Time-Compression Technologies Magazine Archive 2002 (and backfills for previous years)
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Author David Mattei
Source Time Compression Technologies. v6 n4 May, 2001, pp 32-4
Abstract Solid modeling appears to be the technological hurdle the industry faces today. Engineers are discovering that although there are many benefits to utilizing solid modeling, the translations are not always what they should be. There are a couple of options. The most popular way today of exchanging solids is through STEP. If the sending or receiving application in your transfer lacks a STEP translator, then convert it to IGES as a set of trimmed surfaces and stitch the surfaces back into a solid in the receiving system. In some cases, specialized, direct point-to-point translators may provide a solution for solid transfers. In all of these cases, you may realize considerable savings by using geometry repair tools to automate the geometry fix up rather than doing the repair manually. In the meantime, the CaD/CAM and data exchange industries will continue their work on delivering a solution to their customers. XX
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