Patent ID: 6477438
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer-readable recording medium recorded with program code for causing a computer to support a CAD system in designing a device made of at least one component, said program comprising the code for:(a) specifying a material of the component indicated by a process request of the CAD system based on a plurality of design information of the CAD system; (b) retrieving an environmental impact rate of the material specified by the code (a) by accessing a database managing the environmental impact rate per unit weight of the each material; (c) calculating an environmental impact of the component based on the environmental impact rate retrieved by the code (b) and weight of the component indicated by the process request; (d) calculating the environmental impact of the device based on each component calculated by the code (c); and (e) selectively outputting the environmental impact of at least one component, which impact is calculated by the code (c), or the environmental impact of the device, which impact is calculated by the code (d); so that the environmental impact of the component or the device indicated by the CAD system is assessed.