STEP Tools News for Friday November 9th

[Martin Hardwick]

This newsletter is a brief update of what is going on in STEP and at 
STEP Tools, Inc. If you want to know more, try the STEP Tools web site 
at http://www.steptools.com


---------------------------------- 
STEP-NC Frequently Asked Questions

A Frequently Asked Questions page has been added to our STEP-NC 
technical resources web site. It includes answers to some of the 
fundamental questions listed below plus answers to many follow-up 
questions about the capabilities of STEP-NC, the business benefits, 
and how to implement.

· What is STEP? 
· What is STEP-NC? 
· What is the relationship between STEP and STEP-NC? 
· What is the MDICM project? 
· What is the Super Model project? 
· Why is STEP-NC important to Manufacturers? 
· How does STEP NC Work? 

You can find the FAQ pages and much other information on STEP-NC 
at http://www.steptools.com/library/stepnc/tech_resources/


------------------------------------- 
ST-Developer and ST-XML Special Offer

We have lots of investments to make in STEP-NC next year so we want 
the current end-of-year results to look especially good for the bank! 
Therefore, we are offering an incentive to customers who purchase 
ST-Developer, or upgrade ST-Developer to include ST-XML before the 
end of the year.

Until the end of the year, we will add two copies of the ST-Viewer 
to each purchase of ST-Developer or ST-XML. The viewer can be used 
to view the geometry and assembly structure of most AP's. The latest 
version can compute dimensions and it has an OLE/COM interface that 
can be used to create integrated STEP/XML applications.

Academic customers are included in the offer and for them there 
is an additional incentive because the academic price of ST-Developer 
and ST-XML will be raised substantially in the new year.
To qualify for this bonus, you must place your order before the end of 
the year. More details are available on an announcement sheet that is 
available for immediate delivery by FAX, e-mail or snail mail.


--------------------------- 
Summary: 

Period Covered: Sun Oct 28 03:25:03 2001 -- Sun Nov 4 03:25:03 2001 
Total usage: 42 
Successful usage: 40 (95%) 
Errors: 2 (4%)
Translator total errors success rate 
ACIS to STEP: 13 0 100% 
STEP to ACIS: 3 0 100% 
CEB XML Writer: 2 0 100% 
OSEB XML Writer: 1 0 100% 
Parasolid to STEP: 18 2 88% 
STEP to Parasolid: 1 0 100%

======================================= 
All-Time stats 
------------------------------------ 
Summary: 
Period Covered: Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969 -- Sun Nov 4 03:25:54 2001 
Total usage: 14772 
Successful usage: 13404 (90%) 
Errors: 1368 (9%)


--------------------------- 
Tools From STEP Tools, Inc. 

The world's foremost firms use the STEP Tools product line to help 
them share engineering product information. Over one million people 
use product data applications built with ST-Developer, the company's 
flagship product.

Data Management Tools: 
* ST-Repository -- STEP database with services for sharing CAD, 
   PDM and NC information across the supply chain.

Programming Tools: 
* ST-Developer -- programming tools for writing STEP applications, 
  translators and databases. 
* ST-XML -- programming functions to convert STEP data to STEP XML and 
  business object data. 
* ST-ACIS Library -- programming functions to convert STEP data to and 
  from ACIS models and SAT files. 
* ST-Parasolid Library -- programming functions to convert STEP data 
  to and from Parasolid models. 

Desktop Tools: 
* ST-ACIS Translator -- desktop tool for translating STEP data to ACIS 
  and vice versa. 
* ST-Parasolid Translator -- desktop tool for translating STEP data to 
  Parasolid and vice versa. 
* ST-Viewer -- desktop tool to view, analyze and dimension STEP data. 

Consulting Tools: 
* ST-Consulting -- consulting services to assist in the development of 
  CAD, PDM and NC applications, translators, viewers, checkers and 
  databases. 
* ST-Training training courses designed to get decision makers up to speed 
  on the business benefits of STEP, and programmers up to speed on STEP 
  applications and products



== ST-Announce Administrative Notes ==================================
To be removed from this mailing list, send mail to majordomo at steptools.com
with the line "unsubscribe st-announce" as the body of the message.  To be
added to this list, send mail with the body "subscribe st-announce"
-
Short news items can be submitted to st-announce-owner for inclusion in
the next STEP Tools newsletter.  Other questions or requests can be sent
to info at steptools.com.