Patent ID: 7409667
Filing Date: 2008-08-05
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A method for generating circuit board modeling data for a circuit board structure having multiple layers, the method comprising: receiving a set of global circuit board dimension parameters from a user, the set of global circuit board dimension parameters defining a set of global circuit board dimensions of the circuit board structure; forming, for each layer of the multiple layers of the circuit board structure, a set of individual circuit board dimension parameters defining a set of individual circuit board dimensions for that layer based on the set of global circuit board dimension parameters; providing a script for use by a three-dimensional modeling subsystem configured to three-dimensionally model the circuit board structure, the script including a set of circuit board design values based on the set of individual circuit board dimension parameters formed for each layer of the multiple layers of the circuit board structure; and receiving, for each layer of the multiple layers of the circuit board structure, an individual layer thickness value defining a thickness of that layer along a Z-axis from the user; and wherein forming the set of individual circuit board dimension parameters for each layer includes providing Z-axis positions for each layer based on the individual layer thickness values of the multiple layers of the circuit board structure.