ISO TS 10303-1671-2006 PDF

Full title and description

St ISO TS 10303-1671-2006 — Industrial automation systems and integration — Product data representation and exchange — Part 1671: Application module: Feature and connection zone. This Technical Specification defines an application module (part 1671) of the ISO 10303 STEP family that specifies foundation entities and structures used to represent features and connection zones on items and shapes for product data exchange.

Abstract

ISO/TS 10303-1671:2006 specifies the application module for Feature and connection zone. It deals with the representation of the foundation entities required to describe connection areas on a feature or item and to describe a generic shape feature. Within its scope are identification of a connection zone in the shape of an item and identification of a feature in the shape of an item together with its connection zones.

General information

• Status: Withdrawn (superseded/revised).
• Publication date: December 2006 (2006-12).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 25.040.40 — Product data representation and exchange.
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (ISO/TS 10303-1671:2006).
• Number of pages: 39.

Scope

This Technical Specification defines an application module used in the ISO 10303 STEP family for describing features and connection zones on items and shapes. It gives data constructs to identify connection zones on an item’s shape and to identify features together with their associated connection zones. The module is intended to be used as a foundation building block in larger STEP application protocols and implementation schemas where feature/connection-zone semantics are required for CAD/CAM/PLM data exchange, archiving or integration.

Key topics and requirements

• Definition of foundation entities to model generic shape features.
• Representation and identification of connection zones on items and features.
• Data structures and attribute semantics for linking features to their connection zones.
• Application-module design intended for reuse within ISO 10303 application protocols.
• Compatibility with STEP EXPRESS data modeling conventions and STEP implementation practices.

Typical use and users

Used by CAD/CAM/CAE vendors, PLM designers, systems integrators and implementers of STEP-based exchange formats to represent and exchange feature and connection-zone information between systems. Typical users include software implementers creating STEP application schemas, companies performing system-to-system data exchange, digital-archiving practitioners, and standards developers integrating detailed geometric/feature semantics into broader application protocols.

Related standards

Part of the ISO 10303 (STEP) family. Closely related documents include other ISO 10303 application modules and parts (for example schema definition parts and higher-level application protocols), and later/revised editions of the same part (ISO/TS 10303-1671 revisions). The work sits under ISO/TC 184/SC 4 and is normally used alongside core STEP parts such as the EXPRESS definition parts and STEP-file/STEP-XML implementation parts.

Keywords

ISO 10303, STEP, Technical Specification, application module, feature, connection zone, product data representation, EXPRESS, CAD data exchange, PLM, application schema.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO/TS 10303-1671:2006 is a STEP application module (Part 1671) that defines data entities and semantics for modeling features and connection zones on items and shapes for product data exchange.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers representation of foundation entities needed to describe connection areas on a feature or item and to describe a generic shape feature, including identification of connection zones and features together with their connection zones.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: CAD/CAM/PLM software vendors, data integrators, implementers of STEP application protocols, standards developers, and organizations exchanging detailed feature/connection information between systems.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The 2006 edition is withdrawn and later revisions of Part 1671 were produced; users should refer to the most recent revision of ISO/TS 10303-1671 for current normative text and use guidance.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is one part (1671) of the ISO 10303 family (STEP), a large series of standards for product data representation and exchange maintained by ISO/TC 184/SC 4.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: STEP, ISO 10303, feature, connection zone, application module, product data exchange, EXPRESS, CAD, PLM.