Third-generation STEP systems that aggregate data for machining and other applications

The first generation of STEP systems generated class libraries and database definitions from EXPRESS models. The second generation added tools to view and validate the data defined by the STEP Application Protocols. A third generation is emerging that aggregates information from different systems. U...

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Published in:International journal of computer integrated manufacturing 2010-01, Vol.23 (10), p.893-904
Main Author: Hardwick, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggregates
Class libraries
Computer aided design
Machining
machining processes
Mathematical models
Merging
process planning
product modelling
Protocol (computers)
STEP
STEP-NC
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Summary:The first generation of STEP systems generated class libraries and database definitions from EXPRESS models. The second generation added tools to view and validate the data defined by the STEP Application Protocols. A third generation is emerging that aggregates information from different systems. Unlike the previous generations, this one creates new types of data to enable new types of functionality. It builds on the first two by using their code to read and write STEP data, and then adds value by merging data to create new information for the new STEP Application Protocols. We describe an example that creates new information for intelligent machining from data made by CAD and CAM systems.
ISSN:0951-192X
1362-3052
DOI:10.1080/0951192X.2010.490277