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cd-foundations
Auto-activating foundation layer providing computational design paradigms, key pioneers, tools landscape, core concepts, and skill routing for all AEC computational design tasks
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# Computational Design Foundations
This skill auto-activates whenever a computational design context is detected. It provides the foundational knowledge layer, paradigm classification, tool routing, and anti-pattern awareness that underpins every other skill in the Computational Design Skills Plugin.
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## 1. Computational Design Paradigm Overview
Computational design is not a single methodology but a spectrum of interrelated paradigms. Each paradigm carries distinct assumptions about the relationship between the designer, the algorithm, and the artifact. Understanding which paradigm applies to a given problem is the first critical decision in any computational design workflow.
### 1.1 Parametric Design
**Definition:** Parametric design establishes explicit relationships between design elements through variable parameters and constraints, enabling the exploration of a continuous design space by adjusting input values. The geometry is not drawn; it is described as a system of dependencies.