Overview
ISO 13584-102:2006 - part of the ISO 13584 series for parts libraries - specifies a view exchange protocol based on ISO 10303 (STEP) conforming specifications. It defines a representation category called ISO10303_rep that captures the generic concepts used to describe a product representation in ISO 10303 application protocols (APs numbered 200–299). The standard explains how such representations can be associated with parts library items and exchanged via ISO 10303–compliant data repositories.
Key topics and technical requirements
- Representation category (ISO10303_rep): identification and definition of the representation category that models generic product representation concepts for parts libraries.
- View logical name and control variables: standard dictionary entries and a set of view control variables used to characterize representations (examples in the standard include control concepts such as step_ap, step_cc, detail level, side, variant).
- Rules for representation usage: normative rules for how ISO10303_rep instances are described and referenced within a library context.
- Exchange format considerations: mechanisms for external referent assignment and exchange conventions (including guidance on one representation per file).
- Conformance requirements: definition of conformance classes, implementation resources and methods that implementations must support to claim compliance with the view exchange protocol.
- Standard data and dictionary entries: mandatory/recognized data items and Basic Semantic Units (BSUs) or dictionary entries that conformant implementations must accept.
- Scope constraints: explicitly excludes the low-level structure/exchange format of library delivery files and of ISO 10303 external files (these are handled by other ISO 13584 parts).
Practical applications and users
Who uses ISO 13584-102:
- Parts library data suppliers and publishers who need to provide STEP-conforming representations for components.
- CAD/CAM/PDM/PLM software vendors implementing import/export routines for parts libraries using ISO 10303 application protocols.
- Systems integrators and manufacturers that require neutral, interoperable exchange of product representations across tools and repositories.
- Standards implementers and QA teams validating conformance to STEP/APs and parts library view exchange protocols.
Typical uses:
- Exchanging product geometry/representation data tied to library items via STEP-based repositories.
- Associating alternate views (detail levels, side/variant views) with parts in a neutral, standardized way.
- Establishing conformance criteria and implementation resources for software interoperating with parts libraries.
Related standards
- ISO 10303 series (STEP): ISO 10303-11, -21, -41, -43 (referenced normative documents)
- Other ISO 13584 parts: -1 (overview), -24 (logical model of supplier library), -42 (description methodology), -101 (geometrical view exchange protocol)
- ISO/IEC 8824-1 (ASN.1) referenced for notation
Keywords: ISO 13584-102:2006, ISO10303_rep, view exchange protocol, parts library, ISO 10303, STEP, parts library exchange, conformance, implementation resources.