STEP Implementors Forum

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STEP Implementors Forum

• Martin Hardwick
• STEP Tools, Inc.
• March 14, 2003
• San Diego, USA

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Agenda Wednesday 1030 1700

• 1030 Implementation Forum reports
• AP-203/214/212 CAX/IF PDM/IF ECAD/IF Review (Max
  Ungerer)
• AP-210 Review (Lothar Klein)
• Translators for old software
• Lunch
• Continue after lunch with STEP-Manufacturing in
  Regency A
• 1300 Comparison of ISO 14649 and AP-238
• Case for 14649 by the 14649 team
• Case for AP-238 by the AP-238 team
• Positions papers/statements by countries
• Positions papers/statements by technical
  experts
• Break
• 1530 Comparison continued
• Questions and answers from floor
• Summary by 14649 team
• Summary by AP-238 team

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Resolution of Implementation Issue

• SC4 team to investigate dividing AP-238 into
  conformance classes
• CC1 SC1 business case
• CC2 SC4 business case
• SC1 team to investigate use of STIX library for
  converting ARM implementation to AIM.
• Report back in Stuttgart

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Plans for Stuttgart

• Session on XML Implementations of STEP
• With or without Part 28
• Report backs from testing forums
• STEP-NC (CAM to CNC data exchange)
• STEP IndeX (STIX) library demonstrations
• CNC Controller demonstrations
• CAM demonstrations