The power of the Internet in the “Blue Ocean” is
there for all to tap. This platform will be designed
to facilitate communication, collaboration and
content sharing across networks of contacts.
The evolution of personal computer technologies
will no doubt opens up exciting possibilities in the
way engineers conduct finite element analyses.
With the Internet no longer constrained by slow
connections and computer processors and high
costs for storage, it is time to rethink and revamp
the way construction industry embraces these new
technologies in terms of engineering services.
Software should routinely be designed to make it
easy for people to do what works and difficult to do
what doesn’t. One important and powerful way that
software products can do this is through welldesigned
defaults. Given the power of defaults, our
designers could use them to nudge people in a
direction that will enhance their work efficiency.
According to Porter 2001, the greatest impact of the
Internet is to enable the reconfiguration of existing
industries that had been constrained by high cost
for communicating, gathering information and
accomplishing transactions. By integrating the
internet into our overall strategy, GeoFEA will
realise its potential as a powerful engineering tool.
Reference
Michael E. Porter. "Strategy and the Internet”,
Harvard Business Review, Vol. 79, No. 3, March
2001.
About GeoSoft Pte Ltd
GeoSoft Pte Ltd is registered in Singapore. GeoSoft
focuses singularly on geotechnical products with
unparalleled developments. We are the leader in the
FEM mesh generation and solver technologies
implemented on desktop PC platform.