So that the manner in which the above recited features of the present invention can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.

FIG. 1 illustrates a system configured to implement one or more aspects of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a more detailed illustration of the client-side and server-side design applications of FIG. 1, according to various embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates design problem geometry generated via the setup engine of FIG. 2, according to various embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 4 illustrates reference geometry generated via the analysis engine of FIG. 2 and associated with the design problem geometry of FIG. 3, according to various embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 5 illustrates a set of forces generated via the setup engine of FIG. 2 and associated with the design problem geometry of FIG. 3, according to various embodiments of the present invention;