Industrial Data Implementors Forum

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Industrial Data Implementors Forum

• Martin Hardwick
• STEP Tools, Inc.
• October 3, 2001
• Fukuoka, Japan

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Agenda Wednesday 1030 1700

• 1030 Noon STEP-NC Demonstrations
• S-CAM
• EDM video
• Super Model GDLS Demonstration
• Lunch
• Manufacturing Automation using AP-213/AP-224/AP-23
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• Break
• 330PM 5PM
• Parametrics Report Mike Pratt
• Assembly Features
• Open Issue Review
• References in Modules
• EXPRESS amendment

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References in Modules

• Considerable concern
• Business
• Money saved by the AP developers may have to be
  spent by each implementor
• Implementors may have to purchase many standards
• Technical
• How to know the scope of a reference
• Where does the EXPRESS-G begin and end?

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EXPRESS Amendment
Barriers to implementation of modules

• A new version of EXPRESS has not yet been
  implemented by any tool kit vendors
• We cannot check your models
• TBD versions of Part 21, Part 28 and SDAI are not
  yet in the scope of any WG11 project
• We cannot make any data
• A new modeling technique allows EXPRESS entities
  to reference anything (Generic)
• We will not know what to implement
• Will we be harmonizing against 70 modules
  instead of 3 APs.
• We cannot know if they all work together

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The Web Site

• Majordomo E-mail exploder step-imp_at_steptools.com
• Archive at http//www.steptools.com/impforum
• Has the charter, issue log, minutes of last
  meeting, and slides from last meeting
• STEP background material
• Forum FAQ
• Links to many STEP places
• Send information for addition to
• hardwick_at_steptools.com