System and method for populating a computer-aided design program's database with design parameters
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1. A method comprising:
- generating a data file having design parameters for an electrical design, wherein the data file includes the design parameters in a CAD-independent format;
modifying said design parameters in said data file; and
with a computer-executable program, accessing the modified data file and populating a computer-aided design (CAD) program'"'"'s database with the modified design parameters.
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Abstract
According to at least one embodiment, a method comprises generating a data file having design parameters for an electrical design, and with a computer-executable program, accessing the data file and populating a computer-aided design (CAD) program'"'"'s database with the design parameters.
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1. A method comprising:
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generating a data file having design parameters for an electrical design, wherein the data file includes the design parameters in a CAD-independent format; modifying said design parameters in said data file; and with a computer-executable program, accessing the modified data file and populating a computer-aided design (CAD) program'"'"'s database with the modified design parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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generating a data file having design parameters for an electrical design, wherein the data file is a text file; and with a computer-executable program, accessing the data file and populating a computer-aided design (CAD) program'"'"'s database with the design parameters.
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9. A system comprising:
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a database; a parameter entry program stored to computer-readable media and operable to access a data file and populate the database with design parameters included in the data file for an electrical design, wherein the data file is in a CAD-independent format and is editable by an interface; and a computer-aided design (CAD) program stored to computer-readable media, wherein the CAD program is operable to communicatively access the database and retrieve the design parameters stored therein. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a database; a parameter entry program stored to computer-readable media and operable to access a data file and populate the database with design parameters included in the data file for an electrical design, wherein the data file is a text file; and a computer-aided design (CAD) program stored to computer-readable media, wherein the CAD program is operable to communicatively access the database and retrieve the design parameters stored therein.
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17. A system comprising:
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computer-aided means for designing an electrical design that comprises a plurality of layers; means for storing parameters for the plurality of layers, wherein the storing means is communicatively accessible by the computer-aided design means for representing said electrical design; and means for accessing a data file and populating the storing means with said parameters, wherein said data file is a text file. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method comprising:
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interacting with an interface of a computer-aided design (CAD) program for defining parameters for an electrical design; storing, by said CAD program, the parameters to a database for use in representing the electrical design; retrieving, by a parameter entry program, the parameters from the database and generating a data file having at least a portion of the parameters for said electrical design, wherein the data file includes said at least a portion of the parameters in a CAD-independent format; editing the parameters in the data file; and with a computer-executable program, accessing the data file and populating the database with the edited parameters of the data file. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method comprising:
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interacting with an interface of a computer-aided design (CAD) program for defining parameters for an electrical design; storing, by said CAD program, the parameters to a database for use in representing the electrical design; and retrieving, by a parameter entry program, the parameters from the database and generating a data file having at least a portion of the parameters for said electrical design, wherein the data file is a text file.
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22. A computer comprising:
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a data storage mechanism having software code for a parameter entry program stored thereto; at least one processor for executing said software code to access a data file that is in CAD-independent format and populate a database with design parameters included in the data file for an electrical design, wherein said database is communicatively accessible by a computer-aided design (CAD) program for retrieving the design parameters stored in the database; and a data storage mechanism having software code for a file editing program stored thereto, wherein the file editing program is executable by the at least one processor to provide an interface for enabling a user to edit the data file. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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