1.1 Motivation#
[01] Background#
rivt development is motivated by a need for software that simplifies engineering document reuse. Engineering documents typically include text, tables, diagrams, equations and calculations from a variety of sources. Although software combining these elements is available, document reuse on a wide scale is limited. The limitations can be summarized as:
use is divided among many incompatible programs
newer documents are inaccessible without frequent software updates
update costs are high
software is limited to specific platforms
collaboration and version control is limited
report generation is limited
[02] Feature Comparison#
rivt is designed to address these limitations. The table below compares relevant features of representative software.
Table 1 - Feature Comparison