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Two to Three Dimensional Software Modeling
Joseph (Yossi) Gil, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center; and Stuart Kent, University of Brighton |
| Traditionally, diagrams used in
software systems modelling have been two-dimensional (2D). This is probably because
graphical notations, such as those used in object-oriented and structured systems
modelling, draw upon the topological graph metaphor, which, at its basic form, receives
little benefit from three-dimensional (3D) rendering. This poster presents a series of 3D
graphical notations demonstrating effective use of the third dimension in modelling. This
is done, for example, by connecting several graphs together, or by using the Z co-ordinate
to show special kinds of edges. Each notation combines several familiar 2D diagrams, which
can be reproduced from 2D projections of the 3D model. 3D models are useful even in the
absence of a powerful graphical workstation: even 2D stereoscopic projections can expose
more information than a plain planar diagram.
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