Patent ID: 6177942
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A part development system implemented on a computer, comprising:(a) a process developer environment that develops software versions of parts for use in computer-generated electronic circuit designs by developing part development processes including:a process hierarchy area generated on a display providing access to part creation processes used for developing software versions of electronic parts, the processes having at least one process command;a command list area generated on the display providing access to process commands of a part creation process; anda menu definition area generated on the display for constructing a menu of the process commands for use with a data object to develop a part; and(b) a part development environment that develops software versions of parts for use in computer-generated electronic circuit designs by developing parts using part development processes developed with the process developer environment, the parts developer environment comprising:a process selection area generated on a display for selecting a part development process for developing a part;an object list area generated on the display providing access lo data objects that can be developed into parts with a selected process;a means for selecting a data object; anda command area generated on the display providing a menu of commands that can be selected for use with the data object to develop a part.