STEP Tools News for Thursday March 21 (first day of Spring)

[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


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Minutes from Myrtle Beach 

The minutes and an archive of the presentations has been posted
to our web site for

* Implementor's Forum http://www.steptools.com/impforum/meetings.html
* STEP-Manufacturing http://www.steptools.com/manforum/meetings.html

The Implementor's forum archive includes an update on the status
of the ship building AP's as well as the latest developments of
the CAX/IF and PDM/IF forums.

The STEP-Manufacturing archive includes the latest developments
for the milling, turning, EDM and inspection models being developed
by STEP. An update on the STEP-NC implementations world wide is
included in the Implementor's Forum minutes.


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STEP-NC Data Browser

We have been developing a STEP-NC data browser for the last 6
months. The browser will show the manufacturing features in a
STEP-NC (AP238) data file, a work plan that will create those
features from the stock and the minimum tooling required by
the work plan.

To use the browser you must download an ActiveX viewing gadget
by following the commands on the home page. Your site must
also allow this gadget to be activated from our STEP-NC
web site. 

http://www.stepnc.com

The product catalog on the site will show you the parts that we
are able to manufacture. The range and size of this list will grow
dramatically in the next few months. 


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Translation Service 
Summary: 
Period Covered: Sun Feb 24 04:26:09 2002 -- Sun Mar 3 04:26:09 2002 
Summary: 
Period Covered: Sun Mar 10 04:26:08 2002 -- Sun Mar 17 04:26:08 2002 
Total usage: 56 
Successful usage: 48 (85%) 
Errors: 8 (14%)

Translator total errors success rate
ACIS to STEP: 19 3 84% 
STEP to ACIS: 15 1 93% 
AP203 Checker: 1 0 100% 
STEP to Parasolid: 8 0 100% 
Visualization tools: 4 4 0% 
Visualization Service: 1 0 100%
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All-Time stats
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Summary: 
Period Covered: Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969 -- Sun Mar 17 04:26:44 2002 
Total usage: 15584 
Successful usage: 14175 (90%) 
Errors: 1409 (9%)


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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 -- database programming services for sharing CAD 
  CAM and CNC 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.


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