Chor-Kheng Lim’s research while affiliated with Yuan Ze University and other places

Early studies in the field of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacture (CAD/CAM) focused on the effects of digital media on the thought processes of designers; however, research has recently shifted to issues of parametric design and building information modeling (BIM). The objective of this study was to compare the parametric design process with BIM to conventional CAD/CAM without BIM in the development of free-form designs. The result proposes some observational phenomena of comparing the two very common methods of the digital design and fabrication in today’s digital era, as a reference for the design practice.

The objective of this study is to apply the teachings of CAD/CAM fabrication to basic design studios for 1st and 2nd year undergraduate students. Consequently, the study concludes with an “e-basic design studio” framework based on literature analysis and design studio observations, which includes new tectonics thinking and the operation of traditional 2D/3D design tools and CAD/CAM digital tools.