PHUI-kit: A Tool for Physical User Interface Layout.

PHUIs are interfaces built from tangible widgets arranged on the surfaces of physical objects. PHUI-kit is tool for making physical user interface (PHUI) design more like graphical user interface (GUI) design in the context of 3D printed object housings. The tool includes a drag-and drop interface to place, reposition and delete physical widgets on a curved housing in a 3D modeling tool. Automatic cable routing simplifies assembly planning and execution. The objects are printed, the widgets snapped onto a cable and snapped into the housing to create an interactive object. A cable guide printed on paper guides the maker while snapping widgets onto the cable.