Summary of Integrated Design Environment

As one solution to complex product design, the integrated design environment has experienced several decades of development with great changes. This paper reviews the emergence, development history and future trend of integrated design environment. Firstly, the concept and connotation of design are analyzed, and then from the development of design behavior and the development of computer aided design, the inevitability and development history of integrated design environment are elaborated. Secondly, the background and characteristic of different kinds of integrated design environment were analyzed and elaborated. Finally, based on the trend analysis of the integrated design environment, future research direction and goals are proposed. Through this review, basic materials and direction for the related academic research can be provided.