Eye-tracking allows for more creative computer-aided design

October 24, 2011

Designing with Vision, a system using eye-tracking technology, has been developed by researchers at The Open University and the University of Leeds to give computer-aided design users a more fluid human-machine interface.

The software can identify and select shapes of interest automatically within a drawn sketch. The combination of eye-tracking technology and conventional mouse-based input allows initial design sketches to be manipulated and developed according to the user’s subconscious visual cues.

The prototype software is free to download from the project web site.