A products success on the market increasingly depends on its aesthetic properties. Thus, it is very important to preserve the design intent once defined by the stylists throughout the development process. However, when modifying a CAD model, e.g. due to technical constraints, no functionality exists in present CAD systems helping designers to analyse if the modified shape still has the same aesthetic character.

In order to support the application users in their daily work, FIORES-II aims at implementing a software prototype that provides new powerful features:
 

	Checks if a modification influences some relevant aesthetic properties of a shape.
	Compares the aesthetic properties of a given CA design to existing CA models, finds out whether there are similar properties and, thus, a similar aesthetic character.
	Finds areas in which the aesthetic character fits to the proposed one as to the corporate identity of the company’s product lines.
	Fulfils engineering constraints while preserving the design intent, e.g. lifting the front hood of a car to free enough space for the engine while preserving the initial aesthetic character of the car.

Using the FIORES-II approach, the stylists will be able to optimise the product design subject to aesthetic and geometric engineering requirements. The optimisation of the aesthetic shapes will be performed with software components using “Engineering in Reverse” methods (EIR). The result will be development process time saving and better product quality.