Patent ID: 6721614
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for facilitating design and production engineering processes in a multi-disciplinary computer aided design environment, comprising:a first enterprise including: a first workstation executing a CAD application relating to a first engineering discipline; a second workstation executing a CAD application relating to a second engineering discipline; a server in communication with said first workstation and said second workstation via a network connection; a universal CAD library application executing on said server; and a communications link to a second enterprise; wherein said universal CAT) library application performs: extracting data from a design tool dataset associated with a CAD application horn a first engineering discipline; converting said data into a neutral format; and upon accessing said data by a second CAD application, converting said data to a format recognizable by a second CAD application from a second engineering discipline, said converting performed by: generating at least one ECIX Quickdata PIP2A9 transaction; and generating standard data exchange data structures; wherein said at least one ECIX Quickdata PIP2A9 transaction includes a standardized enterprise-oriented business process, model, and protocol.