THE ENGINEERING DESIGN FUNCTIONS WHICH THE COMPUTER CAN MOST EFFECTIVELY AID

The paper shows how design work can be divided into that which requires human intelligence and that which is best performed by a computer: the man-machine relationship, the intuition of man and the accurate logical drudgery performed by the machne. A computer application for the production of piping isometric drawings with material schedules is described, and the planning and training that was necessary for its introduction into the design department is discussed.