Shape annealing : a new approach for controlling shape generation Jonathan Cagan William J. Mitchell Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center. 10.1184/R1/6490151.v1 https://kilthub.cmu.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Shape_annealing_a_new_approach_for_controlling_shape_generation/6490151 Abstract: "The new design paradigm of shape annealing is introduced. Shape annealing is a variation of the simulated annealing stochastic optimization technique. It produces optimally directed shapes within the language specified by a shape grammar. It does so by controlling the selection and application of shape rules such that superior shapes evolve as the algorithm progresses." 1991-01-01 00:00:00 Computer-aided design.