Constraints and Criteria

What is a constraint?

Define Criteria.

Design steps must be taken in order.

• True

• False

The criterion of a design is established by:

• The designer

• Needs

• Both

• The problem establishes its criteria.

An unaltered prototype can become the final product without change

• True

• False

The portion of design that benefits greatly through working with others is:

• Identifying

• Brainstorming

• Research

• Developing prototypes

A good design

• Meets it requirements

• Meets requirements and satisfies most of its identified constraints while saving money

• Is a design that comes in under budget and is rapid in pace

• Satisfies all portions of criteria, factoring all constraints.

The testing phase is the point of no return, and must be unchanged

• True

• False

Constraints will ...

• limit design options

• increase price of design

• always make a design more difficult to achieve

• all of the above

Some constraints might be the (select all that apply) Check all that apply.

• materials

• user guidelines

• local and federal building codes

• site conditions