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July 2006
Advanced Design Support in VE, Dr
Ahmed Kovacevic
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Data Exchange Protocols
STEP
•The main goal of the standard is to provide a neutral format for product data exchange over the entire life cycle of a product.
•STEP is a proactive effort developed by the International Standards Organisation (ISO.
•The focus is on developing a standard that caters for various user groups.
PARASOLID
The Standard for the Exchange of Product model data
•Developed by
Unigraphics (Cambridge in the UK) and licensed to many of the world's leading CAD/CAM/CAE vendors.
•Designed for
high-end mechanical CAD applications.
•Parasolid
delivers an interoperable Data Pipeline allowing Parasolid-based systems to share and exchange data without
translation.