Patent ID: 7263674

Claim:
In a Computer Aided Design (CAD) environment, a method, comprising the steps of: providing a model of a Micro Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) displayed to a user in a schematic view, said MEMS model including a plurality of parameterized model components, each component having an underlying mathematical behavioral model describing mathematically how the component reacts to stimuli; generating a graphical three-dimensional (3D) view of said MEMS model for display to the user, the generated 3D view generated directly from the MEMS model depicted in the schematic view; performing a simulation by numerically executing the MEMS model, a result of the simulation being displayed in the 3D view so as to portray an animation of a mechanical motion of the MEMS; and cross-referencing said 3D view and said schematic view so that changes in the 3D view are reflected in the model components depicted in the schematic view and changes in the model components depicted in the schematic view are reflected in the 3D view.