APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF DESIGN
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1. A computerized method of evaluating a design model using a processor, comprising:
- providing a design model representing a physical space;
simulating, using said processor, a behavior of at least one digital user in said design model, said behavior being set by a processing unit;
simulating at least one environmental effect modulated by said design model and affecting or affected by said at least one digital user; and
automatically evaluating said design model based on a result of said simulations.
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Abstract
A method of evaluating a design model, including:
- providing a design model;
- simulating a behavior of at least one digital user in said model;
- simulating at least one environmental effect modulated by said model and affecting or affected by at least one of said at least one digital user; and
- evaluating said design model based on a result of said simulations.
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1. A computerized method of evaluating a design model using a processor, comprising:
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providing a design model representing a physical space; simulating, using said processor, a behavior of at least one digital user in said design model, said behavior being set by a processing unit; simulating at least one environmental effect modulated by said design model and affecting or affected by said at least one digital user; and automatically evaluating said design model based on a result of said simulations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Apparatus for model evaluation, embodied in a device, comprising:
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a model editing module which creates and edits a design model representing a physical space; a computing unit which simulates a behavior of at least one digital user; a digital user simulation model which simulates the interaction of said at least one digital user with said model; an environmental simulation module which simulates an effect of an environment on said model and on said at least one digital user; an output module configured to generate an output reflecting an outcome of said effect. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A computerized method of evaluating a model design using a processor, comprising:
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providing a model design representing a physical space; providing at least one digital user simulation and an environmental simulation computed by a computing unit; simulating, using said processor, an interaction of said model design with said at least one digital user simulation and an environmental simulation; and immediate and automatic utilization of said simulation to modify said model design. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. Apparatus for model evaluation, embodied in a device, comprising:
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a memory which stores a model design representing a physical space; a model editing module which edits said model design; a computing unit which computes at least one digital user simulation; and a simulation module which simulates one or both of said at least one digital user in said model design and an environmental effect on said model design; wherein said model editing module is configured to modify said model during said simulation. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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