Electrical / mechanical / thermal design integration

The Intermediate Data Format (IDF) is a specification designed to provide a neutral representation for exchanging printed circuit assembly (PCA) data among mechanical design (MCAD), PCA layout (ECAD), and physical design analysis (MCAE) applications. Powerful analysis software, like Ansys, Maxwell, Semcad, Altium Designer or SolidWorks - CircuitWorks, can import the idf files and use the model for electromagnetic or thermal analysis. The information can also be used for a mechanical approach.