Cadial
Overview
Make CAD more comfortable.
Every research participant expressed poor user experiences with CAD command tools.
Brand
Student project
Role
Junior year
Professor
Joe Costello
Team
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Research
4 outstanding issues
Small icons strain eyes
Users forget command names
Misclick happens too often
Re-designing current CAD software would be inefficient
Users forget command names
Misclick happens too often
Re-designing current CAD software would be inefficient
Ideation
Form design 1 - award winning idea but...
In 2021, I explored a dial mouse concept. User would select a command group on the dial and scroll the dial to find specific commands.
After dozens of sketches and more than 9 clay mockups, the idea won an award.
However, further studies proved me wrong.
After dozens of sketches and more than 9 clay mockups, the idea won an award.
However, further studies proved me wrong.
Ideation
Form design 2 - users wanted more direct and natural controls
Larger icon graphics
Finger tip controls
Neutral appearance that won't clutter their desk
Finger tip controls
Neutral appearance that won't clutter their desk
Final Design
How does it work?
01.Click a tool icon
02.Set of tools in the category appear
03.Use the dial to scroll through the tools
04.Use the trackpad to zoom + pan + rotate
Logical breakdown of commands offer easy tool searching for parametric and direct modelling.
Customization is available for the users who wants hotkeys to a certain command.
02.Set of tools in the category appear
03.Use the dial to scroll through the tools
04.Use the trackpad to zoom + pan + rotate
Logical breakdown of commands offer easy tool searching for parametric and direct modelling.
Customization is available for the users who wants hotkeys to a certain command.
Final Design
Say good by to complicated combination keys and mouse buttons
One finger swipe to rotate
Two finger swipe to pan
Pinch to zoom
Final Design
Confident professional aesthetics
