Method of determining a three-dimensional layout of electrical connections of an electric component

A method of determining a three-dimensional layout of electrical connections of an electric component, in particular of a power network component, the method comprising:

• executing, by at least one processor, a path optimization routine to determine three-dimensional routes for a plurality of electrical connections of the electric component, the path optimization routine comprising an A* or Dijkstra algorithm, a bi-directional optimum path search routine, dynamic programming or mathematical programming;
• performing, by the at least one processor, a conflict management to generate conflict-free three-dimensional routes for the plurality of electrical connections in which the electrical connections do not interfere with each other;
• determining, by the at least one processor, a three-dimensional layout of the electrical connections of the electric component based on the conflict-free three-dimensional routes;
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• automatically determining, by the at least one processor, a three-dimensional layout of framework structures for the plurality of electrical connections based on the conflict-free three-dimensional routes.