Icepak Classic PCB Conversion

The table below details Icepak Classic PCB properties and their effect on boundary condition assignments in the Electronics Desktop.

Icepak Classic PCB Properties Electronics Desktop Boundary Condition
PCB type is Compact and Total power is non-zero Block
PCB type is Compact or Detailed and Low side and/or High side radiation is enabled Conducting Plate(s) with radiation at the high side and/or low side trace layers
PCB type is Detailed, Thermal Specification is Total, and Total power is non-zero Block
PCB type is Detailed and Thermal Specification is Upper/Lower Conducting Plates with power at the high side and/or low side trace layers

Note:

If the Icepak Classic project contains an ECAD PCB, the ECAD file must exist as specified in the INFO file, or it must be included in the same directory as the .tzr file. If so, a PCB native component is created in the Electronics Desktop. If the file does not exist as specified, a 3D bounding box is created.