Wang Yang. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-81). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / 摘要 --- p.iii / Table of Contents --- p.iv / List of figures --- p.v / Introduction --- p.1 / Structuring analytical shape grammar --- p.1 / Shape grammar implementation --- p.5 / 3D ting tang generator --- p.7 / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Shape grammar: written grammar and implementations --- p.11 / Shape grammar --- p.11 / Written grammars --- p.12 / Analytical grammars --- p.13 / Shape grammar implementations --- p.14 / Chase's shape grammar system: user interaction mode and emergence --- p.15 / GEdit and Shaper 2D: graphic interface --- p.17 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Understanding the task of creating ting tang --- p.20 / Model of work --- p.20 / Author of an shape grammar interpreter --- p.21 / What does this interpreter offer? --- p.22 / Before the interpreter: understanding ting tang and the ting tang grammar --- p.23 / The grammar by Li and the grammar for the generator --- p.24 / The process of creating a ting tang in the generator --- p.25 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- The interface and implementation --- p.30 / An illustrated example: --- p.30 / Stage one: --- p.32 / Stage two: --- p.50 / Stage three: install the 3-dimensional components --- p.58 / The two types of step: deterministic and nondeterministic steps --- p.65 / Stage one --- p.65 / Stage two --- p.70 / Stage three --- p.73 / The interface and user control --- p.73 / The back and forward buttons --- p.73 / The inquiry window --- p.74 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Conclusion --- p.75 / Dynamic rules --- p.75 / Derivation and labels --- p.76 / The limited interface within AutoCAD --- p.77 / Fixed rules --- p.78 / References --- p.80