STEP is the ISO standard neutral file format for the exchange of product model data. AP203 is the STEP protocol that describes geometry and topology of CAD models. STEP-AP203 is used to exchange data between applications that have different storage formats. Parasolid STEP is a bi-directional translator between Parasolid and STEP-AP203. It can create STEP-AP203 files that represent Parasolid models and it can read STEP-AP203 files and produce Parasolid models from them. Parasolid STEP supports STEP AP203 and AP214 Class II, class III, class IV, class V entities and class VI entities and assemblies. Parasolid STEP is a component that works with Parasolid and has a well documented programmable interface.

Features

• Designed to provide high quality exchange of geometric and topological data.
• Based on Parasolid geometry kernel.
• Parasolid STEP uses the body-checking and tolerant modeling capability of Parasolid kernel during the translation process.
• Satisfies strict conformance with the AP203 protocol. Output files have been checked by STEPCheck®
• Supports import/export of class 6 entities and assemblies in STEP AP203 files. ( All Solid models )
• Parasolid STEP is architected as a component making integration within application straight forward.
• Facility to repair imprecise solids using Parasolid kernel features.

Availability

Parasolid STEP is available as an object license on Windows NT 4.0. Contact us for information about support on other platforms.