September 1, 1999
      
                  
        
  Author(s)
  V  Lombeyda,   William  Regli
 
       
            
    
    
        This paper presents an approach to support computer-aided conceptual design of mechatronic assemblies in a collaborative, multi-user environment. We describe a system, Conceptual Understanding and Prototyping (CUP), that allows a team of design engineers