ISO 10303-236-2006 PDF

Full title and description

Industrial automation systems and integration — Product data representation and exchange — Part 236: Application protocol: Furniture catalog and interior design (ISO 10303-236:2006). This part of the STEP family defines the information requirements and use of integrated resources to support furniture catalog data, product shape representation, parameterized catalog data and interior design information for exchange between systems.

Abstract

ISO 10303-236:2006 specifies the application protocol (AP236) that describes the integrated STEP resources and information structures needed to represent and exchange furniture catalog and interior design data. It covers catalog product definitions, product shapes and parameterization, product structure (variants and options), and the information necessary to support furniture selection and interior layout exchanges between software systems.

General information

• Status: Published (International Standard; reviewed and confirmed in subsequent systematic reviews).
• Publication date: December 2006 (ISO reference edition 1, 2006-12).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 25.040.40 (Industrial process measurement and control; product data representation and exchange).
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (ISO 10303-236:2006).
• Number of pages: 121 pages.

Scope

AP236 defines the semantic data models and the use of STEP integrated resources required to represent furniture catalog content and interior design information for electronic exchange. Within scope are catalog product definitions and classification, parameterized product and shape representations, product structure including variants and options, dimensional and configurational attributes, and data needed for furniture selection and interior layout tasks. The standard is intended to be used with related application modules that support catalog naming, parameterization and interior decoration concepts.

Key topics and requirements

• Use of ISO 10303 integrated resources to model furniture catalog and interior design information.
• Representation of catalog product definitions and classification information.
• Parameterized product and shape representation to support configurable catalog items.
• Support for product structure, variants, options and configuration rules.
• Attributes for dimensions, materials, pricing identifiers and other catalog metadata necessary for exchange.
• Interoperability with other STEP application protocols and modules (reusable application modules for naming, parameterization and interior decoration).

Typical use and users

Typical users include furniture manufacturers, catalog publishers, interior designers, CAD/PDM/PLM software vendors, system integrators and organizations implementing electronic product catalogs or product configuration and layout tools. Implementers use AP236 to enable consistent exchange of catalog data, configurable product definitions and interior layout models between authoring, configuration and sales/visualization systems.

Related standards

ISO 10303-236 is part of the ISO 10303 (STEP) series. Relevant related parts and application modules include ISO 10303-1 (overview and fundamental principles), other APs such as AP203/AP214/AP242 for mechanical/product data, and several STEP application modules published as separate parts (for example parts addressing parameterized catalog data, naming and interior decoration modules). Implementation and module details for AP236 are referenced in related technical specifications and application module parts.

Keywords

ISO 10303, STEP, AP236, furniture catalog, interior design, catalog data, parameterized product, product shape representation, product configuration, product variants, interoperability, product data exchange.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 10303-236:2006 (AP236) is a STEP application protocol that defines the data models and use of integrated resources needed to represent and exchange furniture catalog and interior design information between computer systems.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers catalog product definitions, parameterized product and shape representation, product structure including variants and options, and catalog metadata (dimensions, classification, identifiers) required for furniture catalogs and interior layout exchanges.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Furniture manufacturers, catalog and e-commerce publishers, interior designers, CAD/PDM/PLM vendors and systems integrators use AP236 to exchange structured catalog and design information.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO 10303-236:2006 is the first edition published in December 2006. The ISO lifecycle shows the part has been subject to periodic review and has been confirmed in systematic reviews (most recently confirmed in 2024), so the 2006 edition remains the current published version. Users should check with ISO or their national body for the latest status before procurement.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — AP236 is one part of the broader ISO 10303 (STEP) series of standards for product data representation and exchange; it also references and reuses multiple STEP application modules published as separate parts to enable modular and interoperable information models.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Key keywords include: furniture catalog, interior design, STEP, AP236, parameterized product, product configuration, catalog data, product shape representation, interoperability.