Solder Ball Creation

Solder Ball Creation allows you to define the solder ball parameters and mesh properties to create solder ball.

Solder Ball Creation Details view has the following options:

General

  • Control Type: Displays the control type for the selected operation.

Definition

  • Define by: Allows you to define the element size based on value or settings. The available options are:

    • Value: Defines the element size based on the provided value.

    • Settings: Defines the element size based on the settings under Mesh Settings in the Steps Details view.

  • Coordinate Define by: Allows you to define the coordinate points. The available options are:

    • Location: Allows you to use the coordinates from a picked location to define the coordinates to create the solder ball. You can select any location and click Apply in Coordinate to get the coordinates of the selected location. When Coordinate Define by is Location, the available option is:

      • Coordinate: Allows you to select the location coordinate based on coordinate systems.

    • Coordinate System: Allows you to specify the coordinate system to define the coordinates to create solder ball. When Coordinate Define by is Coordinate System, the available option is:

      • Coordinate System: Allows you to select the defined coordinate systems for creating solder balls. You can click   to select from the available list of coordinate systems that are defined under the Coordinate Systems object in the Tree outline.

    • Geometry Selection: Allows you to select the location coordinate based on your selection in the Geometry window.

  • X Coordinate: Allows you to set the X coordinate based on the selected Coordinate Define by option. The default value is 0.0 m. When Coordinate Define by is Coordinate System, X Coordinate displays the value of X coordinate. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish X Coordinate to the Property Worksheet.

  • Y Coordinate: Allows you to set the Y coordinate based on the selected Coordinate Define by option. The default value is 0.0 mm. When Coordinate Define by is Coordinate System, Y Coordinate displays the value of Y coordinate. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Y Coordinate to the Property Worksheet.

  • Z Coordinate: Allows you to set the Z coordinate based on the selected Coordinate Define by option. The default value is 0.0 mm. When Coordinate Define by is Coordinate System, Z Coordinate displays the value of Z coordinate. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Z Coordinate to the Property Worksheet.

  • X Axis: Allows you to define the orientation along the X-axis. You can click on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish X Axis to the Property Worksheet.

  • Y Axis: Allows you to define the orientation along the Y-axis. You can click on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Y Axis to the Property Worksheet.

  • Z Axis: Allows you to define the orientation along the Z-axis. You can click on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Z Axis to the Property Worksheet.

    You can parameterize the X Coordinate, Y Coordinate, Z Coordinate, X Axis, Y Axis and Z Axis.

Solder Ball Parameters

  • Solder Ball Shape: Allows you to specify the shape of the solder ball. The available options are Sphere and Torus. The default value is Sphere.

    When the Solder Ball Shape is Sphere:

    When the Solder Ball Shape is Torus:

  • Radius: Allows you to provide the radius of the solder ball. The default value is 0.5 mm. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Radius to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Radius.

  • Inner Cylinder Radius: Allows you to set the radius of the inner cylinder. Inner Cylinder Radius is available only when Solder Ball Shape is Torus. The default value is 0.55 mm. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Inner Cylinder Radius to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Inner Cylinder Radius.

  • Top Solder Split: Allows you to specify the distance from the center of the solder ball to the beginning of the top split. The default value is 0.25 mm. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Top Solder Split to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Top Solder Split.

  • Bottom Solder Split: Allows you to specify the distance from the center of the solder ball to the beginning of the bottom split. The default value is 0.25 mm. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Bottom Solder Split to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Bottom Solder Split.

  • Top Split Length: Allows you to specify the length of the top split from the origin of top split. Top Split Length is available only when Solder Ball Shape is Sphere. The default value is 0.125 mm. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Top Split Length to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Top Split Length.

  • Bottom Split Length: Allows you to specify the length of the bottom split from the origin of the bottom split. Bottom Split Length is available only when Solder Ball Shape is Sphere. The default value is 0.125 mm. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Bottom Split Length to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Bottom Split Length.

  • Top Pad Length: Allows you to specify the length of the solder ball top pad. For Sphere, a positive value creates an external pad above the top split, and a negative value creates an internal pad below the top split. For Torus, the absolute value is used and always creates an internal pad. The default value is 0.0625 mm. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Top Pad Length to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Top Pad Length.

  • Bottom Pad Length: Allows you to specify the length of the solder ball bottom pad. For Sphere, a positive value creates an external pad below the bottom split, and a negative value creates an internal pad above the bottom split. For Torus, the absolute value is used and always creates an internal pad. The default value is 0.0625 mm. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Bottom Pad Length to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Bottom Pad Length.

Mesh Properties

  • Outer Loop Divisions: Allows you to specify the number of outer loop divisions for the solder ball mesh. You cannot enter an odd values in Outer Loop Divisions. The default value is 14. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Outer Loop Divisions to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Outer Loop Divisions.

  • Shell Divisions: Allows you to specify the number of divisions for the outer shell of the solder ball mesh. The default value is 2. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Shell Divisions to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Shell Divisions.

    Note:  For Sphere, if the top pad and bottom pad lengths are negative, Shell Divisions controls the number of divisions in the top and bottom pad. For Torus, controls the number of divisions in the top and bottom pads and are always created as internal pads.

  • Cylinder Shell Divisions: Allows you to specify the number of divisions for the inner cylinder shell of the solder ball mesh. The default value is 3. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Cylinder Shell Divisions to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Cylinder Shell Divisions.

  • Central Vertical Divisions: Allows you to specify the number of vertical divisions for the center of the solder ball mesh, excluding top and bottom splits. The default value for is 5. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Central Vertical Divisions to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Central Vertical Divisions.

  • Top Split Divisions: Allows you to specify the number of vertical divisions for the top split of the solder ball mesh. The default value is 2. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Top Split Divisions to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Top Split Divisions.

  • Bottom Split Divisions: Allows you to specify the number of vertical divisions for the bottom split of the solder ball mesh. The default value is 2. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Bottom Split Divisions to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Bottom Split Divisions.

  • Top Pad Divisions: Allows you to specify the number of vertical divisions for the top pad of the solder ball mesh. If an internal pad is generated, Shell Divisions is used. When you specify a positive value for the Top Pad Length, Top Pad Divisions is available. The default value is 2. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Top Pad Divisions to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Top Pad Divisions.

  • Bottom Pad Divisions: Allows you to specify the number of vertical divisions for the bottom pad of the solder ball mesh. If an internal pad is generated, Shell Divisions is used. When you specify a positive value for the Bottom Pad Length, Bottom Pad Divisions is available. The default value is 2. You can click on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Bottom Pad Divisions to the Property Worksheet. You can parameterize the Bottom Pad Divisions.