A computer-implemented tool for developing electric or hybrid electric vehicle electrical components systems. Embodiments comprise a database component, a user interface component, and a processing component. The database component may store drive train components information associated with each of a plurality of drive train components, and accessory components information associated with each of a plurality of accessory components. The user interface component may be configured to enable a user to select, display and interconnect icons representing one or more of the drive train components and one or more of the accessory components as an electrical components system, to input vehicle parameters, and to display computed specification analyses. The processing component may be coupled to the database component and the user interface component, and configured to compute specification analyses for the electrical components system based on the associated drive train components information, accessory components information and the vehicle parameters.

A modeling support system stores a combination of a CAD model and a mesh model corresponding to the CAD model; recognizes a shape indicated by the CAD model; and classifies respective parts of the stored CAD model into one of a plurality of groups. The modeling support system also specifies component parts of an input CAD model and specifies groups corresponding to the specified component parts from the specified groups. A similar-shape-model search unit searches and obtains the part of the CAD model having a shape most similar to the shape indicated by the specified component part, from the part of the CAD model in the specified groups. Further, a mesh model generating unit obtains a mesh model corresponding to the obtained part of the CAD model, from the stored mesh model, and generates a new mesh model.

The current invention concerns a computer-implemented method, a computer system, and a computer program product for the semantic classification of an entity in a building information model (BIM). The BIM comprises multiple target entities. Update data is obtained. For each target entity, geometric information about the target entity is obtained from the BIM. For each target entity, an initial probability distribution of semantic classification is determined based on the obtained geometric information about the target entity. Relative geometric information about the target entities is obtained from the BIM. For each target entity, an updated probability distribution of semantic classification is determined based on the obtained relative geometric information, the initial probability distributions of all target entities, and the update data. For each target entity, a semantic classification is selected based on the updated probability distribution of the target entity.

Systems and methods for improving design performance of a layout design through placement of functional and spare cells by leveraging layout dependent effect (LDE) is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: importing a plurality of technology files associated with the layout design into an EDA system; importing a netlist associated with the layout design into the EDA system; importing a standard cell library containing pattern-S timing information of the functional cells and the spare cells; performing floorplan and spare cell insertion, wherein the spare cells are distributed uniformly across the floorplan; and conducting placement and optimization through re-placement of the at least one functional cells and the spare cells to form pattern-S with at least one timing critical cells to improve an overall timing performance of the layout design. According to some embodiments, conducting placement and optimization further includes: moving the at least one spare cells to locations to abut the at least one timing critical cells to form pattern-S for each of the at least one timing critical cells.

A computer-aided design (CAD) system enables physical articles to be customized via printing or embroidering and enables digital content to be customized and electronically shared. A CAD user interface may be generated that includes an image of a model of an article of manufacture and a customizable template. The customizable template may include user customizable design areas. One or more defined rules associated with respective customizable areas may be accessed. In response to a user selection of a default content item and a corresponding rule, content items may be automatically used to populate other template design areas and/or change a color of one or content items. Manufacturing instructions corresponding to the user customizations may be transmitted to a printing system using a file that includes location, rotation, and/or scale data.

A control circuit provides a user with an opportunity to create a custom virtual three-dimensional kitchen component selected from a categorical list of available customizable kitchen components. Upon detecting the user's assertion of the opportunity, the control circuit automatically provides the user with an interactive form that includes a plurality of selectable features for the selected customizable kitchen component. Upon receiving user entries regarding the plurality of selectable features, the control circuit automatically defines a customized virtual three-dimensional kitchen component that comports with the user entries. By one approach the control circuit accesses information that describes a merged three-dimensional kitchen component that comprises an aggregation of all available user-selectable features for that particular categorical component The control circuit then employs the user entries to delete unselected ones of the user-selectable features from this merged three-dimensional kitchen component to thereby define the customized virtual three-dimensional kitchen component.

A method, system, and article of manufacture provide for multi-user collaboration on a three-dimensional (3D) design. The 3D design is acquired in a computer-aided design (CAD) application. A commenting process for a comment to be associated with a selected part of the 3D design is activated. Textual user input for the comment is dynamically processed as the comment is received. The processing recognizes that the text relates to creating or modifying the selected part, retrieves a list of alternative parts (based on similarities between the alternative parts and the selected part), and displays a graphic representation of an alternative part. An alternative part is selected and inserted in the comment as a proposed replacement part. The comment including the proposed replacement part is provided to another user.

Systems and methods for improving design performance of a layout design through placement of functional and spare cells by leveraging layout dependent effect(LDE) is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: importing a plurality of technology files associated with the layout design into an EDA system; importing a netlist associated with the layout design into the EDA system; importing a standard cell library containing pattern-S timing information of the functional cells and the spare cells; performing floorplan and spare cell insertion, wherein the spare cells are distributed uniformly across the floorplan; and conducting placement and optimization through re-placement of the at least one functional cells and the spare cells to form pattern-S with at least one timing critical cells to improve an overall timing performance of the layout design. According to some embodiments, conducting placement and optimization further includes: moving the at least one spare cells to locations to abut the at least one timing critical cells to form pattern-S for each of the at least one timing critical cells.

An integrated circuit (IC) layout design is received that includes a first circuit cell and a second circuit cell abutted to one another. The first circuit cell contains a first IC component, and the second circuit cell contains a second IC component. A determination is made that a distance between the first IC component and the second IC component is less than a predefined threshold when the first circuit cell and the second circuit cell are abutted together. The IC layout design is revised such that the distance between the first IC component and the second IC component is eliminated in the revised IC layout design.

Disclosed techniques include software-defined modular energy system design and operation. A set of energy system plant requirements for a mechanical system is obtained. The mechanical system comprises a plurality of components. The plurality of components includes a liquid piston heat engine. One or more processors are used to optimize a plant description. The plant description is based on the set of energy system plant requirements and a library of components. Processors are used to design a specification for an energy system plant. The specification includes components from the library of components and couplings among the components. An energy system plant design is output based on the specification. The design enables energy system plant construction. The energy system plant design is simulated to enable a reliability analysis and to provide feedback about the plant description. The simulating generates operational controls to enable energy system plant functionality.